Boca Juniors vs Newells Old Boys – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

01/02/2026 at 17:15 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Estadio Alberto J. Armando (Buenos Aires).

Liga Profesional - Apertura - Round 3
Where to Watch on TV:


Africa	Sporty TV, StarTimes App
Argentina	ESPN Premium
Bosnia-and-herzegovina	Arena Sport 1
Brazil	Disney+, ESPN 4
Chile	Disney+
Colombia	Disney+, ESPN
Croatia	Arena Sport 1, MAXtv To Go
Germany	Sportdigital FUSSBALL 2, Sportdigital FUSSBALL
Israel	Sport 3
Italy	Como TV, Sportitalia
Kosovo	Arena Premium 2
Mexico	Disney+, Fanatiz
Peru	Disney+, ESPN
Portugal	Sport TV2
Russia	Okko Sport
Serbia	Arena Premium 2
South-america	ESPN South
Spain	Movistar Plus+
Switzerland	Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
United-kingdom	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports 2, Premier Sports Player
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	Fanatiz
Venezuela	Disney+, ESPN, Inter
World	TyC Sports Internacional

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.58	0.41
Ball possession
60%	40%
Total shots
8	6
Shots on target
5	1
Big chances
2	2
Corner kicks
2	1
Passes
80% (319/399)	75% (198/264)
Yellow cards
3	3
Expected goals (xG)
1.58	0.41
xG on target (xGOT)
2.08	0.06
Total shots
8	6
Shots on target
5	1
Shots off target
3	3
Blocked shots
0	2
Shots inside the box
4	4
Shots outside the box
4	2
Hit the woodwork
0	1
Big chances
2	2
Corner kicks
2	1
Touches in opposition box
22	12
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	1
Free kicks
23	15
Passes
80% (319/399)	75% (198/264)
Long passes
40% (24/60)	45% (27/60)
Passes in final third
54% (45/83)	60% (72/120)
Crosses
22% (4/18)	20% (3/15)
Expected assists (xA)
0.61	0.36
Throw ins
22	14
Fouls
15	23
Tackles
65% (11/17)	84% (16/19)
Duels won
71	57
Clearances
24	27
Interceptions
7	8
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
1	3
xGOT faced
0.06	2.08
Goals prevented
0.06	0.08

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
14', Gomez J. 🟨,
19', Herrera R. 🟨,
28', Luciano M. 🟨,
36', Zufiaurre I. 🟨,
40', 1 - 0, Blanco L. ⚽,
45+2', Di Lollo L. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
46', Nunez W. ↓, Sotelo D. ↑,
46', Gomez J. ↓, Hoyos M. ↑,
46', Zufiaurre I. ↓, Angel Romero ↑,
56', 2 - 0, Paredes L. (Penalty Awarded),
64', Ascacibar S. 🟨,
67', Guch F. ↓, Garcia F. ↑,
71', Gelini G. ↓, Zenon K. ↑,
71', Herrera A. ↓, Delgado M. ↑,
71', Coccaro M. ↓, Ramirez I. ↑,
78', Herrera R. ↓, Acuna V. ↑,
87', Paredes L. ↓, Belmonte T. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Boca Juniors
65.3%

Draw
23.8%

Newells Old Boys
10.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

65.4%

23.2%

11.3%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Boca Juniors has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.1%)

Newells Old Boys has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.4%)

Boca Juniors - Newells Old Boys Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.45 ↑ (1.41)	3.98 ↑ (3.98)	8.54 ↑ (8.14)	5.8% (8.4%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Boca Juniors - Newells Old Boys?

