📊 Form Guide

Banfield

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Banfield will be looking for an improved result here after a 0-2 Torneo Apertura defeat last time out to Racing Club.

In that match, Banfield managed 43% possession and 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Racing Club got 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Marco Di Césare (27') and Adrián Martínez (45') scored for Racing Club.

Banfield have been quite ineffective in attack in recent times. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 vs opponents over the course of their previous 6 matches. In those meetings, Banfield have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them total 7. That pattern isn’t assured to be continued into this match, though.

Newell´s Old Boys

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In the game prior to this, Newell´s Old Boys drew 1-1 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Deportivo Riestra.

In that match, Newell´s Old Boys managed 50% possession and 7 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Newell´s Old Boys was Ignacio Ramírez (88'). Deportivo Riestra got 16 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Nicolás Benegas (35') scored for Deportivo Riestra.

The stats don’t lie, and Newell´s Old Boys have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, conceding 10 goals overall. In defence, Newell´s Old Boys just haven’t been too solid at all.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 20/04/2022, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Banfield winning 3 of those games, Newell´s Old Boys 3 and 0 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

In all, 14 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 8 of them from El Taladro and 6 coming from La Lepra. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The last league fixture between these sides was Torneo Clausura match day 2 on 20/07/2025 which ended up with the score at Newell´s Old Boys 1-2 Banfield.

In that match, Newell´s Old Boys had 58% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorer was Éver Banega (59').

Banfield had 16 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Rodrigo Auzmendi (44') and Mauro Méndez (73') scored.

The referee was Jorge Baliño.

📰 Team News: Banfield

The Banfield manager has no fitness worries at all before this game owing to a completely healthy group ready to go.

We are thinking that El Taladro will possibly make use of the 4-4-2 system for this one, handing starts to Facundo Sanguinetti, S. Lopez Garcia, Danilo Arboleda, Nicolás Meriano, Ignacio Abraham, Lautaro Gomez, Lautaro Villegas, Nacho Pais, Lisandro Piñero, Mauro Méndez and Tiziano Perrotta.

🗞️ Team News: Newell´s Old Boys

Due to a fully healthy group to choose from, the Newell´s Old Boys boss has no fitness worries whatsoever before this clash.

We are inclined to think that La Lepra seem likely to begin the game with a 4-3-3 formation, giving starts to Gabriel Arias, Armando Méndez, Saúl Salcedo, Oscar Salomon, G. Risso Patrón, Facundo Guch, Rodrigo Herrera, Marcelo Esponda, Michael Hoyos, Ignacio Ramírez and Luciano Herrera.

💭 Prediction

Our feeling is that Newell´s Old Boys will likely be able to breach the defence of this Banfield side, however it possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid a loss.

We’re tipping a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Banfield when the full-time whistle blows. Should be a good one.

Victor Martins, 22:01 21/02/2026