Newells Old Boys vs Velez Sarsfield match stats & report

1–1 Full time

Liga Profesional Argentina · Clausura - 9 · Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario · Ref Nicolas Ramirez, Argentina

Newells Old Boys stats & fixtures · Velez Sarsfield stats & fixtures

Newells Old Boys drew with Velez Sarsfield 1–1 in Liga Profesional Argentina (Clausura - 9) on 11 September 2026. Expected goals finished 2.05–0.42. Newells Old Boys had 53% of the ball.

Newells Old Boys vs Velez Sarsfield match statistics

Newells Old BoysVelez Sarsfield

53% Ball possession 47%
2.05 Expected goals (xG) 0.42
15 Total shots 7
6 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 3
13 Shots inside the box 5
8 Corners 2
13 Fouls 13
5 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 1
413 Passes 391
78% Pass accuracy 74%
0 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

27' Goal R. Martínez (assist Elías Gómez) Velez Sarsfield
62' Yellow card S. Escobar Velez Sarsfield
63' Penalty missed S. Solari Newells Old Boys
90' Goal A. Soñora Newells Old Boys

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

30 J. Reinatti

28 J. Russo 16 L. Carrizo 17 L. Gianetti 6 M. Ortega

5 L. Regiardo 26 R. Herrera

32 S. Solari 20 Facundo Gauch 7 W. Mazzantti

9 M. Cóccaro

Bench G. Arias , M. Luciano , O. Salomón , B. Cabrera , A. Soñora , D. Sotelo , L. Gómez , J. Mattar , I. Ramírez , W. Núñez , Francisco Scarpeccio , T. Rios

Velez Sarsfield

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Guilermo Barros Schelotto

1 T. Marchiori

3 Elías Gómez 2 E. Mammana 32 Thiago Silveor 4 J. García

8 L. Robertone 29 R. Aliendro

18 S. Escobar 22 M. Lanzini 37 J. Policella

77 R. Martínez

Bench F. Sanguinetti , L. Magallán , L. Cristaldo , A. Pereyra , U. Piedrabuena , C. Baeza , Luca Feler , T. Villalba , A. Verón , M. Arias , D. Godoy , L. Piola

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.

Velez Sarsfield away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newells Old Boys vs Velez Sarsfield head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 May 26	Velez Sarsfield v Newells Old Boys	1–1
21 May 24	Velez Sarsfield v Newells Old Boys	1–0
3 Feb 23	Newells Old Boys v Velez Sarsfield	1–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Newells Old Boys vs Velez Sarsfield head-to-head record