Auckland City FC vs CA Boca Juniors, Club World Cup 2025 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Auckland City FC vs CA Boca Juniors — Club World Cup at Fairgrounds Stadium.
- Auckland City FC 3 games · 1 pts (2025/25)
- CA Boca Juniors 3 games · 2 pts (2025/25)
Match Details
- Referee Glenn Nyberg
10 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 4.8 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Palmeiras | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | FC Porto | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Al Ahly SC | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Botafogo FR | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Club Atletico de Madrid | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | FC Bayern Munchen | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | CA Boca Juniors | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Auckland City FC | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | CR Flamengo | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Chelsea FC | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Esperance de Tunis | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | FC Internazionale Milano | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | CF Monterrey | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | CA River Plate | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Fluminense FC | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Ulsan HD FC | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Manchester City FC | 3 | 9 |
| 26 | Juventus FC | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Al Ain FC | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Wydad AC | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Real Madrid CF | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Al Hilal | 3 | 5 |
| 31 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | CF Pachuca | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun | CA Boca Juniors | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Jun | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–6 | L |
| 15 Jun | FC Bayern Munchen | A | 0–10 | L |
| 22 Sep | Al Ain FC | A | 2–6 | L |
| 12 Dec | Al Ittihad | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun | Auckland City FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Jun | FC Bayern Munchen | 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)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Auckland City FC this season
Auckland City FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season
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' Temperatures are rising at Fairgrounds Stadium as Auckland City FC face off against CA Boca Juniors in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Jerson Lagos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CA Boca Juniors so far.
- 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Myer Bevan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CA Boca Juniors.
- 15' CA Boca Juniors looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Auckland City FC and CA Boca Juniors are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dae-wook Kim might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 26' The CA Boca Juniors bench stirs into life. Exequiel Zeballos is withdrawn and Kevin Zenon gets his opportunity.
- 26' Assisted by Alan Velasco with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nathan Garrow makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Advincula made 236 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 41' It looks surprising Auckland City FC does not make any changes. Edinson Cavani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 51' international Adam Mitchell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 52' Christian Gray doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 54' CA Boca Juniors ring the changes. Edinson Cavani has done his job and it is now time for Milton Gimenez to step up.
- 59' CA Boca Juniors fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 64' Exequiel Zeballos, a Argentina forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 68' The whistle greets Dylan Manickum as he departs to be replaced by Haris Zeb.
- 73' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marco Pellegrino suffering a number of foals already.
- 78' CA Boca Juniors is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 83' Another substitution for Auckland City FC to replace Jerson Lagos by Joseph Lee on 83 minute.
- 88' Dylan Manickum has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- It finishes all square. Auckland City FC and CA Boca Juniors share the spoils 1-1.
Lineups
Auckland City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 4
- 2
- 3
-
12
Regont Murati ↓ Dylan Connolly 54'
- 5
-
8
Gerard Garriga ↓ Jordan Vale 54'
-
10
Dylan Manickum ↓ Haris Zeb 68'
- 7
-
17
Jerson Lagos ↓ Joseph Lee 83'
-
26
David Yoo ↓ Matt Ellis 54'
Bench
- 18
- 1
- 21
-
19
Dylan Connolly ↑ 54'
- 13
- 23
- 25
-
20
Matt Ellis ↑ 54'
- 15
- 6
-
14
Jordan Vale ↑ 54'
- 11
- 9
-
16
Joseph Lee ↑ 83'
-
27
Haris Zeb ↑ 68'
Coach
Dae-wook Kim
CA Boca Juniors Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Edinson Cavani ↓ Milton Gimenez 54'
- 5
- 17
- 25
- 16
-
20
Alan Velasco ↓ Malcom Braida 54'
-
7
Exequiel Zeballos ↓ Kevin Zenon 26'
- 23
- 8
- 40
- 26
Bench
- 6
- 13
- 11
- 30
- 18
-
22
Kevin Zenon ↑ 26'
- 14
-
27
Malcom Braida ↑ 54'
- 42
-
9
Milton Gimenez ↑ 54'
- 19
- 12
- 33
- 15
- 43
Coach
Miguel Russo
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Christian Gray | 1 |
| Nathan Garrow | 1 |
Head to Head
Auckland City FC Form
CA Boca Juniors Form
2025-06-24
Auckland City FC
1–1
CA Boca Juniors
D
2025-06-21
FC Bayern Munchen
2–1
CA Boca Juniors
L
2025-06-16
CA Boca Juniors
2–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
2025-02-26
CA Boca Juniors
4–5
Club Alianza Lima
L
2025-02-19
Club Alianza Lima
1–0
CA Boca Juniors
L
2024-12-14
CA Boca Juniors
0–0
CA Independiente
D
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
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
82%
Auckland City FC or CA Boca Juniors
82%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: 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.

