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Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia result, stats & H2H

Newell's Old Boys

2–3

Defensa y Justicia

Matías Cóccaro
Óscar Salomón

Juan Miritello ,
Ayrton Portillo

08/02/2026 03:15 · Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa

Newell's Old Boys2–3Defensa y Justicia

Key events

Goals, cards and substitutions, minute by minute

Key events

Matías Cóccaro
Óscar Salomón
Jerónimo Gómez Mattar
Martín Luciano
Saúl Salcedo
Rodrigo Herrera

Juan Miritello
Juan Miritello
Ayrton Portillo
Éver Banega

Key stats

The main team numbers from the match feed; all of them are in the Stats tab

Key stats

Newell's Old BoysDefensa y Justicia

8Shots on target3

18Fouls14

4Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

All stats (8)

Top-rated players

Highest player ratings from the official match data feed

Top 5

Newell's Old Boys

Defensa y Justicia

Juan MiritelloFW · 73′Player of the match×28.9
Ayrton PortilloMF · 98′8.5
Juan Manuel GutiérrezFW · 90′×28.0
Cristopher FiermarínGK · 98′7.9
David SoteloMF · 53′7.5

David SoteloMF · 53′7.5
Matías CóccaroMF · 98′7.3
Óscar SalomónDF · 98′7.2

Juan MiritelloFW · 73′Player of the match×28.9
Ayrton PortilloMF · 98′8.5
Juan Manuel GutiérrezFW · 90′×28.0

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Match information

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Match information

Competition: Primera Division
Kick-off: Sun 8 Feb 03:15 EET
Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa
Capacity: 42,000
City: Rosario, Provincia de Santa Fe

Head-to-head

Results between the two teams and each team's latest matches. W win · D draw · L loss

Head-to-head

6Newell's Old Boys wins

2Draws

12Defensa y Justicia wins

Last matches: Newell's Old Boys

24.10.26Primera DivisionSan LorenzoNewell's Old Boys00D
19.10.26Primera DivisionNewell's Old BoysCentral Córdoba SdE21W
12.10.26Primera DivisionGimnasia MendozaNewell's Old Boys10L
03.10.26Primera DivisionNewell's Old BoysLanús00D
20.09.26Primera DivisionPlatenseNewell's Old Boys01W

Last matches: Defensa y Justicia

24.10.26Primera DivisionTalleres de CórdobaDefensa y Justicia12W
16.10.26Primera DivisionDefensa y JusticiaInstituto01L
10.10.26Primera DivisionUniónDefensa y Justicia02W
03.10.26Primera DivisionDefensa y JusticiaSan Lorenzo30W
18.09.26Primera DivisionCentral Córdoba SdEDefensa y Justicia22D

Head-to-head matches

09.08.26Primera DivisionDefensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys21L
08.02.26Primera DivisionNewell's Old BoysDefensa y Justicia23L
17.08.25Primera DivisionDefensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys11D
23.05.25CupDefensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys02W
12.02.25Primera DivisionNewell's Old BoysDefensa y Justicia01L
25.05.24Primera DivisionNewell's Old BoysDefensa y Justicia10W

1.80Avg goals20%Both scored25%Over 2.5

W/D/L from the perspective of the team in the list title (mutual games: the home team of this match).

Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia: head-to-head record

20 meetings since 2014: results, goals, BTTS and over/under.

6Newell's Old Boys wins

2Draws

12Defensa y Justicia wins

15:21Goals (Newell's Old Boys : Defensa y Justicia)

1.80Goals per match

20%BTTS

45%Over 1.5

25%Over 2.5

10%Over 3.5

Newell's Old Boys at home: 5-1-411:7 goals in 10 games
Defensa y Justicia at home: 8-1-114:4 goals in 10 games
Newell's Old Boys's biggest win: 3–0Newell's Old Boys 3–0 Defensa y Justicia, 28 Nov 2023
Defensa y Justicia's biggest win: 4–0Defensa y Justicia 4–0 Newell's Old Boys, 13 Mar 2021

Meetings (20 most recent)

