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

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Liga Profesional · 2026

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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

Match Preview

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

45% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

34% 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

2/6

16-30

6/2

31-45

7/1

46-60

3/5

61-75

2/–

76+

8/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Velez Sarsfield

0-15

8/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/1

76+

5/6

■ 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 Velez Sarsfield

Ronaldo Martinez	10 G	1 A
Manuel Lanzini	6 G
Florian Monzon	6 G
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. CA Boca Juniors host CA Velez Sarsfield — let the battle begin!
5' CA Velez Sarsfield looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Diego Valdes scoring 1 goals.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
12' GOAL! Diego Valdes scores on 12.
17' The travelling CA Velez Sarsfield supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. CA Boca Juniors in their trying to find a way past CA Velez Sarsfield's compact .
27' Ayrton Costa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 189 appearances.
32' CA Velez Sarsfield is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Poor challenge from Lautaro Blanco. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
39' What an equalizer from Santiago Ascacibar!
41' That is a card for CA Velez Sarsfield. Gustavo Barros Schelotto will be fuming at that decision.
42' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Robertone is booked for CA Velez Sarsfield — card on 42.
44' CA Boca Juniors receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
46' Marco Pellegrino is replacing Ayrton Costa for the CA Boca Juniors side.
51' Colombia international Alvaro Montero has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
54' The referee shows CA Velez Sarsfield player a card on 54.
59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gustavo Barros Schelotto might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' That is a card for CA Velez Sarsfield. Matias Pellegrini will be fuming at that decision.
63' The supporters are chanting for Milton Gimenez. He replaces Miguel Merentiel on 63 minute.
68' Leandro Paredes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
73' Lautaro Blanco has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
74' The supporters are chanting for Sebastian Villa. He replaces Leonel Flores on 74 minute.
79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Veron, as he is very good at scoring at La Bombonera with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
82' The CA Velez Sarsfield bench stirs into life. Lucas Robertone is withdrawn and Luca Feler gets his opportunity.
83' Time for substitution for CA Velez Sarsfield. Manuel Lanzini is replaced by Alex Veron.
88' CA Velez Sarsfield receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Lucas Janson	1
Jorge Figal	1
Cristian Pavon	1
Luca Langoni	1
Sebastian Villa	1
Diego Valdes	1
Edwin Cardona	1
Santiago Ascacibar	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.