Superliga: The mid-table placements tell a story of the journey Boca Juniors and Estudiantes have undertaken uptil now. Both squads are set to play; let's get this baby out!
- Boca Juniors have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Estudiantes have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Superliga
It's no vacation for neither Boca Juniors nor Estudiantes 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.
Boca Juniors form and stats
Boca Juniors have played 6 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Juniors, their manager Quintana and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Boca Juniors faced defeat in their previous match, away at San Lorenzo (0-1). The attacking player Villa won the honour of being "man of the match" for Juniors with the rating of 7.63/10. Villa hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 7 of 8 times.
Preceding that match was the home game against Colon that was lost 1-2.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Boca Juniors, as the Copa Libertadores home game vs Deportivo Pereira is only three days away.
The Juniors fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches.
Estudiantes form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Estudiantes have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far.
Estudiantes's last game was the home draw against Atletico Tucuman (0-0). Midfield player Benedetti was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Benedetti dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Independiente at their stadium, the result 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Estudiantes in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Estudiantes, 2 draws and 10 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Estudiantes are hosting Tacuary in the Copa Sudamericana only three days away.
6 goals have been conceded by Estudiantes in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior eight meetings involving these two teams are: five wins for Boca Juniors, one draw and two wins for Estudiantes. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Boselli 4 goals |   L. Langoni 3 goals |  S. Ascacíbar 3 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
Estudiantes missing players
| Boca Juniors | Estudiantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 82% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 55% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 82% |
| 55% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 18% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 36% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 20% | 27% |
| 36% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.5 | 17.5 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 13.2 | 14.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 28% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 23% | 26% |
| 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.6 | 9.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
- Boca Juniors have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Estudiantes have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Superliga
- Estudiantes 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 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Rosario Central | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Talleres Cordoba | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Lanus | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Belgrano | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Newell's Old Boys | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | Racing Club | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Platense | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Instituto | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Estudiantes | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Central Cordoba SdE | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Velez Sarsfield | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 16 | Boca Juniors | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 17 | Godoy Cruz | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 | Tigre | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Huracán | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | Barracas Central | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 22 | Gimnasia La Plata | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 23 | Banfield | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 24 | Colon | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 25 | Independiente | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 9 |
| 26 | Atletico Tucuman | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 9 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 7 |
