Superliga: Argentinos Juniors welcome Boca Juniors in what could be an entertaining football fixture. Here's everything you need to know!
- Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors.
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
The story so far in the Superliga for Argentinos Juniors at their home stadium (Estadio Diego Armando Maradona) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Argentinos Juniors are returning here after visiting Barracas Central and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Vera (2) and Herrera scored the goal(s). Argentinos goalkeeper Lanzillota did an outstanding job against Barracas Central with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Midfield player Vera got a match rating of 8.11 in that game, the max score being 10. Vera scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that, Argentinos Juniors had a home game versus Tigre which ended with a victory 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Argentinos Juniors perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Argentinos Juniors as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Argentinos has won 9 of these, drawn 3 and lost 6.
Take note that 10 of the latest 12 league games from this football club have had goals from both teams.
A decent goal production from Argentinos Juniors in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches.
Boca Juniors form and stats
Things could have gone better for Boca Juniors in their Superliga away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
Impressive finishing from Rojo secured the home win 1-0 against Talleres Cordoba in their previous game. That win felt good as this club had gone three league matches without winning. Rojo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.3. Rojo scored one goal and won 6 of 7 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against San Lorenzo wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Boca Juniors in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Boca Juniors, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Boca Juniors have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Juniors have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior nine meetings featuring these two teams are: one win for Argentinos Juniors, four draws and four wins for Boca Juniors. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 6 red cards from the last nine encounters.Top Goalscorers
  D. Benedetto 9 goals |  S. Villa Cano 7 goals |  G. Ávalos Stumpfs 6 goals |
Argentinos Juniors missing players
Boca Juniors missing players
| Argentinos Juniors | Boca Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 14 | 37 |
| 26 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| 96% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 90% | 92% |
| 75% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 72% |
| 50% | 55% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 48% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 62% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 21% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 21% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 15.5 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
| 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 32% | 25% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 30% |
| 9 | 8.9 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.8 | 9.6 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
- Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Newell's Old Boys | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Atletico Tucuman | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Gimnasia La Plata | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Platense | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Huracan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Union Santa Fe | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Banfield | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Patronato | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 16 | Colón | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Barracas Central | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | River Plate | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 19 | Estudiantes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | Central Cordoba SdE | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Independiente | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 23 | Defensa y Justicia | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 24 | Tigre | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 25 | Velez Sarsfield | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 26 | Lanus | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 27 | Talleres Cordoba | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
