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

Refresh

FIFA Club World Cup · 2025

CA Boca Juniors

2 – 2

Full Time

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 Munchen	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	Vitoria 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' Welcome to Hard Rock Stadium that hosts another battle between CA Boca Juniors and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
5' CA Boca Juniors are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
10' CA Boca Juniors is showing some good football. However, CA Boca Juniors are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Uruguay international Miguel Merentiel has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
20' Fresh legs for CA Boca Juniors! Tomas Belmonte comes on to replace Ander Herrera.
21' The Uruguay Miguel Merentiel breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 1-0!
26' Nicolas Otamendi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 4 cards already picked up this season.
27' Magnificent from Rodrigo Battaglia! That is 2 goals in 507 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' Agustin Marchesin, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 826 goals from 469 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Ander Herrera argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Andrea Belotti gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Samuel Dahl and will look to change the dynamic.
48' A goal from the Argentina international Angel di Maria! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-1!
53' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
58' It is a substitution in CA Boca Juniors team. Alan Velasco is replaced by Milton Gimenez on 58 minute.
61' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 61 minute. Bruma leaves to be changed by Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu.
62' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Renato Sanches is withdrawn and Orkun Kokcu gets his opportunity.
66' Fresh legs for CA Boca Juniors! Exequiel Zeballos comes on to replace Miguel Merentiel.
66' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos Palacios is booked for CA Boca Juniors — card on 66.
68' A moment of madness from Alvaro Carreras on 68 minutes earns him a card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
72' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
77' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Angel di Maria has done his job and it is now time for Gianluca Prestianni to step up.
82' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vangelis Pavlidis on 83.
84' Nicolas Otamendi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the defender.
85' CA Boca Juniors player sees a card in front of him.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Jorge Figal is booked for CA Boca Juniors — card on 88.
90' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Leandro Barreiro Martins on, Florentino off on 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — CA Boca Juniors 2-2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

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