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- Boca Juniors is in the best form (5-1-0) in Superliga
- Huracán have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Superliga
This is a local fight, usually meaning more pressure and significance.
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.
Boca Juniors form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 10 Superliga games here at Estadio Alberto José Armando for Boca Juniors. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Boca Juniors has won five games in a row. The Rosario Central match was the last time out without a victory.
The Juniors goalkeeper Agustin Daniel Rossi is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 230 minutes without conceding a goal in the Superliga.
A strong away win for Boca Juniors against Lanús the last match, as Benedetto were on target. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Ibarra when Benedetto scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute. Goalkeeper Rossi got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.82 out of ten. Rossi topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Boca Juniors won a home game hosting River Plate (1-0).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Boca Juniors have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 19 games) they have won 11 times, drawn 7 and lost 1.
Juniors have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Alberto José Armando with 17 goals in 10 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Huracán form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat. Huracán are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Huracán's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Barracas Central that finished 1-1. Cristaldo got a match rating of 8.13 in that game, top player of the team. Cristaldo hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Huracán travelled to Tigre and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.We have checked recent matches where Huracán have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Lacking goals? 11 of this side's most recent 12 league fixtures have had two goals or less.
It's not easy to score on Huracán as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H meeting ended Juniors - Huracán 0-1, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Boca Juniors won four, Huracán were winners in two and we saw four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Cristaldo 14 goals |   D. Benedetto 11 goals | M. Cóccaro Ferreira 10 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
Huracán missing players
| Boca Juniors | Huracán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 20 | 5 | Played | P | 1 | 17 | 33 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 49 | 31 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 17 | 40 |
| 33 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 33 |
| 89% | 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 67% | 75% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 70% |
| 47% | 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 14% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 3% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 12% |
| 47% | 55% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 53% | 52% |
| 39% | 35% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 35% | 39% |
| 25% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 24% | 21% |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 3 | 3 | 3.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 10.3 | 11.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 28% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 28% |
| 10.4 | 9.3 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 3.2 | 3 |
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Boca Juniors is in the best form (5-1-0) in Superliga
- Huracán have the most matches under the total-line (19) 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 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 35 |
| 2 | Atletico Tucuman | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Huracán | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Gimnasia La Plata | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Racing Club | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | River Plate | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 9 | Platense | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 12 | Patronato | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 13 | Estudiantes | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Union Santa Fe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 15 | Banfield | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 | Tigre | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 17 | Barracas Central | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Rosario Central | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 20 | Independiente | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 21 | Central Cordoba SdE | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 22 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 23 | Defensa y Justicia | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 19 |
| 24 | Colon | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 19 |
| 25 | Talleres Cordoba | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 13 |
| 27 | Aldosivi | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 13 |
| 28 | Lanús | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 11 |
