CA Boca Juniors vs CA Velez Sarsfield, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Boca Juniors

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CA Velez Sarsfield

Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 21:15 UTC La Bombonera HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Diego Valdes

Santiago Ascacibar 39' 1–1

Lautaro Blanco 36' Y

Y 41' Gustavo Barros Schelotto

Y 42' Lucas Robertone

Ayrton Costa 44' Y

Y 54' Elias Gomez

Y 60' Matias Pellegrini

Y 88' Roberto Joaquin Garcia

Overview

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CA Boca Juniors vs CA Velez Sarsfield — Superliga Argentina at La Bombonera.

CA Boca Juniors 27 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
CA Velez Sarsfield 27 games · 51 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Martin Perez
Referee Wilcar Perez (Venezuela)

3 games this season 🟨 6.7/game ⚽ 15.3 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 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 1.9 goals CA Velez Sarsfield

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-08 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Velez Sarsfield 2026-02-09 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–1 CA Boca Juniors 2024-06-14 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 CA Velez Sarsfield 2023-02-26 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–2 CA Boca Juniors 2022-10-02 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 CA Velez Sarsfield

Recent Form

CA Boca Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	CA Velez Sarsfield	H	1–1	D
05 Aug	Estudiantes de La Plata	H	1–0	W
02 Aug	CA Newell's Old Boys	A	2–2	D
26 Jul	CD Riestra	A	0–3	L
09 May	CA Huracan	H	0–1	L
02 May	CA Central Cordoba	A	2–1	W

CA Velez Sarsfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	CA Boca Juniors	A	1–1	D
03 Aug	CA Independiente	H	1–0	W
30 Jul	CA Talleres	A	3–1	W
24 Jul	Instituto AC Cordoba	H	1–0	W
11 May	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	0–1	L
04 May	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

CA Boca Juniors		CA Velez Sarsfield
#6	Position	#1
42	Points	51
27	Played	27
11 / 9 / 7	W / D / L	14 / 9 / 4
30	Scored	38
23	Conceded	16
+7	GD	+22
1.56	PPG	1.89
41%	Win %	52%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

38% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season

CA Boca Juniors are 6th (42 pts). CA Velez Sarsfield are 1st (51 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 Velez Sarsfield

0-15

6/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ 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 Velez Sarsfield

Ronaldo Martinez	6 G	1 A
Manuel Lanzini	6 G
Florian Monzon	6 G
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against CA Boca Juniors and CA Velez Sarsfield has kicked off!
5' CA Velez Sarsfield fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Boca Juniors that had 183 games and scored 223 goals.
12' The deadlock is broken! Diego Valdes gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
17' It is a cagey affair so far. CA Boca Juniors in their trying to find a way past CA Velez Sarsfield's compact .
22' 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.
27' Ayrton Costa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 169 appearances.
32' The home supporters are growing impatient. CA Boca Juniors must find a spark to ignite this game.
36' Lautaro Blanco is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
39' Santiago Ascacibar does the damage! The net is bulging and CA Boca Juniors surge ahead!
41' The referee shows CA Velez Sarsfield player a card on 41.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lucas Robertone.
44' It’s gonna be a card for Ayrton Costa.
46' Fresh legs for CA Boca Juniors! Marco Pellegrino comes on to replace Ayrton Costa.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA Boca Juniors and CA Velez Sarsfield are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' The referee shows CA Velez Sarsfield player a card on 54.
59' Argentina international Emanuel Mammana has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
60' It’s gonna be a card for Matias Pellegrini.
63' Milton Gimenez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Miguel Merentiel at the 63 minute mark.
68' CA Boca Juniors are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CA Velez Sarsfield backline.
73' Tomas Marchiori is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CA Velez Sarsfield tonight.
74' A change in the CA Boca Juniors ranks — Leonel Flores exits the field as Sebastian Villa enters on 74.
79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Miguel Merentiel, as he is very good at scoring at La Bombonera with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
82' The CA Velez Sarsfield manager makes a substitution. Lucas Robertone departs to be replaced by Luca Feler.
83' A tactical swap from CA Velez Sarsfield — Alex Veron on, Manuel Lanzini off on 83 minutes.
88' A moment of madness from Roberto Joaquin Garcia on 88 minutes earns him a card. CA Velez Sarsfield will be frustrated.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

Starting XI

25
Santiago Ascacibar
5
Leandro Paredes
1
Alvaro Montero
16
Miguel Merentiel ↓ Milton Gimenez 63'
3
Lautaro Blanco
32
Ayrton Costa ↓ Marco Pellegrino 46'
2
Lautaro Di Lollo
17
Leandro Lozano
18
Milton Delgado
10
Tomas Aranda ↓ Alan Velasco 63'
19
Leonel Flores ↓ Sebastian Villa 74'

Bench

Coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena

CA Velez Sarsfield Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Barros Schelotto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Federico Mancuello	1
Cristian Alberto Tarragona	1
Javier Morales	1
Lucas Janson	1
Jorge Figal	1
Cristian Pavon	1
Luca Langoni	1
Sebastian Villa	1

Head to Head

CA Boca Juniors Form

2026-08-08 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Velez Sarsfield D 2026-08-05 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2026-08-02 CA Newell's Old Boys 2–2 CA Boca Juniors D 2026-07-26 CD Riestra 3–0 CA Boca Juniors L 2026-05-09 CA Boca Juniors 0–1 CA Huracan L 2026-05-02 CA Central Cordoba 1–2 CA Boca Juniors W

CA Velez Sarsfield Form

2026-08-08 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Velez Sarsfield D 2026-08-03 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–0 CA Independiente W 2026-07-30 CA Talleres 1–3 CA Velez Sarsfield W 2026-07-24 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–0 Instituto AC Cordoba W 2026-05-11 CA Velez Sarsfield 0–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L 2026-05-04 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.9 CA Boca Juniors xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 CA Velez Sarsfield xG

I would bet for: CA Boca Juniors or CA Velez Sarsfield 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA Boca Juniors33% Draw31% CA Velez Sarsfield36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

CA Boca Juniors or Draw

64%

Draw or CA Velez Sarsfield

67%

CA Boca Juniors or CA Velez Sarsfield

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

CA Boca Juniors19% Draw54% CA Velez Sarsfield27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.7%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 2

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

2 – 2

3.4%

0 – 3

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

1.8%

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Handicap	CA Boca Juniors covers	Push	CA Velez Sarsfield covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	18%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	22%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

CA Velez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

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