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
17 games this season
🟨 1.6/game
⚽ 4.5 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 Atlético de Madrid | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | FC Bayern München | 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 München | A | 0–10 | L |
| 22 Sep | Al Ain FC | A | 2–6 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
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' 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
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 |
|---|---|
| Nathan Garrow | 1 |
| Christian Gray | 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 München
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
81%
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.

