Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: Boca Juniors and Monagas meet at Estadio Alberto José Armando to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
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
Juniors was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Copa Libertadores.Boca Juniors are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Godoy Cruz. As you see from the result above, Boca Juniors suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Romero, an attacker, was the declared top performer for the team in that match, receiving a rating of 7.33 (out of 10). Romero hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
In the match before that, Juniors hosted Lanus and drew the Superliga game 1-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Boca Juniors, as the Superliga home game vs Sarmiento is only three days away.
Monagas form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the 2nd round, when Everton drew the shortest straw.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Monagas so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Monagas lost away at Caracas (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Before that, the victory at home against Deportivo Pereira in the Copa Libertadores (1-0).
After this away game Monagas return home for a Primera Division game against Rayo Zuliano. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Monagas are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 7 away games. Monagas have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Monagas - Juniors 0-0 was the outcome when these sides last did battle, some time ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Merentiel Serrano 5 goals | M. Payero 4 goals | L. Langoni 3 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
Monagas missing players
| Boca Juniors | Monagas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 9 | ||
| 12.6 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 26% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Deportivo Pereira | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Monagas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Deportivo Pereira | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Monagas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Deportivo Tachira | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Caracas | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Carabobo | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Portuguesa | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Metropolitanos | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Estudiantes Merida | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Angostura | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Monagas | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | Zamora Futbol Club | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
| 12 | Hermanos Colmenares | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Rayo Zuliano | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 14 |
| 14 | UCV | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 12 |
| 15 | Mineros de Guayana | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 11 |
