Newell’s vs Rosario Central
Newell’s Old Boys had a rough night on their visit to Estudiantes in round nine and succumbed to a heavy blow: they lost 3-0 and the result could have been even worse. Therefore, La Lepra saw their three-match unbeaten streak of two victories and one draw in league action coming to an end. However, Gabriel Heinze’s men are still performing a decent campaign, accumulating 14 points in the Liga Profesional so far. In fact, Newell’s won the last five domestic matches at their own stadium without even conceding. On Tuesday 4, Newell’s won 1-0 away at Audax Italiano from Chile in a Copa Sudamericana group game.
Rosario Central will face this derby in an excellent moment. Last time out, the team claimed a 3-1 home victory over Gimnasia LP as a product of a solid performance. They made it three Liga Profesional matches unbeaten (two wins and one draw). Following this run, El Canalla accumulated 17 points in this competition, now sharing the second spot in the league table with San Lorenzo and Racing Club, four points behind leaders River Plate.
Huge city derby between these two clubs, by far the most important game of the season for both, so I’ll go with the OVER because one goal should open things up as neither wants to lose it.