Argentinos Juniors reset their brains and bodies for this after their 2-1 result against Atletico Tucuman, a fixture that gave some clarity. How will they do against Boca Juniors?
- Argentinos Juniors have the most scored goals (17) at home in Superliga
- Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Boca Juniors have scored away.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
Argentinos Juniors have performed here at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona this season with 4 wins from 7 Superliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
It's back home for Argentinos, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Atletico Tucuman away with the result 2-1. Ávalos and Allister found the net in that victory. At last, a league victory after four matches without one. Ávalos, a striker, was the top player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.23 (out of 10). Ávalos scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Independiente.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Argentinos Juniors handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
Argentinos Juniors can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 17 times. Argentinos's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boca Juniors form and stats
Boca Juniors have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 2-1-4 (7 played).
Impressive finishing from Payero and Benedetto secured the home win 2-0 against Belgrano in their previous game. The attacker Benedetto got a match rating of 7.43 in that game. Benedetto scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against River Plate wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Boca Juniors have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Juniors have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last ten meetings involving these two contenders are: two wins for Argentinos Juniors, four draws and four wins for Boca Juniors. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Ávalos Stumpfs 9 goals | K. Mac Allister 4 goals |  M. Payero 4 goals |
Argentinos Juniors missing players
Boca Juniors missing players
| Argentinos Juniors | Boca Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 56% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 56% |
| 44% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 19% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 14% | 25% |
| 12% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 38% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 44% |
| 44% | 43% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 15.2 | 18.4 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.9 | 13.6 |
| 5.6 | 6.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 23% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 32% |
| 9.8 | 9.9 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 12 | 11.1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
- Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Boca Juniors have scored away.
- Argentinos Juniors have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Argentinos Juniors have the most scored goals (17) at home in Superliga
- Argentinos Juniors haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Boca Juniors have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Boca Juniors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Defensa y Justicia | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Belgrano | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Lanus | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 13 | Tigre | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Platense | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Instituto | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Racing Club | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Independiente | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 17 |
| 21 | Colon | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 22 | Huracan | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 23 | Barracas Central | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 24 | Velez Sarsfield | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 25 | Banfield | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 26 | Atletico Tucuman | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 9 |
