CA Boca Juniors vs CA Independiente, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Boca Juniors

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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.

CA Boca Juniors 27 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
CA Independiente 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Andres Merlos
Assistant 1 Sebastian Rainieri (Argentina)
Assistant 2 Diego Bonfa

16 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 4.4 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 Córdoba	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 Junín	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Córdoba	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

45% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

29% 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

–/4

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

–/4

61-75

1/–

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Independiente

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/3

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors

Miguel Merentiel	5 G	2 A
Santiago Ascacibar	5 G
Milton Gimenez	4 G

CA Independiente

Gabriel Avalos	11 G	5 A
Matias Abaldo	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at La Bombonera. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Santiago Arias is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CA Boca Juniors so far.
9' Matias Abaldo doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
14' CA Independiente fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
19' It is a cagey affair so far. CA Boca Juniors in their 4-2-2-2 trying to find a way past CA Independiente's compact 4-2-3-1.
24' CA Independiente has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
29' CA Boca Juniors is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Boca Juniors side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' A moment of madness from Matias Abaldo on 35 minutes earns him a card. CA Independiente will be frustrated.
40' Facundo Valdez, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' The referee calls foul for Gustavo Quinteros. He receives a card.
46' Miguel Merentiel is replacing Angel Romero for the CA Boca Juniors side.
51' The travelling CA Independiente supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
56' Milton Gimenez adds to his 3 season tally! CA Boca Juniors lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Boca Juniors needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
66' named a 4-2-2-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
68' It is a substitution in CA Boca Juniors team. Alan Velasco is replaced by Santiago Ascacibar on 68 minute.
69' Another substitution for CA Boca Juniors to replace Ander Herrera by Exequiel Zeballos on 69 minute.
74' CA Boca Juniors make a change. Camilo Rey Domenech trudges off to be replaced by Milton Delgado on 74 minutes.
76' A moment of madness from Gabriel Avalos on 76 minutes earns him a card. CA Independiente will be frustrated.
81' CA Independiente looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Matias Abaldo scoring 1 goals.
83' Facundo Valdez is replacing Maximiliano Gutierrez for the CA Independiente side.
88' CA Boca Juniors are deployed in a 4-2-2-2 today, looking to exploit space against CA Independiente's 4-2-3-1 shape.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Facundo Zabala.
90' Felipe Tempone has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel Avalos on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

29
Angel Romero ↓ Miguel Merentiel 46'
21
Ander Herrera ↓ Exequiel Zeballos 69'
30
Tomas Belmonte
4
Jorge Figal
1
Agustin Marchesin
20
Alan Velasco ↓ Santiago Ascacibar 68'
24
Juan Barinaga
27
Malcom Braida
9
Milton Gimenez ↓ Adam Bareiro 46'
26
Marco Pellegrino
38
Camilo Rey Domenech ↓ Milton Delgado 74'

Bench

Coach Claudio Ubeda

CA Independiente Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

4
Santiago Arias
33
Rodrigo Rey
9
Gabriel Avalos ↓ Felipe Tempone 90'
23
Ivan Marcone
26
Kevin Lomonaco ↓ Juan Fedorco 74'
40
Ignacio Malcorra ↓ Nicolas Freire 83'
36
Sebastian Valdez
22
Facundo Zabala
28
Maximiliano Gutierrez ↓ Facundo Valdez 83'
19
Matias Abaldo
16
Mateo Perez Curci ↓ Rodrigo Fernandez 83'

Bench

Coach Gustavo Quinteros

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Milton Gimenez	1
Exequiel Zeballos	1
Nicolas Valentini	1
Edwin Cardona	1
Carlos Benavidez	1
Leandro Miguel Fernandez	1
Javier Vallejo	1
Guillermo Fernandez	1

Head to Head

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 Córdoba 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.