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Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026

Newell's Old Boys 2–1 Banfield · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

2–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Newell's Old Boys won 2–1.

Shots
1414
Shots on target
66
Expected goals
1.431.61
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newells Old Boys beat Banfield 2–1. Recorded in this match (Newells Old Boys – Banfield): shots 14–14, shots on target 6–6, expected goals 1.43–1.61, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Newells Old Boys's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Newells Old Boys's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1 goal/match1.05 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Banfield have a visible away split

moderate

Banfield's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.58 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.58 shots/match12 shots/match11.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots14 shotsNewell's Old Boys 14 shots, Banfield 14 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots6 shotsNewell's Old Boys 6 shots, Banfield 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.43 xG1.61 xGNewell's Old Boys 1.43 xG, Banfield 1.61 xG
  • Possession53%47%Newell's Old Boys 53%, Banfield 47%
  • Corners3 corners3 cornersNewell's Old Boys 3 corners, Banfield 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls15 foulsNewell's Old Boys 12 fouls, Banfield 15 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Newell's Old Boys
0Draws
1Banfield
Banfield — Newell's Old Boys · Liga Profesional de Fútbol3–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Newell's Old Boys favored in 2 of 13 directional metrics · Banfield in 6 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newell's Old Boys24 matchesBanfield22 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored24/221 goal/match
1.54 goals/matchGoals allowed24/22▲ 1.18 goals/match
0.73 xG/matchExpected goals6/6▲ 1.19 xG/match
10.1 shots/matchShots24/22▲ 12 shots/match
3.29 shots/matchShots on target24/22▲ 3.82 shots/match
43.8% ●Possession24/2240.5%
3.83 corners/match ●Corners24/223.55 corners/match
2.5 cards/matchCards10/92.89 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls24/2211.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples24 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsNewell's Old BoysBanfield
CompetitionLiga Profesional de Fútbol
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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