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away
9 Aug 2026	Primera Division	Defensa y Justicia	2–1	Newell's Old Boys
8 Feb 2026	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	2–3	Defensa y Justicia
17 Aug 2025	Primera Division	Defensa y Justicia	1–1	Newell's Old Boys
23 May 2025	Cup	Defensa y Justicia	0–2	Newell's Old Boys
12 Feb 2025	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	0–1	Defensa y Justicia
25 May 2024	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	1–0	Defensa y Justicia
17 Apr 2024	Primera Division	Defensa y Justicia	1–0	Newell's Old Boys
28 Nov 2023	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	3–0	Defensa y Justicia
11 Feb 2023	Primera Division	Defensa y Justicia	1–0	Newell's Old Boys
25 Jul 2022	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	1–2	Defensa y Justicia
11 Feb 2022	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	1–0	Defensa y Justicia
25 Aug 2021	Primera Division	Defensa y Justicia	2–0	Newell's Old Boys
13 Mar 2021	Primera Division	Defensa y Justicia	4–0	Newell's Old Boys
10 Nov 2019	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	2–0	Defensa y Justicia
12 Nov 2018	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	0–0	Defensa y Justicia
5 May 2018	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	1–0	Defensa y Justicia
11 Mar 2017	Primera Division	Defensa y Justicia	1–0	Newell's Old Boys
7 May 2016	Primera Division	Newell's Old Boys	0–1	Defensa y Justicia
5 Sept 2015	Primera Division	Defensa y Justicia	1–0	Newell's Old Boys
20 Nov 2014	Primera Division	Defensa y Justicia	1–0	Newell's Old Boys

Every meeting we have on record: our match archive plus the head-to-head feed.

Form, last 5 matches

Newest first: result, date and competition, opponent, score. H = home, A = away

Newell's Old Boys2W 2D 1L · goals 3–2

D24.10Primera DivisionASan Lorenzo0–0
W19.10Primera DivisionHCentral Córdoba SdE2–1
L12.10Primera DivisionAGimnasia Mendoza0–1
D03.10Primera DivisionHLanús0–0
W20.09Primera DivisionAPlatense1–0

Defensa y Justicia3W 1D 1L · goals 9–4

W24.10Primera DivisionATalleres de Córdoba2–1
L16.10Primera DivisionHInstituto0–1
W10.10Primera DivisionAUnión2–0
W03.10Primera DivisionHSan Lorenzo3–0
D18.09Primera DivisionACentral Córdoba SdE2–2

Goals and trends · last 10

Averages and shares from each team's latest matches, all competitions

Newell's Old BoysDefensa y Justicia

0.9Goals scored per game1.5

0.5Goals conceded per game0.7

40%Both teams scored40%

20%Over 2.5 goals40%

5Clean sheets4

40%Failed to score20%

3-2-0Home team at home · away team away (W-D-L)3-2-1

Season stats

Per game this season, each team in its own league

Newell's Old BoysDefensa y Justicia

Primera División 2026 · 17 gamesPrimera División 2026 · 17 games

0.9Goals scored1.1

1.6Goals conceded1.2

3.2Corners4.3

10.3Shots9.9

43%Possession50%

2.5Yellow cards1.8

18%Clean sheets35%

41%Failed to score29%

1-4-3Home / away record (W-D-L)3-2-3

Match stats

Team and player statistics from the match feed

Match statistics

Newell's Old BoysDefensa y Justicia

Top stats

8Shots on target3

Passes

276Passes217

204Accurate passes130

74%Pass accuracy60%

Defence

18Fouls14

0Goalkeeper saves7

Discipline

4Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

Player statistics

Top-rated players

8.9Juan MiritelloDefensa y Justicia×2
8.5Ayrton PortilloDefensa y Justicia
8.0Juan Manuel GutiérrezDefensa y Justicia×2
7.9Cristopher FiermarínDefensa y Justicia
7.5David SoteloNewell's Old Boys

Newell's Old Boys (16)

Defensa y Justicia (16)

Ratings and per-player numbers come from the official match data feed. Hover or long-press a column header for its full name.

Standings

Both teams highlighted, with the clubs around them

Table · Group A

#	Team	P	GD	Pts	Form
3	Boca Juniors	14	+8	27	WWDWW
4	Defensa y Justicia	14	+7	27	WLWWD
5	Lanus	14	+7	24	DWWDW
6	Newells Old Boys	14	+3	21	DWLDW
7	Gimnasia Mendoza	14	+1	20	LLWLD

Line-ups

Starting XI and formations, with ratings, goals, cards and substitutions when the feed has them

Line-ups

Newell's Old BoysFormationDefensa y Justicia

Newell's Old Boys

Defensa y Justicia

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About this match

Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia preview

Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia met in the Primera Division on Sun, 8 Feb 2026, and the match finished 2–3.

