Newells Old Boys vs Defensa Y Justicia match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Liga Profesional Argentina · Apertura - 4 · Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario · Ref F. Viola

Newells Old Boys stats & fixtures · Defensa Y Justicia stats & fixtures

Newells Old Boys lost to Defensa Y Justicia 2–3 in Liga Profesional Argentina (Apertura - 4) on 8 February 2026. Newells Old Boys had 58% of the ball.

Newells Old Boys vs Defensa Y Justicia match statistics

Newells Old BoysDefensa Y Justicia

58% Ball possession 42%
22 Total shots 4
8 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 1
5 Blocked shots 0
14 Shots inside the box 3
7 Corners 1
18 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 1
276 Passes 217
74% Pass accuracy 60%
0 Goalkeeper saves 7

Goals and cards

13' Yellow card J. Mattar Newells Old Boys
31' Goal J. B. Miritello (assist A. Portillo) Defensa Y Justicia
43' Yellow card M. Luciano Newells Old Boys
45' Goal J. B. Miritello (assist J. Gutiérrez) Defensa Y Justicia
63' Goal A. Portillo (assist J. Gutiérrez) Defensa Y Justicia
69' Yellow card R. Herrera Newells Old Boys
76' Goal M. Cóccaro (assist Facundo Gauch) Newells Old Boys
81' Yellow card S. Salcedo Newells Old Boys
90' Goal O. Salomón Newells Old Boys
90+3' Yellow card Éver Banega Defensa Y Justicia

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newells Old Boys

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Lucas Bernardi

21 G. Arias

3 M. Luciano 22 O. Salomón 15 S. Salcedo 14 A. Méndez

26 R. Herrera 19 J. Mattar

33 W. Núñez 13 M. Cóccaro 20 Facundo Gauch

27 L. Herrera

Bench W. Barlasina , J. Mosquera , N. Goitea , B. Cabrera , J. Russo , L. Regiardo , D. Sotelo , V. Acuña , F. Orozco , M. Hoyos , F. García , I. Ramírez

Defensa Y Justicia

Confirmed 3-4-3 Mariano Soso

22 C. Fiermarín

29 D. Fernández 6 E. Amor 33 L. Souto

2 S. Lucero 10 A. Molinas 15 S. Sosa 16 A. Portillo

24 J. Gutiérrez 9 J. B. Miritello 20 R. Botta

Bench L. Amadé , N. Roselli , E. Pereyra , J. López , Éver Banega , M. Aguiar , D. Barbona , A. Hausch , F. Altamira , D. Fernandez

Form guide

Newells Old Boys at home

4–6–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.7 per game

45% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Defensa Y Justicia away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newells Old Boys vs Defensa Y Justicia head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
17 Aug 25	Defensa Y Justicia v Newells Old Boys	1–1
12 Feb 25	Newells Old Boys v Defensa Y Justicia	0–1
25 May 24	Newells Old Boys v Defensa Y Justicia	1–0
11 Feb 23	Defensa Y Justicia v Newells Old Boys	1–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Newells Old Boys vs Defensa Y Justicia head-to-head record