Rosario Central vs Newells Old Boys

Rosario Central host Newells Old Boys in the Liga Profesional Argentina, kicking off on Sunday, 6 September 2026 at Estadio Gigante de Arroyito. Rosario Central sit 7th in the table and Newells Old Boys are 5th, so the visitors come in above their hosts.

Over their last 5 league games Rosario Central have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (W W W D L). At home and away combined they are averaging 1.3 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game this season, with 7 clean sheets on the board.

Over their last 5 league games Newells Old Boys have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat (D L W W D). Newells Old Boys are averaging 1.0 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, keeping 5 clean sheets so far.

Their last 10 meetings have produced 7 wins for Rosario Central, 1 for Newells Old Boys and 2 draws, averaging 1.3 goals a game. That recent history is one of the inputs behind the rating below.

Weighing recent scoring rates, home and away splits and the head-to-head record through a Poisson model with a Dixon-Coles low-score adjustment, our engine lands on Correct Score (0-0) as the pick, rated 22% at odds of 4.55. The model's expected-goals line for this fixture is 1.06 to 0.55.

Statistical model favors 0-0 (Rosario Central vs Newells Old Boys) at 22% based on expected goals of 1.06-0.55.