Newells Old Boys vs Boca Juniors

2 - 2

🕒 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa 🧑‍⚖️ Andres Merlos 🔁 Clausura - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Clausura - 3

Clausura Table

Newells Old Boys 16 · Boca Juniors 11

Referee Stats

Andres Merlos

21 matches · 1.52 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.52
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Newells Old Boys (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-3

Goals For / Against

14 / 14

Avg: 1.08 / 1.08

Points

Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Boca Juniors (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-3

Goals For / Against

20 / 15

Avg: 1.54 / 1.15

Points

Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Profesional fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.38

PPG

1.54

1.08

1.54

1.08

1.15

40%

O2.5

60%

BTTS

80%

60%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Newells Old Boys rank16th

Boca Juniors rank11th

Newells Old Boys points13

Boca Juniors points14

Newells Old Boys: #16 · 13 pts · GD +2

5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Boca Juniors: #11 · 14 pts · GD +1

4 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newells Old Boys last 5 home

D W W D W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals8-4

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Boca Juniors last 5 away

D D D D L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals6-9

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Newells Old Boys trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.540%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Boca Juniors trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Newells Old Boys score at home100%

Newells Old Boys clean sheet at home40%

Boca Juniors score away80%

Boca Juniors clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Newells Old Boys score first60%

Newells Old Boys win after scoring first100%

Boca Juniors score first20%

Boca Juniors win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newells Old Boys 100% · Boca Juniors 50%

Avg first goal minute: Newells Old Boys 57.7' · Boca Juniors 30.0'

Vs league average

Newells Old Boys score at home1.08 vs 1.24

Newells Old Boys concede at home1.08 vs 0.99

Boca Juniors score away1.54 vs 0.99

Boca Juniors concede away1.15 vs 1.24

Newells Old Boys score 13% below league average, while Boca Juniors score 56% above league average.

Defensive side: Newells Old Boys are 9% above league average at home, and Boca Juniors are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Newells Old Boys goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Boca Juniors goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Ascacíbar

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Villa

43'

43' L. Gianetti

45+1'

45+1' A. Costa

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Cóccaro

Normal Goal · Assist: Facundo Gauch

53'

53' L. Regiardo

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

L. Regiardo

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Rios

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Merentiel

1st substitution · For: M. Giménez

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Cóccaro

1st substitution · For: I. Ramírez

68'

68' L. Paredes

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Gorosito

2nd substitution · For: L. Lozano

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Villa

3rd substitution · For: A. Velasco

80'

80' A. Velasco

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Velasco

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Aranda

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Sotelo

2nd substitution · For: L. Gómez

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ F. Escobar

3rd substitution · For: B. Cabrera

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ Facundo Gauch

4th substitution · For: Valentino Andres Acuña

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ T. Rios

5th substitution · For: B. Benedetto

Newells Old Boys vs Boca Juniors 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newells Old Boys drew 2-2 with Boca Juniors on Sunday, 02 August 2026 in Liga Profesional. The match was refereed by Andres Merlos. It was played at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa.

First half: Boca Juniors took the lead at 30' when S. Ascacíbar scored, with the assist credited to S. Villa, making the score 0-1. L. Gianetti received a yellow card for Newells Old Boys at 43'. A. Costa received a yellow card for Boca Juniors at 45+1'.

Second half: Newells Old Boys leveled the score at 50' when M. Cóccaro scored, with the assist credited to Facundo Gauch, making the score 1-1. L. Regiardo received a yellow card for Newells Old Boys at 53'. Newells Old Boys took the lead at 59' when L. Regiardo scored, with the assist credited to T. Rios, making the score 2-1. Boca Juniors made their 1st substitution at 63', with M. Merentiel replacing M. Giménez. Newells Old Boys made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Cóccaro replacing I. Ramírez. L. Paredes received a yellow card for Boca Juniors at 68'. Boca Juniors made their 2nd substitution at 75', with D. Gorosito replacing L. Lozano. Boca Juniors made their 3rd substitution at 75', with S. Villa replacing A. Velasco. A. Velasco received a yellow card for Boca Juniors at 80'. Boca Juniors leveled the score at 81' when A. Velasco scored, with the assist credited to T. Aranda, making the score 2-2. Newells Old Boys made their 2nd substitution at 84', with D. Sotelo replacing L. Gómez. Newells Old Boys made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with F. Escobar replacing B. Cabrera. Newells Old Boys made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with Facundo Gauch replacing Valentino Andres Acuña. Newells Old Boys made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with T. Rios replacing B. Benedetto.

Newells Old Boys used 5 substitutions while Boca Juniors used 3 substitutions. Newells Old Boys got 2 yellow cards, while Boca Juniors got 3 yellow cards.