Users Predictions: 16 users predict this event. Boca Juniors will win (votes: 14 - 87.5%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 12.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Boca Juniors: 71.3% – 100%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

BTTS - yes (votes: 2 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Boca Juniors will win (10 of 10 users predict this - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Boca Juniors won 4.
In recent matches, Boca Juniors has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Newells Old Boys may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
Recently, Boca Juniors has had a series of home games.
In this match, Boca Juniors is the undisputed favorite.
There will not play in Boca Juniors: Battaglia R. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Carlos Palacios (Knee Injury) Cavani E. (Back Injury) Gimenez M. (Thigh Injury) Miguel Merentiel (Injury) Velasco A. (Inactive)
There will not play in Newells Old Boys: Glavinovich I. (Knee Injury) Montero A. (Inactive) Reinatti J. (Inactive)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Boca Juniors won 12 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 33:14. (average 1.7:0.7).
Including home matches between the teams, Boca Juniors won 8 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 25:8. (average 2.1:0.7).

How many head-to-head matches has Boca Juniors won against Newells Old Boys?

Boca Juniors has won 5 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Newells Old Boys won against Boca Juniors?

Newells Old Boys has won 2 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Boca Juniors - Newells Old Boys were as follows:

05.10.2025 Boca Juniors - Newells Old Boys 5:0

30.03.2025 Newells Old Boys - Boca Juniors 2:0

08.12.2024 Newells Old Boys - Boca Juniors 0:1

06.04.2024 Newells Old Boys - Boca Juniors 1:3

12.11.2023 Boca Juniors - Newells Old Boys 1:0

Latest results of Boca Juniors

28.01.2026 Estudiantes La Plata - Boca Juniors 2:1 ✺

25.01.2026 Boca Juniors - Deportivo Riestra 1:0 ✺

18.01.2026 Boca Juniors - Olimpia Asuncion 2:1 ✺

14.01.2026 Boca Juniors - Millonarios 0:0 ✺

07.12.2025 Boca Juniors - Racing 0:1 ✺

Latest results of Newells Old Boys

27.01.2026 Newells Old Boys - Independiente 1:1 ✺

23.01.2026 Talleres de Córdoba - Newells Old Boys 2:1 ✺

16.11.2025 Newells Old Boys - Racing 0:1 ✺

08.11.2025 Huracán Buenos Aires - Newells Old Boys 0:2 ✺

31.10.2025 Newells Old Boys - Unión Santa Fe 0:1 ✺

Argentinian Liga Profesional Table

Apertura

Group A

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Velez Sarsfield	11	6	4	1	12:6	6	22
2	Defensa y Justicia	11	4	7	0	15:8	7	19
3	Lanus	10	5	3	2	16:12	4	18
4	Estudiantes L.P	10	5	3	2	9:5	4	18
5	Talleres Cordoba	11	5	3	3	12:10	2	18
6	Boca Juniors	11	4	5	2	13:7	6	17
7	Union de Santa Fe	11	4	4	3	16:12	4	16
8	Independiente	11	3	5	3	17:15	2	14
9	Platense	11	3	5	3	6:7	-1	14
10	San Lorenzo	10	3	4	3	10:11	-1	13
11	Central Cordoba	10	3	3	4	5:7	-2	12
12	Instituto	11	3	2	6	11:15	-4	11
13	Gimnasia Mendoza	11	2	3	6	6:13	-7	9
14	Dep. Riestra	10	0	6	4	2:6	-4	6
15	Newells Old Boys	11	1	3	7	7:22	-15	6

Group B

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Ind. Rivadavia	11	7	2	2	18:12	6	23
2	River Plate	11	6	2	3	14:9	5	20
3	Belgrano	11	5	4	2	12:9	3	19
4	Racing Club	11	5	3	3	15:10	5	18
5	Rosario Central	11	5	3	3	12:9	3	18
6	Tigre	11	4	5	2	16:10	6	17
7	Barracas Central	10	4	3	3	10:9	1	15
8	Argentinos Jrs	9	3	5	1	6:4	2	14
9	Gimnasia L.P	11	4	2	5	13:15	-2	14
10	Huracan	10	3	4	3	9:9	0	13
11	Banfield	11	4	1	6	12:13	-1	13
12	Sarmiento Junin	11	4	1	6	8:11	-3	13
13	Atl. Tucuman	11	2	3	6	12:16	-4	9
14	Aldosivi	10	0	5	5	3:11	-8	5
15	Estudiantes Rio Cuarto	11	1	1	9	3:17	-14	4

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