Independiente vs Newells Old Boys

Independiente face Newells Old Boys in the Liga Profesional Argentina (Clausura - 2) on Friday 31 July 2026, kick-off 00:15 UTC at Libertadores de America, Avellaneda.

Independiente are 5th with 24 points from 16 games, while Newells Old Boys are 14th with 15. That leaves Independiente 9 points ahead.

At home this season Independiente average 1.3 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game; on the road Newells Old Boys average 0.9 scored and 1.5 conceded. Independiente have kept 9 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times; Newells Old Boys have 8 clean sheets and 11 blanks.

Independiente have scored 4 and conceded 4 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Newells Old Boys have scored 5 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Independiente come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat, while Newells Old Boys have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Independiente currently sit 5th on 24 points, with Newells Old Boys placed 14th on 15 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 8 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. The model expects at least one side to be kept off the scoresheet, backing the NG selection. The Both Teams To Score selection (NG) is assigned a 72% probability at odds of 1.39.

• Both sides are level on recent form (6 pts each from their last matches).
• Independiente have scored 40 goals this season compared with 31 for Newells Old Boys.
• Defensively, Independiente have conceded 39 and Newells Old Boys have conceded 40.
• League positions: Independiente 5th, Newells Old Boys 14th.
• Independiente have won 4 of 8 home matches in this competition.
• Newells Old Boys have won 2 of 8 away matches in this competition.

• Independiente have failed to score in 7 of 33 games and Newells Old Boys in 11 of 32.
• Clean sheets this season: Independiente 9, Newells Old Boys 8.
• Both teams scored in 3 of Independiente's last 5 matches.
• Both teams scored in 3 of Newells Old Boys' last 5 matches.
• Both sides scored in 2 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings.

In the last 4 meetings, Independiente have won 1, Newells Old Boys have won 2 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 28 January 2026, finished Newells Old Boys 1-1 Independiente.