Newell's Old Boys 2-1 Central Cordoba SdE: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Newell's Old Boys won it

Jerónimo Gómez Mattar put Newell's Old Boys ahead in the 31st minute. Santiago Solari made it 2-0 to Newell's Old Boys in the 69th minute, set up by Walter Mazzantti. Leonardo Sequeira made it 2-1 to Central Cordoba SdE in the 80th minute, set up by Horacio Tijanovich.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

The referee, H. Mastrángelo, showed 8 yellow cards: 3 to Newell's Old Boys and 5 to Central Cordoba SdE.

Newell's Old Boys: F. Kudelka, 4-3-3 · Central Cordoba SdE: S. Domínguez, 4-1-4-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.28 for Newell's Old Boys and 2.20 for Central Cordoba SdE.

Newell's Old Boys scored about 1.7 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Central Cordoba SdE left about 1.2 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Central Cordoba SdE created the better chances, 2.20 xG to 0.28, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Newell's Old Boys had 7 shots on target, Central Cordoba SdE 2.

Central Cordoba SdE's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Newell's Old Boys had 61% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Newell's Old Boys came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 1.02 against, and had won 27% of their matches.

Central Cordoba SdE came into it with 29 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.91 expected goals for and 1.56 against, and had won 21% of their matches.

Newell's Old Boys vs Central Cordoba SdE: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Jerónimo Gómez Mattar (Newell's Old Boys), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Newell's Old Boys

• Jerónimo Gómez Mattar 8.1 1 goal
• Lucas Carrizo 7.7
• Santiago Solari 7.6 1 goal
• Facundo Guch 7.5
• Walter Mazzantti 7.3 1 assist

Central Cordoba SdE

• Horacio Tijanovich 7.1 1 assist
• Leonardo Sequeira 7.1 1 goal
• Alan Aguerre 7.0
• Yuri Casermeiro 7.0
• Darío Cáceres 6.7

The lowest-rated starter was Martín Ortega at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Newell's Old Boys: Newell's Old Boys vs Unión Santa Fe Sunday 1 November 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
• Central Cordoba SdE: Central Cordoba SdE vs Vélez Sarsfield Monday 26 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Newell's Old Boys vs Central Cordoba SdE

What was the score in Newell's Old Boys vs Central Cordoba SdE?

Newell's Old Boys 2-1 Central Cordoba SdE (half-time 1-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Monday 19 October 2026.

Who scored in Newell's Old Boys vs Central Cordoba SdE?

Jerónimo Gómez Mattar 31', Santiago Solari 69', Leonardo Sequeira 80'.

Did Moneyball predict Newell's Old Boys vs Central Cordoba SdE correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Newell's Old Boys vs Central Cordoba SdE?

Jerónimo Gómez Mattar, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Newell's Old Boys vs Central Cordoba SdE?

H. Mastrángelo.