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- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Boca Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rosario Central have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Juniors nor Rosario Central 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 are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Estadio Alberto José Armando. 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 7 games.
Boca Juniors travelled for their previous game, a trip to Racing Club that ended 0-0. The goalie Rossi was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.2 out of ten. Rossi topped it up with a clean sheet.
There will be little rest for Juniors after this match as they are travelling to Defensa y Justicia for a Superliga game in only four days.
Boca Juniors have conceded 11 from these games.
Rosario Central form and stats
There's been little loot from Rosario Central's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Superliga. Rosario Central only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
Rosario Central go into this game after a win, the home game against Barracas Central that ended 3-1. A heroic performance from Rosario in their game against Barracas Central last time out. Things got complicated when Tanlongo was sent off in the 41st minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 3-1 victory! Blanco, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.35. Blanco signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and won 1 of 4 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Tigre wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Highlight this: 10 of the latest 13 league fixtures featuring this club have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
The attacking power of Rosario Central when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As for defending, Rosario rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest past result between these teams is the Boca Juniors - Rosario Central 2-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Boca Juniors two wins, three draws and Rosario Central five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Benedetto 9 goals |  S. Villa Cano 8 goals |  F. Rojo 5 goals |
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| Boca Juniors | Rosario Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 15 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 42 | 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 31 | 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 34 |
| 90% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 73% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 63% |
| 50% | 53% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 48% |
| 17% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 22% |
| 3% | 6% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 59% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 41% |
| 33% | 29% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 33% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 33% |
| 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 12 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 27% | 31% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 20% | 26% |
| 9.9 | 8.9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.1 | 9.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Boca Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rosario Central have scored away.
- Rosario Central have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Atletico Tucuman | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Huracan | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | River Plate | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | Racing Club | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Patronato | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Platense | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Unión Santa Fe | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Tigre | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 14 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Newell's Old Boys | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Rosario Central | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Estudiantes | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 19 | Banfield | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | Colon | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
| 21 | Defensa y Justicia | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 22 | Central Cordoba SdE | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 14 |
| 23 | Barracas Central | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 24 | Talleres Córdoba | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 25 | Independiente | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 26 | Vélez Sarsfield | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 10 |
| 27 | Aldosivi | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 8 |
| 28 | Lanus | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 7 |
