Gimnasia M.’s home defence meets Newells Old Boys’ away weakness
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Gimnasia M.’s home numbers provide the clearest contrast with Newells Old Boys’ away record, while both teams enter level on 17 Clausura points.
Before kickoff
The central question
Can Gimnasia M.’s strong home record expose Newells Old Boys’ away vulnerability when they meet at Víctor Legrotaglie on Monday, October 12, at 21:30 UTC? Gimnasia M. have won 7, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their home games this season, conceding 11 goals at an average of 0.80 per home game and keeping 5 clean sheets. Newells Old Boys have won 3, drawn 4 and lost 6 away, conceding 21 goals at an average of 1.60 per away game.
Form and the pre-match table
Across the most recent 5 matches in each team’s supplied 27-match form sample, Gimnasia M.’s sequence is loss, draw, loss, win, win. Newells Old Boys’ is loss, draw, loss, loss, draw. In the provisional Clausura - Group A standings, Newells Old Boys are #7 with 17 points from 11 games, while Gimnasia M. are #8 with 17 points from 11 games. The Apertura - Group A table places Gimnasia M. #11 on 19 points and Newells Old Boys #14 on 15, a 4-point gap.
The goal-threat test
A. Módica is Gimnasia M.’s clearest identified attacking threat, with 12 goals in 23 appearances. Newells Old Boys’ away attack has produced 12 goals at an average of 0.90 per away game. The key question at kickoff is whether Módica’s output and Gimnasia M.’s home defence can outweigh Newells’ stronger Clausura position.
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Estudiantes L.P. | DWLWL | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 31 | |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | DWWWD | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 30 | |
| 3 | Velez Sarsfield | DWDWD | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 28 | |
| 4 | Talleres Cordoba | DLLWL | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 26 | |
| 5 | Independiente | DLWDW | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 24 | |
| 6 | Lanus | DWWWL | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 24 | |
| 7 | San Lorenzo | WLLDW | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 22 | |
| 8 | Union Santa Fe | LLLLW | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 21 | |
| 9 | Instituto Cordoba | DWWWL | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 21 | |
| 10 | Defensa Y Justicia | WWDWL | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 19 | |
| 11 | Gimnasia M. | LDLDW | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 19 | |
| 12 | Platense | DDLLD | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | |
| 13 | Central Cordoba de Santiago | DDDLL | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 16 | |
| 14 | Newells Old Boys | DWDDD | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 15 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Riestra | LDDLD | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | |
| 1 | Independ. Rivadavia | LDWWL | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 34 | |
| 2 | River Plate | WLWWW | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 29 | |
| 3 | Argentinos JRS | DWLDD | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 29 | |
| 4 | Rosario Central | WDWWD | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 28 | |
| 5 | Belgrano Cordoba | WWWDD | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 26 | |
| 6 | Gimnasia L.P. | DDDDW | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 26 | |
| 7 | Huracan | LWWWD | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 22 | |
| 8 | Racing Club | LWWLL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 21 | |
| 9 | Barracas Central | WWLDD | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 21 | |
| 10 | Tigre | LLLLL | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 20 | |
| 11 | Sarmiento Junin | WLDWL | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 19 | |
| 12 | Banfield | WDDDL | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 18 | |
| 13 | Atletico Tucuman | DLLLW | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 14 | |
| 14 | Aldosivi | LLWLW | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 8 | |
| 15 | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | LLLLL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 5 | |
| 1 | Instituto Cordoba | DWWWL | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 26 | |
| 2 | Defensa Y Justicia | WWDWL | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 24 | |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | DWWWD | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 21 | |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | DWDWD | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 21 | |
| 5 | Independiente | DLWDW | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 18 | |
| 6 | Lanus | DWWWL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 17 | |
| 7 | Newells Old Boys | DWDDD | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 17 | |
| 8 | Gimnasia M. | LDLDW | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 17 | |
| 9 | Estudiantes L.P. | DWLWL | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 14 | |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | WLLDW | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |
| 11 | Union Santa Fe | LLLLW | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 13 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Riestra | LDDLD | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | Platense | DDLLD | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | |
| 14 | Central Cordoba de Santiago | DDDLL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | |
| 15 | Talleres Cordoba | DLLWL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9 | |
| 1 | Rosario Central | WDWWD | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 | |
| 2 | Belgrano Cordoba | WWWDD | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 22 | |
| 3 | Argentinos JRS | DWLDD | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 22 | |
| 4 | Sarmiento Junin | WLDWL | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 19 | |
| 5 | Huracan | LWWWD | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 19 | |
| 6 | Gimnasia L.P. | DDDDW | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 19 | |
| 7 | Barracas Central | WWLDD | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | |
| 8 | Independ. Rivadavia | LDWWL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 18 | |
| 9 | River Plate | WLWWW | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | |
| 10 | Atletico Tucuman | DLLLW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | Banfield | WDDDL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | |
| 12 | Tigre | LLLLL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 13 | Racing Club | LWWLL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | |
| 14 | Aldosivi | LLWLW | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | |
| 15 | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | LLLLL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 6 |