CA Boca Juniors vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Liga Profesional · 2025

CA Boca Juniors

2 – 0

Full Time

CA River Plate

Sun 9 Nov 2025 · 19:30 UTC La Bombonera HT 45' · FT 45'

Exequiel Zeballos 45+1' 1–0

Miguel Merentiel 47' 2–0

Y 14' Lucas Martinez Quarta

Lautaro Di Lollo 39' Y

Y 45' Marcos Acuna

Y 52' Franco Armani

Y 64' Gonzalo Montiel

Y 70' Miguel Borja

Y 72' Matias Galarza

Y 78' Giuliano Galoppo

Lautaro Blanco 79' Y

Milton Gimenez 85' Y

Overview

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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 Cordoba	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

CA Boca Juniors 8 games · Avg 1.4 goals CA River Plate

Last 5 meetings

2025-11-09 CA Boca Juniors 2–0 CA River Plate 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

Recent Form

CA Boca Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	CA River Plate	H	2–0	W
02 Nov	Estudiantes de La Plata	A	2–1	W
27 Oct	CA Barracas Central	A	3–1	W
18 Oct	CA Belgrano	H	1–2	L
05 Oct	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	5–0	W
27 Sep	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	A	1–2	L

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	CA Boca Juniors	A	0–2	L
02 Nov	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	0–1	L
18 Oct	CA Talleres	A	2–0	W
12 Oct	CA Sarmiento de Junin	H	0–1	L
06 Oct	CA Rosario Central	A	1–2	L
28 Sep	CD Riestra	H	1–2	L

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

42% 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

1/4

61-75

1/–

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	7 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
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' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA Boca Juniors and CA River Plate are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' CA Boca Juniors currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
14' Lucas Martinez Quarta has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 14.
19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Boca Juniors side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
24' named a 4-2-2-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' It looks surprising CA Boca Juniors does not make any changes. Paulo Diaz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
33' The crowd applauds Maximiliano Meza as he leaves the pitch. Matias Galarza steps in for CA River Plate.
38' CA Boca Juniors have won 257 goals from 203 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' It’s gonna be a card for Lautaro Di Lollo.
44' CA River Plate are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Marcos Acuna argues furiously but the card stands.
46' A change in the CA River Plate ranks — Lautaro Rivero Cruz exits the field as Juan Fernando Quintero enters on 46.
46' Exequiel Zeballos makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and CA Boca Juniors are in front.
47' Brilliant from the ! Miguel Merentiel makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 47.
52' That is a card for CA River Plate. Franco Armani will be fuming at that decision.
57' Lautaro Rivero Cruz is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CA Boca Juniors tonight.
59' Miguel Borja is replacing Sebastian Driussi for the CA River Plate side.
64' CA River Plate receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
69' Ayrton Costa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 30 cards already picked up this season.
70' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Miguel Borja on 70 minutes.
72' Matias Galarza picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
74' The CA Boca Juniors manager makes a substitution. Carlos Palacios departs to be replaced by Ander Herrera.
78' It’s gonna be a card for Giuliano Galoppo.
79' It’s a booking for CA Boca Juniors player. Lautaro Blanco gets a card.
84' CA Boca Juniors are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
85' It’s a booking for CA Boca Juniors player. Milton Gimenez gets a card.
87' Tomas Belmonte is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leandro Paredes at the 87 minute mark.
90' A change in the CA Boca Juniors ranks — Exequiel Zeballos exits the field as Kevin Zenon enters on 90.
CA River Plate will have plenty to reflect on. CA Boca Juniors were simply the better side today.

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ubeda

CA River Plate Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

21
Marcos Acuna
8
Maximiliano Meza ↓ Matias Galarza 33'
1
Franco Armani
4
Gonzalo Montiel
19
Sebastian Driussi ↓ Miguel Borja 59'
17
Paulo Diaz
5
Juan Portillo
28
Lucas Martinez Quarta
22
Kevin Castano ↓ Giuliano Galoppo 59'
13
Lautaro Rivero Cruz ↓ Juan Fernando Quintero 46'
7
Maximiliano Salas

Bench

Coach Marcelo Gallardo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Julian Alvarez	2
Miguel Borja	1
Leandro Paredes	1
Manuel Lanzini	1
Miguel Merentiel	1
Exequiel Zeballos	1
Gonzalo Martinez	1
Ignacio Scocco	1

Head to Head

CA Boca Juniors Form

2025-11-09 CA Boca Juniors 2–0 CA River Plate W 2025-11-02 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–2 CA Boca Juniors W 2025-10-27 CA Barracas Central 1–3 CA Boca Juniors W 2025-10-18 CA Boca Juniors 1–2 CA Belgrano L 2025-10-05 CA Boca Juniors 5–0 CA Newell's Old Boys W 2025-09-27 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 2–1 CA Boca Juniors L

CA River Plate Form

2025-11-09 CA Boca Juniors 2–0 CA River Plate L 2025-11-02 CA River Plate 0–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L 2025-10-18 CA Talleres 0–2 CA River Plate W 2025-10-12 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin L 2025-10-06 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA River Plate L 2025-09-28 CA River Plate 1–2 CD Riestra L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 CA Boca Juniors xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 CA River Plate xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Boca Juniors46% Draw29% CA River Plate25%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

CA Boca Juniors or Draw

75%

Draw or CA River Plate

54%

CA Boca Juniors or CA River Plate

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Boca Juniors29% Draw52% CA River Plate19%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

13.1%

1 – 0

12.5%

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

3 – 0

3.4%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Handicap	CA Boca Juniors covers	Push	CA River Plate covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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