Sunday , 16 August 2026

CA Boca Juniors vs Racing Club, Superliga Argentina 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Liga Profesional · 2023
CA Boca Juniors
3 – 1
Full Time
Racing Club
Sun 30 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Facundo Roncaglia 31' Y
Valentin Barco 54' Y
Martin Payero 61' R
R 61' Juan Nardoni
Y 61' Gabriel Arias
Y 90' Anibal Moreno

Overview

Match Preview

CA Boca Juniors vs Racing Club — Superliga Argentina .

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

2
5
2
CA Boca Juniors 9 games · Avg 1.9 goals Racing Club
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-30 CA Boca Juniors 3–1 Racing Club 2022-08-14 Racing Club 0–0 CA Boca Juniors 2021-08-29 CA Boca Juniors 0–0 Racing Club 2019-10-19 CA Boca Juniors 0–1 Racing Club 2018-10-07 Racing Club 2–2 CA Boca Juniors

Recent Form

CA Boca Juniors
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Racing Club H 3–1 W
23 Apr CA Rosario Central A 2–2 D
15 Apr Estudiantes de La Plata H 0–1 L
12 Apr CA San Lorenzo de Almagro A 0–1 L
10 Apr CA Colon H 1–2 L
01 Apr CA Barracas Central A 3–0 W
Racing Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr CA Boca Juniors A 1–3 L
24 Apr CA Tucuman H 1–3 L
16 Apr CA Independiente A 1–1 D
12 Apr CA Newell's Old Boys H 0–1 L
08 Apr Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata A 1–3 L
01 Apr CA Huracan H 2–1 W

Season Stats

CA Boca Juniors Racing Club
#6 Position #3
42 Points 46
27 Played 27
11 / 9 / 7 W / D / L 14 / 4 / 9
30 Scored 42
23 Conceded 30
+7 GD +12
1.56 PPG 1.70
41% Win % 52%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season
35% Clean Sheets
Racing Club this season

CA Boca Juniors are 6th (42 pts). Racing Club are 3rd (46 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
Racing Club
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors
Miguel Merentiel 5 G 2 A
Santiago Ascacibar 5 G
Milton Gimenez 4 G
Racing Club
Adrian Martinez 4 G
Tomas Conechny 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 Racing Club for another epic battle.
  • 3' GOAL! Martin Payero fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 6' What composure from Guillermo Fernandez! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
  • 16' Sebastian Villa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 21' Racing Club come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Facundo Roncaglia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 36' It’s high time Fernando Gago made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' Ignacio Fernandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Racing Club ring the changes. Gabriel Hauche has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Reniero to step up.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Valentin Barco argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' That is a Red card for Racing Club. Juan Nardoni will be fuming at that decision.
  • 62' Controversy at the stadium! Martin Payero argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 63' CA Boca Juniors ring the changes. Valentin Barco has done his job and it is now time for Agustin Sandez to step up.
  • 68' The whistle greets Facundo Mura as he departs to be replaced by Ivan Pillud.
  • 69' What a strike from Nicolas Reniero! The score is 2-1.
  • 74' It is a cagey affair so far. CA Boca Juniors in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past Racing Club's compact 4-3-3.
  • 76' Gonzalo Piovi makes way for Nicolas Oroz at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Luis Vazquez as he leaves the pitch. Miguel Merentiel steps in for CA Boca Juniors.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' The travelling Racing Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' A tactical swap from CA Boca Juniors — Cristian Medina on, Sebastian Villa off on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Racing Club receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Magnificent from Miguel Merentiel! That is 38 goals in 147 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • It finishes all square. CA Boca Juniors and Racing Club share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Almirón

Racing Club Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Gago

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lisandro Lopez 2
Lisandro Lopez 2
Juan Ignacio Nardoni 1
Sebastian Villa 1
Ramon Abila 1
Matias Zaracho 1
Guillermo Fernandez 1
Martin Payero 1

Head to Head

2023-04-30 CA Boca Juniors 3–1 Racing Club 2022-08-14 Racing Club 0–0 CA Boca Juniors 2021-08-29 CA Boca Juniors 0–0 Racing Club 2019-10-19 CA Boca Juniors 0–1 Racing Club 2018-10-07 Racing Club 2–2 CA Boca Juniors

CA Boca Juniors Form

2023-04-30 CA Boca Juniors 3–1 Racing Club W 2023-04-23 CA Rosario Central 2–2 CA Boca Juniors D 2023-04-15 CA Boca Juniors 0–1 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2023-04-12 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 1–0 CA Boca Juniors L 2023-04-10 CA Boca Juniors 1–2 CA Colon L 2023-04-01 CA Barracas Central 0–3 CA Boca Juniors W

Racing Club Form

2023-04-30 CA Boca Juniors 3–1 Racing Club L 2023-04-24 Racing Club 1–3 CA Tucuman L 2023-04-16 CA Independiente 1–1 Racing Club D 2023-04-12 Racing Club 0–1 CA Newell's Old Boys L 2023-04-08 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 3–1 Racing Club L 2023-04-01 Racing Club 2–1 CA Huracan W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.52 CA Boca Juniors xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Racing Club xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Boca Juniors48% Draw27% Racing Club25%
Actual: CA Boca Juniors win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

CA Boca Juniors or Draw
74%
Draw or Racing Club
52%
CA Boca Juniors or Racing Club
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CA Boca Juniors32% Draw47% Racing Club21%
Actual: CA Boca Juniors win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Handicap CA Boca Juniors covers Push Racing Club covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Racing Club keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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