On Friday Feb 3rd, Newell’s Old Boys will host Vélez Sarsfield in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 10th placed Newell’s Old Boys, recorded a 2-2 draw against Platense. Sordo scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 11th minute, then Nicolás Morgantini tied it up for Platense in the 27th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while vélez Sarsfield has not played yet this season.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Newell’s Old Boys won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Walter Bou has been the most prolific scorer on Vélez Sarsfield in his last five matches with two goals. Sordo has been the most prolific scorer on Newell’s Old Boys in his last five matches with 2 goals.