Superliga game preview and stats: Boca Juniors fight Arsenal de Sarandi

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto José Armando (49000 seats)

Superliga: High-profile against not good enough, at least based on the points won so far. Boca Juniors - Arsenal de Sarandi. Home victory or a shock?

Insights:
  • Boca Juniors is in the best form (4-1-1) in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have yet to win a game 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.

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Boca Juniors form and stats

Boca Juniors have collected 4 points from their Superliga home games so far after 1-1-1.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Agustin Daniel Rossi not having conceded a league goal in 200 minutes.

Boca Juniors are returning here after visiting River Plate and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Villa scored the goal(s). Goalkeeper Rossi got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.85 out of ten. Rossi topped it up with a clean sheet.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Estudiantes and winning 1-0.

There will be little rest for Juniors after this match as they are travelling to Deportivo Cali for a Copa Libertadores game in only three days.

Boca Juniors has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Arsenal de Sarandi form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Arsenal de Sarandi with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. With three draws in a row for Arsenal de Sarandi the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Arsenal de Sarandi are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Defensa y Justicia. Goñi, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.83. Goñi scored one goal and won 2 of 4 duels.

Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Arsenal have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Boca Juniors-Arsenal de Sarandi H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Boca Juniors six wins, Arsenal de Sarandi zero wins, three draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Boca JuniorsS. Villa Cano
S. Villa Cano
3 goals
Boca JuniorsD. Benedetto
D. Benedetto
3 goals
Arsenal de SarandiS. Lomónaco
S. Lomónaco
3 goals

Boca Juniors missing players

Arsenal de Sarandi missing players

Boca Juniors Arsenal de Sarandi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 3 7
4 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
1 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
9 3 2 Scored S 2 3 8
6 3 1 Conceded C 3 5 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
57% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 71%
43% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 43%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 14%
57% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 71%
29% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
14% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
5.3 6.7 9 Corners for (avg) C F 8 7.3 7.3
4.3 3.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.3 4.3
3.6 3 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.3 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.4 9.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7 10 9.9
4.1 3.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.3 3.1
31% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 23% 36%
 
9.4 6.3 7 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.7 9.9
3.9 3.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4 4.1
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have yet to win a game away.
  • Boca Juniors have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Boca Juniors haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Boca Juniors is in the best form (4-1-1) in Superliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Estudiantes 7 4 2 1 12 9 4 3 0 1 7 5 3 1 2 0 5 4 3 14
2 Boca Juniors 7 4 2 1 9 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 1 0 6 3 3 14
3 Tigre 7 3 3 1 9 3 3 2 1 0 6 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 6 12
4 Colón 7 3 3 1 9 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 1 2 1 4 3 4 12
5 Aldosivi 7 3 1 3 8 7 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 10
6 Huracán 7 3 1 3 8 8 4 2 0 2 6 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 10
7 Central Cordoba SdE 7 2 3 2 6 6 3 1 0 2 3 4 4 1 3 0 3 2 0 9
8 Barracas Central 7 3 0 4 9 12 3 2 0 1 4 4 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3 9
9 Godoy Cruz 7 2 2 3 11 13 3 0 2 1 4 6 4 2 0 2 7 7 -2 8
10 Independiente 7 1 4 2 9 10 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 7
11 Arsenal de Sarandi 7 1 4 2 8 9 4 1 3 0 5 4 3 0 1 2 3 5 -1 7
12 Rosario Central 7 2 1 4 6 9 4 1 0 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 -3 7
13 Lanús 7 1 3 3 6 7 4 1 2 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 3 5 -1 6
14 Vélez Sarsfield 7 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 4 0 1 3 0 4 -2 6

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.