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Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026

Newell's Old Boys vs Central Córdoba · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
0.960.71
Expected goals
0.91.05
Shots
10.110.4
Possession
43.9%43.8%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: central Córdoba's last-five shots average is above their season average. Alongside it: newell's Old Boys's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Central Córdoba's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Central Córdoba's last-five shots average is above their season average.

18.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots18.2 shots/match10.4 shots/match12.2 shots/match

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

Newell's Old Boys have a visible home split

moderate

Newell's Old Boys's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

12.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season10.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.2 shots/match10.1 shots/match12.2 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Newell's Old Boys favored in 7 of 13 directional metrics · Central Córdoba in 3 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newell's Old Boys27 matchesCentral Córdoba28 matches
0.96 goals/match ▲Goals scored27/280.71 goals/match
1.44 goals/matchGoals allowed27/281.39 goals/match
0.9 xG/matchExpected goals9/10▲ 1.05 xG/match
10.1 shots/matchShots27/2810.4 shots/match
3.3 shots/match ▲Shots on target27/282.82 shots/match
43.9% ●Possession27/2843.8%
3.78 corners/matchCorners27/28● 4.18 corners/match
2.5 cards/matchCards10/93.56 cards/match
13 fouls/matchFouls27/2812.4 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Newell's Old Boys
0Draws
0Central Córdoba
Central Córdoba — Newell's Old Boys · Liga Profesional de Fútbol1–3

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness37 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsNewell's Old BoysCentral Córdoba
CompetitionLiga Profesional de Fútbol
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