Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Patronato & Boca Juniors face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Patronato nor Boca Juniors as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Patronato form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The Patronato club members enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Huracan and win 3-2. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Sava when Batalla scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute. Sosa, a natural forward, was the champion performer for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.11 (out of 10). Sosa scored one goal and hit one key pass.
In the game before, an away victory in the Superliga match versus Godoy Cruz with a 1-0 scoreline.Boca Juniors form and stats
Boca Juniors was sent out of Copa Argentina in the finals last season.Boca Juniors's last game was the home draw against Independiente (2-2). The draw against Independiente came from a losing position. The Boca Juniors manager Ibarra brought on Villa as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfielder Fernández was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.35. Fernández scored one goal.
Preceding that game was the away Superliga victory against Gimnasia La Plata with the score of 2-1.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - two - four (Patronato wins - draws - Boca Juniors wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Benedetto 12 goals |  S. Villa Cano 9 goals | L. Langoni 6 goals |
Patronato missing players
Boca Juniors missing players
| Patronato | Boca Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Scored | S | 10 | 27 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12.7 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 27% | ||
| 14.7 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