Form · last 5 matches

Newell's Old BoysDWLDW3 scored · 2 conceded

Defensa y JusticiaWLWWD9 scored · 4 conceded

Key facts · last 5

Newell's Old BoysDefensa y Justicia

0.9Goals scored per game1.5

0.5Goals conceded per game0.7

40%Both teams scored40%

20%Over 2.5 goals40%

5Clean sheets4

Head-to-head in numbers

6Newell's Old Boys wins

2Draws

12Defensa y Justicia wins

20 meetings · 1.8 goals per game · both teams scored in 20%

League table

Newell's Old Boys6th21 pts · 14 played

Defensa y Justicia4th27 pts · 14 played

Defensa y Justicia lead by 6 pts

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Recent form over the last 5: Newell's Old Boys DWLDW (goals 3–2), Defensa y Justicia WLWWD (goals 9–4).

Both teams scored in 40% of Newell's Old Boys's recent games and 40% of Defensa y Justicia's; over 2.5 goals landed in 20% and 40% respectively.

Per game, Newell's Old Boys average 0.9 goals scored and 0.5 conceded (clean sheets: 5), Defensa y Justicia 1.5 and 0.7 (clean sheets: 4).

Across 20 head-to-head games the record reads 6–2–12 (wins–draws–losses) from Newell's Old Boys's side.

Those 20 games averaged 1.8 goals, with both teams scoring in 20% of them.

Newell's Old Boys sit 6th on 21 pts after 14 games, Defensa y Justicia 4th on 27 pts.

Nito explains: Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia

What the numbers on this page mean, in plain words. Every figure comes from our match data.

How often do Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia matches see both teams score?

Both teams to score (BTTS) pays on "Yes" when each side scores at least once. It happened in 40% of Newell's Old Boys's last 10 matches and 40% of Defensa y Justicia's last 10. In their 20 recorded meetings it was 20%. In this match it landed (Newell's Old Boys 2-3 Defensa y Justicia).

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

Over 2.5 goals wins when the match has 3 or more goals. Newell's Old Boys reached that in 20% of their last 10 matches, Defensa y Justicia in 40% of their last 10. Their 20 meetings averaged 1.8 goals (25% over 2.5). This match had 5 goals: over.

What does the form guide DWLDW mean?

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, newest result first. Newell's Old Boys, last 5: 2 W · 2 D · 1 L (3 scored, 2 conceded). Defensa y Justicia, last 5: 3 W · 1 D · 1 L (9 scored, 4 conceded).

Where do Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia stand in the table?

Newell's Old Boys are 6th with 21 points from 14 games. Defensa y Justicia are 4th with 27 points from 14 games. The gap between them is 6 points.

Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia: questions & answers

Who won Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia?

Defensa y Justicia won 3–2.

Did both teams score in Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia?

Yes, the match finished 2–3.

When was Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia played?

Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia was played on Sun, 8 Feb 2026 at 03:15 (GMT+2) at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa.

What is the head-to-head record between Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia?

20 meetings: Newell's Old Boys 6 wins, 2 draws, Defensa y Justicia 12 wins. Those 20 games averaged 1.8 goals, with both teams scoring in 20% of them.

Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia result, stats & H2H

Newell's Old Boys

Defensa y Justicia

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Last matches: Newell's Old Boys

Last matches: Defensa y Justicia

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Form, last 5 matches

Goals and trends · last 10

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Defence

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Table · Group A

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Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia preview

Form · last 5 matches

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Head-to-head in numbers

League table

Nito explains: Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia

How often do Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia matches see both teams score?

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

What does the form guide DWLDW mean?

Where do Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia stand in the table?

Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia: questions & answers

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Table · Group A

Form · last 5 matches

Key facts · last 5

Head-to-head in numbers

League table

Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia: questions & answers

Meetings (20 most recent)

Form, last 5 matches

Goals and trends · last 10

Nito explains: Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia

How often do Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia matches see both teams score?

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

What does the form guide DWLDW mean?

Where do Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia stand in the table?

More on this match

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