CA River Plate vs CA Boca Juniors, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA River Plate

0 – 1

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CA Boca Juniors

Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 20:00 UTC El Monumental HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45+6' Leandro Paredes pen

Y 13' Adam Bareiro

Facundo Colidio 34' Y

Lautaro Rivero Cruz 42' Y

Marcos Acuna 60' Y

Y 60' Leandro Paredes

Lucas Martinez Quarta 83' Y

Y 86' Milton Gimenez

Maximiliano Salas 90' Y

Y 90' Ander Herrera

Gonzalo Montiel 90' Y

Overview

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CA River Plate vs CA Boca Juniors — Superliga Argentina at El Monumental.

CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
CA Boca Juniors 27 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Dario Herrera
Assistant 1 Juan Pablo Belatti
Assistant 2 Pablo Gonzalez

22 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 9 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 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 Junin	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA River Plate 8 games · Avg 1.4 goals CA Boca Juniors

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-19 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Boca Juniors 2025-11-09 CA Boca Juniors 2–0 CA River Plate 2024-09-21 CA Boca Juniors 0–1 CA River Plate 2023-05-07 CA River Plate 1–0 CA Boca Juniors 2022-09-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 CA River Plate

Recent Form

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	CA Boca Juniors	H	0–1	L
12 Apr	Racing Club	A	2–0	W
05 Apr	CA Belgrano	H	3–0	W
22 Mar	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto	A	2–0	W
15 Mar	CA Sarmiento de Junin	H	2–0	W
13 Mar	CA Huracan	A	2–1	W

CA Boca Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	CA River Plate	A	1–0	W
11 Apr	CA Independiente	H	1–1	D
02 Apr	CA Talleres	A	1–0	W
22 Mar	Instituto AC Cordoba	H	2–0	W
16 Mar	CA Union	A	1–1	D
11 Mar	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

CA River Plate		CA Boca Juniors
#5	Position	#6
43	Points	42
27	Played	27
11 / 10 / 6	W / D / L	11 / 9 / 7
38	Scored	30
21	Conceded	23
+17	GD	+7
1.59	PPG	1.56
41%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

44% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts). CA Boca Juniors are 6th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA River Plate

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/3

31-45

7/2

46-60

3/–

61-75

3/4

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Boca Juniors

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/2

31-45

7/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA River Plate

Gonzalo Montiel	6 G	2 A
Sebastian Driussi	6 G
Tomas Galvan	5 G	2 A
Juan Fernando Quintero	3 G	2 A
Juan Quintero	3 G	2 A

CA Boca Juniors

Miguel Merentiel	8 G	2 A
Santiago Ascacibar	5 G	2 A
Milton Gimenez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at El Monumental. CA River Plate are looking to make home advantage count against CA Boca Juniors.
5' CA Boca Juniors has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
13' Adam Bareiro picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
18' It is a substitution in CA River Plate team. Sebastian Driussi is replaced by Maximiliano Salas on 18 minute.
23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
28' It looks like no one’s ball. CA River Plate is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
33' It is a cagey affair so far. CA River Plate in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past CA Boca Juniors's compact 4-4-2.
34' Poor challenge from Facundo Colidio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
39' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA River Plate and CA Boca Juniors are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' CA River Plate receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
46' CA River Plate make a change. Juan Cruz Meza trudges off to be replaced by Giuliano Galoppo on 46 minutes.
51' What a moment for Leandro Paredes! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CA Boca Juniors winning 100% of all matches.
57' CA River Plate ring the changes. Ray Paez has done his job and it is now time for Joaquin Freitas to step up.
60' It’s gonna be a card for Marcos Acuna.
65' CA Boca Juniors come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
69' The supporters are chanting for Exequiel Zeballos. He replaces Miguel Merentiel on 69 minute.
72' CA Boca Juniors manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ander Herrera is hanging Leandro Paredes on the field on 72 minute.
77' A quiet spell here at El Monumental. CA Boca Juniors seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
82' Another change for CA Boca Juniors made on 82 minute. Adam Bareiro leaves to be changed by Milton Gimenez.
83' Lucas Martinez Quarta was booked on 83.
86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Milton Gimenez on 86.
88' Ian Subiabre gets the nod from CA River Plate. He replaces Lautaro Rivero Cruz and will look to change the dynamic.
90' It’s a booking for CA River Plate player. Maximiliano Salas gets a card.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

21
Marcos Acuna
29
Gonzalo Montiel
9
Sebastian Driussi ↓ Maximiliano Salas 18'
6
Anibal Moreno
11
Facundo Colidio
28
Lucas Martinez Quarta
26
Tomas Galvan
19
Ray Paez ↓ Joaquin Freitas 57'
13
Lautaro Rivero Cruz ↓ Ian Subiabre 88'
41
Santiago Beltran
24
Juan Cruz Meza ↓ Giuliano Galoppo 46'

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

25
Santiago Ascacibar
5
Leandro Paredes ↓ Ander Herrera 72'
23
Marcelo Weigandt
16
Miguel Merentiel ↓ Exequiel Zeballos 69'
28
Adam Bareiro ↓ Milton Gimenez 82'
3
Lautaro Blanco
32
Ayrton Costa
2
Lautaro Di Lollo
12
Leandro Brey
18
Milton Delgado
36
Tomas Aranda ↓ Tomas Belmonte 72'

Bench

Coach Claudio Ubeda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Julian Alvarez	2
Miguel Merentiel	1
Exequiel Zeballos	1
Gonzalo Martinez	1
Ignacio Scocco	1
Gonzalo Martinez	1
Ignacio Scocco	1
Dario Benedetto	1

Head to Head

CA River Plate Form

2026-04-19 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Boca Juniors L 2026-04-12 Racing Club 0–2 CA River Plate W 2026-04-05 CA River Plate 3–0 CA Belgrano W 2026-03-22 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 0–2 CA River Plate W 2026-03-15 CA River Plate 2–0 CA Sarmiento de Junin W 2026-03-13 CA Huracan 1–2 CA River Plate W

CA Boca Juniors Form

2026-04-19 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Boca Juniors W 2026-04-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Independiente D 2026-04-02 CA Talleres 0–1 CA Boca Juniors W 2026-03-22 CA Boca Juniors 2–0 Instituto AC Cordoba W 2026-03-16 CA Union 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D 2026-03-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.03 CA River Plate xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 CA Boca Juniors xG

I would bet for: CA River Plate or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate39% Draw34% CA Boca Juniors27%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	55%	45%
± 2.5	28%	72%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

CA River Plate or Draw

72%

Draw or CA Boca Juniors

61%

CA River Plate or CA Boca Juniors

66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate25% Draw57% CA Boca Juniors18%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

18.6%

1 – 0

15.1%

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

2.8%

3 – 0

2.7%

3 – 1

2.4%

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap	CA River Plate covers	Push	CA Boca Juniors covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	23%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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