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Auckland City FC vs CA Boca Juniors, Club World Cup 2025 GROUP STAGE

Tue 24 Jun 2025 · 19:00 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Auckland City FC vs CA Boca JuniorsClub World Cup at Fairgrounds Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
17 games this season 🟨 1.6/game 4.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Head-to-Head

1
Auckland City FC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals CA Boca Juniors

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun CA Boca Juniors H 1–1 D
20 Jun Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–6 L
15 Jun FC Bayern München A 0–10 L
22 Sep Al Ain FC A 2–6 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Auckland City FC A 1–1 D
21 Jun FC Bayern München A 1–2 L
16 Jun Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 2–2 D
26 Feb Club Alianza Lima H 4–5 L
19 Feb Club Alianza Lima A 0–1 L
14 Dec CA Independiente H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Auckland City FC CA Boca Juniors
#12 Position #11
1 Points 2
3 Played 3
0 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 1
1 Scored 4
17 Conceded 5
-16 GD -1
0.33 PPG 0.67
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Auckland City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

Auckland City FC are 12th (1 pts). CA Boca Juniors are 11th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Auckland City FC
0-15
/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
/3
76+
/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA Boca Juniors
0-15
/
16-30
2/2
31-45
/1
46-60
/1
61-75
1/
76+
/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors
Miguel Merentiel 2 G
Rodrigo Battaglia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Fairgrounds Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Auckland City FC and CA Boca Juniors.
  • 5' Malcom Braida has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 107 appearances.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' It looks surprising CA Boca Juniors does not make any changes. David Yoo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Auckland City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CA Boca Juniors's shape.
  • 26' Exequiel Zeballos makes way for Kevin Zenon at the 26 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Boca Juniors.
  • 26' Magnificent from Nathan Garrow! That is 1 goals in 4 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 31' CA Boca Juniors are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 36' Auckland City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' CA Boca Juniors started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' CA Boca Juniors looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 52' Christian Gray adds to his 1 season tally! Auckland City FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' The CA Boca Juniors manager makes a substitution. Edinson Cavani departs to be replaced by Milton Gimenez.
  • 59' CA Boca Juniors have won 214 goals from 175 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' Auckland City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Haris Zeb is hanging Dylan Manickum on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' Another substitution for Auckland City FC to replace Jerson Lagos by Joseph Lee on 83 minute.
  • 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carlos Palacios, as he is very good at scoring at Fairgrounds Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.79 Auckland City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.9 CA Boca Juniors xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + CA Boca Juniors to win 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Auckland City FC19% Draw18% CA Boca Juniors63%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Auckland City FC or Draw
36%
Draw or CA Boca Juniors
81%
Auckland City FC or CA Boca Juniors
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Auckland City FC8% Draw33% CA Boca Juniors59%
Actual: CA Boca Juniors win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.7%
0 – 3
10%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
7.7%
0 – 1
7.3%
0 – 4
7.1%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 4
5.7%
0 – 5
4.2%
0 – 0
3.6%
1 – 5
3.4%
2 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Auckland City FC

Handicap Auckland City FC covers Push CA Boca Juniors covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% 98%
-1 2% 5% 93%
-0.5 7% 93%
+0.5 21% 79%
+1 21% 19% 60%
+1.5 40% 60%
+2 40% 21% 38%
+2.5 62% 38%

Clean Sheet

Auckland City FC keeps clean sheet
6%
CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet
46%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.