CA Boca Juniors vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Club World Cup 2025 GROUP STAGE

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FIFA Club World Cup · 2025

CA Boca Juniors

2 – 2

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Mon 16 Jun 2025 · 22:00 UTC Hard Rock Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ander Herrera 45' R

Carlos Palacios 66' Y

Y 68' Alvaro Carreras

R 72' Andrea Belotti

Y 83' Vangelis Pavlidis

Ayrton Costa 85' Y

Jorge Figal 88' R

Overview

Match Preview

CA Boca Juniors vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Club World Cup at Hard Rock Stadium.

CA Boca Juniors 3 games · 2 pts (2025/25)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3 games · 7 pts (2025/25)

Match Details

Referee Cesar Ramos

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	SE Palmeiras	3	5
2	Internacional CF Miami	3	5
3	FC Porto	3	2
4	Al Ahly SC	3	2
5	Paris Saint-Germain FC	3	6
6	Botafogo FR	3	6
7	Club Atletico de Madrid	3	6
8	Seattle Sounders FC	3	0
9	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	3	7
10	FC Bayern München	3	6
11	CA Boca Juniors	3	2
12	Auckland City FC	3	1
13	CR Flamengo	3	7
14	Chelsea FC	3	6
15	Esperance de Tunis	3	3
16	Los Angeles FC	3	1
17	FC Internazionale Milano	3	7
18	CF Monterrey	3	5
19	CA River Plate	3	4
20	Urawa Red Diamonds	3	0
21	Borussia Dortmund	3	7
22	Fluminense FC	3	5
23	Mamelodi Sundowns FC	3	4
24	Ulsan HD FC	3	0
25	Manchester City FC	3	9
26	Juventus FC	3	6
27	Al Ain FC	3	3
28	Wydad AC	3	0
29	Real Madrid CF	3	7
30	Al Hilal	3	5
31	FC Red Bull Salzburg	3	4
32	CF Pachuca	3	0

Head-to-Head

CA Boca Juniors 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2025-06-16 CA Boca Juniors 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

CA Boca Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jun	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	2–2	D
26 Feb	Club Alianza Lima	H	4–5	L
19 Feb	Club Alianza Lima	A	0–1	L
14 Dec	CA Independiente	H	0–0	D
09 Dec	CA Newell's Old Boys	A	1–0	W
02 Dec	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	1–0	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jun	CA Boca Juniors	A	2–2	D
17 May	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–1	D
10 May	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	1–1	D
03 May	GD Estoril Praia	A	2–1	W
27 Apr	AVS	H	6–0	W
19 Apr	Vitória SC	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

CA Boca Juniors		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#11	Position	#9
2	Points	7
3	Played	3
0 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 0
4	Scored	9
5	Conceded	2
-1	GD	+7
0.67	PPG	2.33
0%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

50% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

CA Boca Juniors are 11th (2 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 9th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/1

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors

Miguel Merentiel	2 G
Rodrigo Battaglia	1 G

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Angel di Maria	4 G
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G
Nicolas Otamendi	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Hard Rock Stadium will turn into a battlefield for CA Boca Juniors and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alvaro Carreras made 409 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Belmonte. He replaces Ander Herrera on 20 minute.
21' What a strike from Miguel Merentiel! The score is 1-0.
26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gianluca Prestianni, as he is very good at scoring at Hard Rock Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
27' Goal! Rodrigo Battaglia scores his 2 goal in 505 matches.
32' Nicolas Otamendi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 74 Yellow cards this season.
37' CA Boca Juniors is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' It looks surprising CA Boca Juniors does not make any changes. Leandro Barreiro Martins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' CA Boca Juniors receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' The supporters are chanting for Andrea Belotti. He replaces Samuel Dahl on 46 minute.
48' GOAL! Angel di Maria scores on 45.
53' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Boca Juniors is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
58' Another change for CA Boca Juniors made on 58 minute. Alan Velasco leaves to be changed by Milton Gimenez.
61' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Bruma by Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu on 61 minute.
62' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Renato Sanches is replaced by Orkun Kokcu.
66' CA Boca Juniors manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Exequiel Zeballos is hanging Miguel Merentiel on the field on 66 minute.
66' Carlos Palacios was booked on 66.
68' It’s gonna be a card for Alvaro Carreras.
72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andrea Belotti on 72.
77' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 77 minute. Angel di Maria leaves to be changed by Gianluca Prestianni.
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.
83' Vangelis Pavlidis was booked on 83.
84' What a strike from Nicolas Otamendi! The score is 2-2.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ayrton Costa on 85.
88' Jorge Figal is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
90' The supporters are chanting for Leandro Barreiro Martins. He replaces Florentino on 90 minute.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

Starting XI

21
Ander Herrera ↓ Tomas Belmonte 20'
5
Rodrigo Battaglia
17
Luis Advincula
4
Jorge Figal
25
Agustin Marchesin
16
Miguel Merentiel ↓ Exequiel Zeballos 66'
20
Alan Velasco ↓ Milton Gimenez 58'
23
Lautaro Blanco
22
Kevin Zenon
8
Carlos Palacios ↓ William Alarcon 66'
32
Ayrton Costa

Bench

Coach Miguel Russo

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
11
Angel di Maria ↓ Gianluca Prestianni 77'
85
Renato Sanches ↓ Orkun Kokcu 62'
27
Bruma ↓ Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 61'
14
Vangelis Pavlidis
8
Fredrik Aursnes
61
Florentino ↓ Leandro Barreiro Martins 90'
1
Anatolii Trubin
3
Alvaro Carreras
4
Antonio Silva
26
Samuel Dahl ↓ Andrea Belotti 46'

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rodrigo Battaglia	1
Miguel Merentiel	1
Nicolas Otamendi	1
Angel di Maria	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.25 CA Boca Juniors xG

Expected Goals

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

2.64 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA Boca Juniors23% Draw21% Sport Lisboa e Benfica56%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

CA Boca Juniors or Draw

44%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

77%

CA Boca Juniors or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Boca Juniors15% Draw36% Sport Lisboa e Benfica49%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 1

7.5%

1 – 3

7.5%

0 – 2

7.3%

0 – 3

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 4

2 – 3

4.7%

2 – 1

4.2%

0 – 4

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Handicap	CA Boca Juniors covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	34%	—	66%
+1	34%	20%	45%
+1.5	55%	—	45%
+2	55%	19%	27%
+2.5	73%	—	27%

Clean Sheet

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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

CA Boca Juniors vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Club World Cup 2025 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

CA Boca Juniors Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Clean Sheet