Newells Old Boys take on the visitors Gimnasia La Plata in the round 22 match of Argentine Liga Professional. The match will be played on Tuesday, June 4th at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa (Rosario).
In 2013, Newell's Old Boys secured the championship title, their 6th in history. However, that was exactly 10 years ago, and there haven't been any significant grounds for pride since then. For example, they finished in 11th position in the previous season of the Primera Division. Nevertheless, even that allowed them to compete in the Copa Sudamericana again. There, the Argentinians performed excellently, winning against all their opponents in the group stage – Audax Italiano, Blooming, and even Santos (although the Brazilians haven't been in their best form for a while). On their home ground, the team is performing at a similar level as last year, securing 7 victories and 29 points from 21 matches. However, since the end of April, in the last 8 matches, they only had one setback, a defeat against Lanus. They have only won twice, including a victory over crisis-ridden Arsenal de Sarandi, with a lot of draws. They even shared points with all three of their recent opponents – Sarmiento (0-0), Union, and Huracan (both 1-1).
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Gimnasia La Plata were founded back in 1887, making them one of the oldest sports projects not only in Argentina but also in all of Latin America. Ironically, the only significant trophy won by this team is the Centenary Cup, back in 1994 (well, there was also a championship in 1929, but that was during the pre-professional period). Apart from that, they have only achieved multiple second-place finishes in the Primera Division (the last one in 2005) and reached the final of the country in 2018 but lost in the decisive match. Overall, their results have been mediocre, like finishing 9th in last year's Argentine championship (they missed out on qualifying for the Diego Maradona Trophy playoffs by just 1 point). It was enough to secure another spot in the Copa Sudamericana, but the first round turned out to be a complete failure with three defeats, which ended their ambitions. In the Primera Division, Gimnasia has struggled noticeably, with only 7 wins and 5 draws – even worse than their upcoming opponent! They managed to defeat Huracan at home after earning 1 point from the first three rounds and played a goalless draw against Central Cordoba.
Gimnasia had won five consecutive head-to-head matches. However, last fall, Newell's Old Boys finally won, securing a 2-0 victory at home in September of last year. Both teams typically rely on well-structured defenses to earn points. Therefore, the forecast is for the total number of goals scored to be under 2.0 at the end of the match.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.0 scored goals.
