Newells Old Boys vs Banfield match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Liga Profesional Argentina · 2nd Phase - 2 · Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario · Ref Jorge Balino, Argentina

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Newells Old Boys lost to Banfield 1–2 in Liga Profesional Argentina (2nd Phase - 2) on 20 July 2025. Expected goals finished 0.52–1.41. Newells Old Boys had 57% of the ball.

Newells Old Boys vs Banfield match statistics

Newells Old BoysBanfield

57% Ball possession 43%
0.52 Expected goals (xG) 1.41
12 Total shots 17
5 Shots on target 7
3 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 4
7 Shots inside the box 9
4 Corners 5
11 Fouls 25
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
401 Passes 290
78% Pass accuracy 72%
5 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

20' Yellow card J. Alfaro Banfield
26' Yellow card G. Maroni Newells Old Boys
44' Goal R. Auzmendi (assist T. Adoryán) Banfield
49' Yellow card T. Adoryán Banfield
59' Goal Éver Banega Newells Old Boys
73' Goal M. Méndez (assist R. Auzmendi) Banfield

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newells Old Boys

Confirmed 4-4-2 Cristian Gastón Fabbiani Candia

30 W. Barlasina

23 Ángelo Martino 15 V. Cuesta 37 L. Lollo 4 A. Montero

21 L. Herrera 34 D. Sotelo 5 Éver Banega 6 J. Mosquera

20 G. Maroni 32 C. González

Bench F. Piotti , L. Sosa , F. Noguera , A. Tabares , Facundo Gauch , M. Fernández , V. Acuña , L. Regiardo , G. Iniguez , A. Navarro , G. Chiaverano , I. Liberato

Banfield

Confirmed 3-4-3 Pedro Antonio Troglio

1 F. Sanguinetti

13 Brandon Oviedo 2 A. Maldonado 14 S. Vittor

33 I. Abraham 5 M. Río 35 Santiago Esquivel 44 J. Alfaro

20 T. Adoryán 22 R. Auzmendi 10 G. Ríos

Bench D. Romero , J. Iribarren , S. Daniele , L. Ríos , L. Palavecino , S. López , G. Vega , F. Castañeda , A. Alaniz , Lisandro Piñero , M. Méndez , Tiziano Perrota

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.

Banfield away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 2.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newells Old Boys vs Banfield head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Jan 25	Banfield v Newells Old Boys	3–0
4 Jun 24	Banfield v Newells Old Boys	2–0
19 Feb 23	Newells Old Boys v Banfield	2–0

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

The full Newells Old Boys vs Banfield head-to-head record