CA Boca Juniors vs Estudiantes de La Plata, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

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Estudiantes de La Plata

Wed 5 Aug 2026 · 22:00 UTC El Palacio HT 45' · FT 45'

Santiago Ascacibar 45+1' 1–0

Y 56' Lucas Piovi

Leonel Flores 74' Y

Y 78' Gabriel Neves

Y 90' Gaston Benedetti

Overview

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CA Boca Juniors vs Estudiantes de La Plata — Superliga Argentina at El Palacio.

CA Boca Juniors 27 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Estudiantes de La Plata 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Nazareno Arasa

24 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 3 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 9 games · Avg 2.0 goals Estudiantes de La Plata

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-05 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2026-01-29 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 CA Boca Juniors 2025-11-02 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–2 CA Boca Juniors 2024-08-27 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–1 CA Boca Juniors 2023-04-15 CA Boca Juniors 0–1 Estudiantes de La Plata

Recent Form

CA Boca Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
23 Apr	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	A	4–0	W

Estudiantes de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	CA Boca Juniors	A	0–1	L
01 Aug	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	H	3–0	W
26 Jul	CA Independiente	H	0–2	L
10 May	Racing Club	H	0–1	L
03 May	CA Platense	A	2–0	W
25 Apr	CA Talleres	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

CA Boca Juniors		Estudiantes de La Plata
#6	Position	#12
42	Points	36
27	Played	27
11 / 9 / 7	W / D / L	8 / 12 / 7
30	Scored	36
23	Conceded	34
+7	GD	+2
1.56	PPG	1.33
41%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

43% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de La Plata this season

CA Boca Juniors are 6th (42 pts). Estudiantes de La Plata are 12th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors

0-15

2/7

16-30

7/2

31-45

7/1

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/–

76+

8/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Estudiantes de La Plata

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/6

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors

Miguel Merentiel	10 G	2 A
Santiago Ascacibar	5 G	2 A
Milton Gimenez	4 G

Estudiantes de La Plata

Fabricio Perez Escudero	5 G	1 A
Tiago Palacios	4 G	3 A
Alexis Castro	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Estudiantes de La Plata kicks off things out of here…
5' Argentina international Santiago Nunez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alexander Medina will be considering his options from the bench.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CA Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' CA Boca Juniors are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Estudiantes de La Plata backline.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Estudiantes de La Plata fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' CA Boca Juniors started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Facundo Farias needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
46' Santiago Ascacibar doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Piovi on 56.
60' A change in the Estudiantes de La Plata ranks — Fabricio Perez Escudero exits the field as Brian Aguirre enters on 60.
65' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
67' A tactical swap from CA Boca Juniors — Sebastian Villa on, Miguel Merentiel off on 67 minutes.
68' Estudiantes de La Plata ring the changes. Alexis Castro has done his job and it is now time for Facundo Farias to step up.
73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gaston Benedetti, as he is very good at scoring at El Palacio with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
74' Leonel Flores picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' Estudiantes de La Plata receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
80' Alan Velasco gets the nod from CA Boca Juniors. He replaces Tomas Aranda and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Another substitution for CA Boca Juniors to replace Leonel Flores by Kevin Zenon on 85 minute.
86' A tactical swap from Estudiantes de La Plata — Lucas Alario on, Lucas Piovi off on 86 minutes.
90' That is a card for Estudiantes de La Plata. Gaston Benedetti will be fuming at that decision.
CA Boca Juniors celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

Starting XI

25
Santiago Ascacibar
5
Leandro Paredes ↓ Camilo Rey Domenech 85'
1
Alvaro Montero
16
Miguel Merentiel ↓ Sebastian Villa 67'
3
Lautaro Blanco
2
Lautaro Di Lollo
26
Marco Pellegrino
17
Leandro Lozano
18
Milton Delgado
10
Tomas Aranda ↓ Alan Velasco 80'
19
Leonel Flores ↓ Kevin Zenon 85'

Bench

Coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena

Estudiantes de La Plata Lineups

Starting XI

9
Guido Carrillo
22
Alexis Castro ↓ Facundo Farias 68'
21
Lucas Piovi ↓ Lucas Alario 86'
20
Eric Meza
24
Tiago Palacios
13
Gaston Benedetti
1
Fabricio Iacovich
4
Santiago Nunez
29
Fabricio Perez Escudero ↓ Brian Aguirre 60'
17
Joaquin Tobio Burgos ↓ Edwuin Cetre 60'
10
Tiago Palacios ↓ Gabriel Neves 68'

Bench

Coach Alexander Medina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fabian Noguera	3
Edwuin Cetre	2
Guillermo Fernandez	2
Matias Pellegrini	1
Fabian Noguera	1
Miguel Merentiel	1
Matias Pellegrini	1
Exequiel Zeballos	1

Head to Head

CA Boca Juniors Form

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 2026-04-23 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 0–4 CA Boca Juniors W

Estudiantes de La Plata Form

2026-08-05 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2026-08-01 Estudiantes de La Plata 3–0 CSyD Defensa y Justicia W 2026-07-26 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 CA Independiente L 2026-05-10 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–1 Racing Club L 2026-05-03 CA Platense 0–2 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2026-04-25 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–0 CA Talleres D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.19 CA Boca Juniors xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Estudiantes de La Plata xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Boca Juniors46% Draw30% Estudiantes de La Plata24%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

CA Boca Juniors or Draw

75%

Draw or Estudiantes de La Plata

54%

CA Boca Juniors or Estudiantes de La Plata

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Boca Juniors28% Draw53% Estudiantes de La Plata19%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.5%

1 – 1

14.2%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.8%

2 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

3.3%

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Handicap	CA Boca Juniors covers	Push	Estudiantes de La Plata covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	23%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Estudiantes de La Plata keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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