It's only six days since Boca Juniors fought Patronato and the result was 0-3. What will happen versus Platense?
- Boca Juniors have the most conceded goals (19) in Superliga
- Boca Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Platense have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Boca Juniors form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Alberto José Armando as Boca Juniors have scored 12 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 4-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Alberto José Armando.
Juniors faced defeat in their previous match, away at Patronato (0-3). The forward Romero was named "man of the match" for Boca Juniors with the rating of 7.44/10. Romero hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 8 of 12 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Estudiantes in a game that was won 3-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Boca Juniors's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 5 matches, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Lots of goals and action? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 most recent league matches with this side has seen at least three goals.
The manager Battaglia will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Agropecuario in only four days.
Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Platense form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Platense playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.
The attacking players of Platense have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Platense's last game was the home draw against Barracas Central (0-0). Midfielder Taborda was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.61. Taborda hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Tigre's place.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Platense playing away, we found 6 games. Results were 3 away wins, 1 draw and 2 home wins.
A tale of few goals? 8 of this side's latest 10 league matches have contained two goals or less.
It's early days yet, but Platense has scored 5 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (5 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Benedetto 9 goals |  S. Villa Cano 8 goals |  F. Rojo 5 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
Platense missing players
| Boca Juniors | Platense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 40 | 26 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 14 | 20 | 31 |
| 93% | 94% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 75% | 81% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 68% |
| 50% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 40% |
| 18% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 42% | 20% |
| 4% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 58% | 48% |
| 32% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 25% | 19% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 36% |
| 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 11.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.9 | 10.1 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 29% | 32% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 25% |
| 9.8 | 9.1 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 13.6 | 12.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
- Boca Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Platense have scored away.
- Boca Juniors have the most conceded goals (19) in Superliga
- Platense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Platense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Tucuman | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Godoy Cruz | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Platense | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Union Santa Fe | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Patronato | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Huracan | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | River Plate | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Boca Juniors | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Banfield | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | Rosario Central | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 17 | Colon | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 18 | Tigre | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 | Defensa y Justicia | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 20 | Barracas Central | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 21 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 22 | Estudiantes | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 23 | Velez Sarsfield | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 24 | Talleres Cordoba | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 25 | Independiente | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 26 | Central Cordoba SdE | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 27 | Aldosivi | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 8 |
| 28 | Lanus | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
