Thursday , 2 July 2026

CA Boca Juniors vs CA Independiente, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
CA Boca Juniors
1 – 1
Full Time
CA Independiente
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 22:30 UTC La Bombonera HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 9' Matias Abaldo
Milton Gimenez pen 45+11' 1–1
Y 35' Matias Abaldo
R 45' Gustavo Quinteros
Y 76' Gabriel Avalos
Y 90' Facundo Zabala

Overview

Match Preview

CA Boca Juniors vs CA Independiente — Superliga Argentina at La Bombonera.

Match Details

  • Referee Andres Merlos
  • Assistant 1 Sebastian Rainieri (Argentina)
  • Assistant 2 Diego Bonfa
12 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Velez Sarsfield 27 51
2 CA Talleres 27 48
3 Racing Club 27 46
4 CA Huracan 27 46
5 CA River Plate 27 43
6 CA Boca Juniors 27 42
7 CA Independiente 27 40
8 CA Tucuman 27 40
9 CA Union 27 40
10 CA Platense 27 39
11 CS Independiente Rivadavia 27 38
12 Estudiantes de La Plata 27 36
13 Instituto AC Córdoba 27 36
14 CA Lanus 27 36
15 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 27 35
16 CA Belgrano 27 35
17 CD Riestra 27 35
18 CA Tigre 27 34
19 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 27 32
20 CA Rosario Central 27 32
21 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 27 32
22 CA Central Cordoba 27 31
23 AA Argentinos Juniors 27 30
24 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 27 29
25 CA Newell's Old Boys 27 28
26 CA Sarmiento de Junin 27 26
27 CA Banfield 27 24
28 CA Barracas Central 27 23

Head-to-Head

2
4
1
CA Boca Juniors 7 games · Avg 1.4 goals CA Independiente
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Independiente 2024-12-14 CA Boca Juniors 0–0 CA Independiente 2023-07-29 CA Independiente 0–2 CA Boca Juniors 2022-10-23 CA Boca Juniors 2–2 CA Independiente 2021-11-25 CA Independiente 1–0 CA Boca Juniors

Recent Form

CA Boca Juniors
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr CA Independiente H 1–1 D
02 Apr CA Talleres A 1–0 W
22 Mar Instituto AC Córdoba H 2–0 W
16 Mar CA Union A 1–1 D
11 Mar CA San Lorenzo de Almagro H 1–1 D
05 Mar CA Lanus A 3–0 W
CA Independiente
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr CA Boca Juniors A 1–1 D
04 Apr Racing Club H 1–0 W
21 Mar CA Talleres H 1–2 L
17 Mar Instituto AC Córdoba A 1–2 L
10 Mar CA Union H 4–4 D
28 Feb CA Central Cordoba H 2–0 W

Season Stats

CA Boca Juniors CA Independiente
#6 Position #7
42 Points 40
27 Played 27
11 / 9 / 7 W / D / L 9 / 13 / 5
30 Scored 25
23 Conceded 17
+7 GD +8
1.56 PPG 1.48
41% Win % 33%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
53% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season
24% Clean Sheets
CA Independiente this season

CA Boca Juniors are 6th (42 pts). CA Independiente are 7th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA Independiente
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors
Miguel Merentiel 5 G 2 A
Milton Gimenez 4 G
CA Independiente
Gabriel Avalos 10 G 5 A
Matias Abaldo 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: CA Boca Juniors gets underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 9' Goal! Matias Abaldo scores his 5 goal in 163 matches.
  • 14' It’s high time Gustavo Quinteros made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' Juan Barinaga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Independiente that had 161 games and scored 167 goals.
  • 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CA Independiente winning 0% of all matches.
  • 35' Matias Abaldo was booked on 35.
  • 40' CA Independiente looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Matias Abaldo scoring 1 goals.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Gustavo Quinteros.
  • 46' Time for substitution for CA Boca Juniors. Angel Romero is replaced by Miguel Merentiel.
  • 51' Rodrigo Fernandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' What a strike from Milton Gimenez! The score is 1-1.
  • 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 66' CA Independiente 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.
  • 68' It is a substitution in CA Boca Juniors team. Alan Velasco is replaced by Santiago Ascacibar on 68 minute.
  • 69' Exequiel Zeballos is replacing Ander Herrera for the CA Boca Juniors side.
  • 74' It is a substitution in CA Boca Juniors team. Camilo Rey Domenech is replaced by Milton Delgado on 74 minute.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a card for Gabriel Avalos.
  • 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Independiente needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' The CA Independiente manager makes a substitution. Maximiliano Gutierrez departs to be replaced by Facundo Valdez.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' CA Independiente receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' CA Independiente manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Tempone is hanging Gabriel Avalos on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ubeda

CA Independiente Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Quinteros

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Edwin Cardona 1
Carlos Benavidez 1
Leandro Miguel Fernandez 1
Javier Vallejo 1
Guillermo Fernandez 1
Sebastian Villa 1
Matias Abaldo 1
Milton Gimenez 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Independiente 2024-12-14 CA Boca Juniors 0–0 CA Independiente 2023-07-29 CA Independiente 0–2 CA Boca Juniors 2022-10-23 CA Boca Juniors 2–2 CA Independiente 2021-11-25 CA Independiente 1–0 CA Boca Juniors

CA Boca Juniors Form

2026-04-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Independiente D 2026-04-02 CA Talleres 0–1 CA Boca Juniors W 2026-03-22 CA Boca Juniors 2–0 Instituto AC Córdoba W 2026-03-16 CA Union 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D 2026-03-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro D 2026-03-05 CA Lanus 0–3 CA Boca Juniors W

CA Independiente Form

2026-04-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Independiente D 2026-04-04 CA Independiente 1–0 Racing Club W 2026-03-21 CA Independiente 1–2 CA Talleres L 2026-03-17 Instituto AC Córdoba 2–1 CA Independiente L 2026-03-10 CA Independiente 4–4 CA Union D 2026-02-28 CA Independiente 2–0 CA Central Cordoba W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03 CA Boca Juniors xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 CA Independiente xG
I would bet for: CA Boca Juniors or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CA Boca Juniors42% Draw32% CA Independiente26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

CA Boca Juniors or Draw
74%
Draw or CA Independiente
58%
CA Boca Juniors or CA Independiente
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CA Boca Juniors25% Draw57% CA Independiente18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.6%
1 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Handicap CA Boca Juniors covers Push CA Independiente covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 23% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
CA Independiente keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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