Newells Old Boys vs Boca Juniors predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Lucas Bernardi will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Liga Profesional Argentina 3rd round, where  Newells Old Boys will face Boca Juniors at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium on 2 August at 20:00.

The home team, Newells Old Boys is currently in 14º position in the tournament with 15 points, while Boca Juniors is currently in 2º position with 30.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Newells Old Boys vs Boca Juniors.

Newells Old Boys

Newells Old Boys comes from playing against Talleres Cordoba and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with win for Newells Old Boys. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Xeneize coached by Claudio Ubeda. In that last match between Newells Old Boys and Talleres Cordoba, Newells Old Boys team achieved a 33% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Matías Cóccaro.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Lucas Bernardi has achieved 4 wins, 3 draws y 1 defeat. Newells Old Boys average number of goals per game is 1.3 goals, while they concede an average of 0.9 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Newells Old Boys matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 5/8

Boca Juniors

The team coached by Claudio Ubeda heads into this match on the back of a recent 1-0 win over O'Higgins. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Xeneize team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Newells Old Boys.

In that match between Boca Juniors and O'Higgins, the Xeneize team achieved 59% ball possession, getting 2 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Miguel Merentiel.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Claudio Ubeda's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 4, and is on a run of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 2 matches. Boca Juniors average 1.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Boca Juniors matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• First to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8

Newells Old Boys vs Boca Juniors: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Newells Old Boys vs Boca Juniors prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Liga Profesional Argentina competition, in an event that took place at the Estadio Alberto José Armando stadium on 01-02-2026 with the result of 2-0, with Boca Juniors winning.

The last 5 meetings between Newells Old Boys and Boca Juniors have resulted in 1 win for Newells Old Boys, 4 wins for Boca Juniors. In those matches, Newells Old Boys managed to score 3 goals, while Boca Juniors scored 11 goals against Newells Old Boys.

• In 1/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals