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

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA River Plate

0 – 1

Full Time

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

Match Preview

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

16 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 8 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 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 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 River Plate 7 games · Avg 1.3 goals CA Boca Juniors

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-19 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Boca Juniors 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 2021-10-03 CA River Plate 2–1 CA Boca Juniors

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 Rio 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 Córdoba	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

14% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

53% 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

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Boca Juniors

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA River Plate

Sebastian Driussi	5 G
Gonzalo Montiel	4 G	1 A
Juan Fernando Quintero	3 G	2 A
Juan Quintero	3 G	2 A

CA Boca Juniors

Miguel Merentiel	5 G	2 A
Milton Gimenez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds El Monumental will turn into a battlefield for CA River Plate and CA Boca Juniors.
5' 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.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
13' Adam Bareiro was booked on 13.
18' Time for substitution for CA River Plate. Sebastian Driussi is replaced by Maximiliano Salas.
23' Milton Gimenez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
28' It looks surprising CA River Plate does not make any changes. Ray Paez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
34' It’s gonna be a card for Facundo Colidio.
39' 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.
42' It’s a booking for CA River Plate player. Lautaro Rivero Cruz gets a card.
46' It is a substitution in CA River Plate team. Juan Cruz Meza is replaced by Giuliano Galoppo on 46 minute.
51' CA Boca Juniors is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leandro Paredes on 45.
56' 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.
57' Time for substitution for CA River Plate. Ray Paez is replaced by Joaquin Freitas.
60' It’s a booking for CA River Plate player. Marcos Acuna gets a card.
65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Facundo Colidio made 485 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
69' Another change for CA Boca Juniors made on 69 minute. Miguel Merentiel leaves to be changed by Exequiel Zeballos.
72' Another substitution for CA Boca Juniors to replace Leandro Paredes by Ander Herrera on 72 minute.
77' CA River Plate started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
82' Milton Gimenez is replacing Adam Bareiro for the CA Boca Juniors side.
83' It’s gonna be a card for Lucas Martinez Quarta.
86' Milton Gimenez was booked on 86.
88' The whistle greets Lautaro Rivero Cruz as he departs to be replaced by Ian Subiabre.
90' It’s a booking for CA River Plate player. Maximiliano Salas gets a card.
Full Time. CA Boca Juniors beats CA River Plate

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
Ignacio Scocco	1
Dario Benedetto	1
Miguel Borja	1
Leandro Paredes	1
Manuel Lanzini	1
Gonzalo Martinez	1
Ignacio Scocco	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 Rio 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 Córdoba 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

1.11 CA River Plate xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 CA Boca Juniors xG

I would bet for: CA River Plate or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate42% Draw33% CA Boca Juniors25%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

CA River Plate or Draw

75%

Draw or CA Boca Juniors

58%

CA River Plate or CA Boca Juniors

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate28% Draw56% CA Boca Juniors16%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.9%

1 – 0

15.8%

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.3%

2 – 2

2.8%

3 – 1

2.7%

1 – 3

1.2%

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap	CA River Plate covers	Push	CA Boca Juniors covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	24%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	16%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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