CA Boca Juniors vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Liga Profesional · 2024

CA Boca Juniors

0 – 1

Full Time

CA River Plate

Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 19:00 UTC La Bombonera HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 20' Manuel Lanzini

Y 1' Federico Gattoni

Miguel Merentiel 41' Y

Y 44' Santiago Simon

Y 45' Facundo Colidio

Y 50' Nicolas Fonseca

Marcos Rojo 51' Y

Y 79' Fabricio Bustos

Y 81' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez

Cristian Lema 89' Y

Cristian Lema 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

CA Boca Juniors vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina at La Bombonera.

CA Boca Juniors 27 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

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 1.3 goals CA River Plate

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-21 CA Boca Juniors 0–1 CA River Plate 2023-05-07 CA River Plate 1–0 CA Boca Juniors 2022-09-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 CA River Plate 2021-10-03 CA River Plate 2–1 CA Boca Juniors 2019-09-01 CA River Plate 0–0 CA Boca Juniors

Recent Form

CA Boca Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	CA River Plate	H	0–1	L
14 Sep	Racing Club	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	CA Rosario Central	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	Estudiantes de La Plata	A	1–1	D
18 Aug	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	H	3–2	W
10 Aug	CS Independiente Rivadavia	A	1–1	D

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	CA Boca Juniors	A	1–0	W
18 Sep	CSD Colo-Colo	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	CA Tucuman	H	4–1	W
01 Sep	CA Independiente	A	0–0	D
25 Aug	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	0–0	D
22 Aug	CA Talleres	H	2–1	W

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

14% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

36% 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

–/4

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

–/4

61-75

1/–

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA River Plate

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors

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

CA River Plate

Sebastian Driussi	5 G
Gonzalo Montiel	4 G	1 A
Juan Fernando Quintero	3 G	2 A
Juan Quintero	3 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at La Bombonera!
1' CA River Plate player sees a card in front of him.
6' Ignacio Miramon, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
11' Santiago Simon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 185 appearances.
16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Boca Juniors side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' A stunning finish from Manuel Lanzini — that came from absolutely nowhere!
25' It looks like no one’s ball. CA River Plate is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' 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.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. CA Boca Juniors in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past CA River Plate's compact 3-4-1-2.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' Miguel Merentiel was booked on 41.
44' Santiago Simon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 44.
45' Facundo Colidio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
46' German Pezzella is replacing Federico Gattoni for the CA River Plate side.
50' It’s a booking for CA River Plate player. Nicolas Fonseca gets a card.
51' The referee has no hesitation. Marcos Rojo is booked for CA Boca Juniors — card on 51.
56' The CA River Plate manager makes a substitution. Adam Bareiro departs to be replaced by Miguel Borja.
61' CA Boca Juniors have won 216 goals from 177 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' Edinson Cavani makes way for Milton Gimenez at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Boca Juniors.
70' The travelling CA River Plate supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' Another change for CA River Plate made on 71 minute. Manuel Lanzini leaves to be changed by Marcos Acuna.
73' The whistle greets Marcos Rojo as he departs to be replaced by Aaron Anselmino.
76' Franco Mastantuono is ready to make an impact after coming on for Facundo Colidio at the 76 minute mark.
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Fabricio Bustos.
81' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
84' CA Boca Juniors make a change. Luis Advincula trudges off to be replaced by Juan Barinaga on 84 minutes.
85' The whistle greets Guillermo Fernandez as he departs to be replaced by Milton Delgado.
89' The referee shows CA Boca Juniors player a card on 89.
90' Cristian Lema is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from CA River Plate to claim maximum points.

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

1
Sergio Romero
6
Marcos Rojo ↓ Aaron Anselmino 73'
10
Edinson Cavani ↓ Milton Gimenez 65'
17
Luis Advincula ↓ Juan Barinaga 84'
8
Guillermo Fernandez ↓ Milton Delgado 85'
2
Cristian Lema
16
Miguel Merentiel
23
Lautaro Blanco
22
Kevin Zenon
36
Cristian Medina
21
Ignacio Miramon ↓ Exequiel Zeballos 46'

Bench

CA River Plate Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

10
Manuel Lanzini ↓ Marcos Acuna 71'
4
Nicolas Fonseca
16
Fabricio Bustos
1
Franco Armani
6
Federico Gattoni ↓ German Pezzella 46'
14
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
13
Enzo Diaz
11
Facundo Colidio ↓ Franco Mastantuono 76'
17
Paulo Diaz
7
Adam Bareiro ↓ Miguel Borja 56'
31
Santiago Simon ↓ Ignacio Fernandez 56'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Julian Alvarez	2
Ignacio Scocco	1
Gonzalo Martinez	1
Ignacio Scocco	1
Dario Benedetto	1
Miguel Borja	1
Leandro Paredes	1
Manuel Lanzini	1

Head to Head

CA Boca Juniors Form

2024-09-21 CA Boca Juniors 0–1 CA River Plate L 2024-09-14 Racing Club 2–1 CA Boca Juniors L 2024-09-01 CA Boca Juniors 2–1 CA Rosario Central W 2024-08-27 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D 2024-08-18 CA Boca Juniors 3–2 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro W 2024-08-10 CS Independiente Rivadavia 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D

CA River Plate Form

2024-09-21 CA Boca Juniors 0–1 CA River Plate W 2024-09-18 CSD Colo-Colo 1–1 CA River Plate D 2024-09-14 CA River Plate 4–1 CA Tucuman W 2024-09-01 CA Independiente 0–0 CA River Plate D 2024-08-25 CA River Plate 0–0 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2024-08-22 CA River Plate 2–1 CA Talleres W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.84 CA Boca Juniors xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.04 CA River Plate xG

I would bet for: CA River Plate or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Boca Juniors29% Draw33% CA River Plate38%

Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

CA Boca Juniors or Draw

62%

Draw or CA River Plate

71%

CA Boca Juniors or CA River Plate

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Boca Juniors19% Draw56% CA River Plate25%

Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

14.3%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 2

7.8%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

0 – 3

2.7%

1 – 3

2.4%

3 – 1

1.6%

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Handicap	CA Boca Juniors covers	Push	CA River Plate covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	18%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	22%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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