Boca Juniors have delivered excellent football so far this season, sitting at 2nd spot in the table. Barracas Central have an outlook both up and down the table from the 6th spot.
- Boca Juniors have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
- Barracas Central have the the worst goal difference (-7) in Superliga
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
The hosts Juniors saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Libertadores. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Corinthians.
Boca Juniors form and stats
The story so far in the Superliga for Boca Juniors at their home stadium (Estadio Alberto José Armando) is 1 win, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Estadio Alberto José Armando, but a victory now would be sweet for Boca Juniors.
The regulars hope that Boca Juniors will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the Copa Libertadores fixture against Corinthians. Midfielder Romero was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.83 (out of ten) in that game. Romero hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 77 successful passes (of 93 total).
Before that match, a Superliga win away at Central Cordoba SdE.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Boca Juniors home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, three draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Juniors as they are travelling to their away game against Always Ready in the Copa Libertadores. That match is four days after this one.
Boca Juniors has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Boca Juniors's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Barracas Central form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Having won their last three away games Barracas has no reason to fear anyone.
There were no winners in Barracas Central's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Vélez Sarsfield (placed 11th). Goalkeeper Saracho made a total of eleven saves, making him a hero against Vélez Sarsfield. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Arsenal de Sarandi at their stadium, the result 1-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Barracas Central have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. As for defending, Barracas rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Villa Cano 4 goals |  D. Benedetto 4 goals |  N. Bandiera 4 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
Barracas Central missing players
| Boca Juniors | Barracas Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 83% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 67% | 83% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.3 | 6.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 10 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 27% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 47% | 35% |
| 9.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.7 | 14.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
- Barracas Central have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Barracas Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Barracas Central have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Superliga
- Barracas Central have the most points from losing position (12) in Superliga
- Barracas Central have the the worst goal difference (-7) in Superliga
- Barracas Central haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Boca Juniors have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Boca Juniors have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
- Boca Juniors haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Estudiantes | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Tigre | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Aldosivi | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Colon | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Barracas Central | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 7 | Huracan | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Central Cordoba SdE | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Independiente | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Vélez Sarsfield | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Lanus | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Rosario Central | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
