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CA Boca Juniors vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Liga Profesional · 2018-19
Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 20:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

CA Boca Juniors vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina .

Match Details

  • Referee Silvio Trucco
  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano

Head-to-Head

3
1
4
CA Boca Juniors 8 games · Avg 1.4 goals CA River Plate

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep CA River Plate H 0–2 L
15 Sep AA Argentinos Juniors A 1–0 W
02 Sep CA Velez Sarsfield H 3–0 W
26 Aug CA Huracan A 0–0 D
20 Aug Estudiantes de La Plata A 0–2 L
12 Aug CA Talleres H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep CA Boca Juniors A 2–0 W
15 Sep CA San Martín de San Juan H 4–1 W
01 Sep CA San Lorenzo de Almagro A 1–1 D
25 Aug AA Argentinos Juniors H 0–0 D
18 Aug CA Belgrano H 0–0 D
12 Aug CA Huracan A 0–0 D

Season Stats

CA Boca Juniors CA River Plate
#6 Position #5
42 Points 43
27 Played 27
11 / 9 / 7 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 6
30 Scored 38
23 Conceded 21
+7 GD +17
1.56 PPG 1.59
41% Win % 41%

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season
32% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

CA Boca Juniors are 6th (42 pts). CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/2
31-45
7/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA River Plate
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
7/2
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/4
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors
Miguel Merentiel 8 G 2 A
Santiago Ascacibar 5 G 2 A
Milton Gimenez 4 G
CA River Plate
Gonzalo Montiel 6 G 2 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Tomas Galvan 5 G 2 A
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. CA Boca Juniors is hosting CA River Plate for another epic battle.
  • 5' Argentina international Agustin Almendra has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' CA Boca Juniors currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' GOAL! Gonzalo Martinez fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 19' It’s a booking for CA Boca Juniors player. Wilmar Barrios gets a Yellow card.
  • 23' Time for substitution for CA River Plate. Gonzalo Martinez is replaced by Juan Fernando Quintero.
  • 28' CA River Plate is showing some good football. However, CA River Plate are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' Wilmar Barrios has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' CA River Plate receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 41' The CA Boca Juniors manager makes a substitution. Leonardo Jara departs to be replaced by Edwin Cardona.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Edwin Cardona.
  • 48' CA Boca Juniors has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 53' 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 Lisandro Magallan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' CA Boca Juniors looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Leandro Paredes scoring 1 goals.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for CA River Plate. Jonathan Maidana will be fuming at that decision.
  • 62' CA River Plate ring the changes. Enzo Perez has done his job and it is now time for Bruno Zuculini to step up.
  • 64' The CA River Plate manager makes a substitution. Lucas Pratto departs to be replaced by Ignacio Scocco.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Agustin Almendra argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 66' It is a substitution in CA Boca Juniors team. Carlos Tevez is replaced by Mauro Zarate on 66 minute.
  • 69' Goal! Ignacio Scocco scores his 18 goal in 190 matches.
  • 74' The referee shows CA Boca Juniors player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Carlos Izquierdoz.
  • 82' The CA Boca Juniors manager makes a substitution. Dario Benedetto departs to be replaced by Sebastian Villa.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.74 CA Boca Juniors xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 CA River Plate xG
I would bet for: CA River Plate or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Boca Juniors24% Draw31% CA River Plate45%
Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

CA Boca Juniors or Draw
56%
Draw or CA River Plate
76%
CA Boca Juniors or CA River Plate
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CA Boca Juniors14% Draw53% CA River Plate33%
Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.7%
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 4
1.5%

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Handicap CA Boca Juniors covers Push CA River Plate covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 14% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 25% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

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