Top-drawer Boca Juniors visit Huracán after their 4-2-result against Lanús. Check out our thorough match preview!
- Huracán have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Superliga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This is a local fight, usually meaning extra tension and importance.
Huracán form and stats
3-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Huracán so far this season.
A good away victory last time out for Huracán, who won 2-1 against Central Cordoba SdE (placed 25th). César Ibáñez, defender, was given a rating of 8.05/10 in that game, top of the team. Ibáñez scored one goal and won 10 of 15 duels.
Before that, Huracán had a home game versus Arsenal de Sarandi which ended with a victory 1-0.There will be little rest for Huracán after this match as they are travelling to Banfield for a Superliga game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Huracán here at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). From these home matches, Huracán have conceded only 5 goals.
Boca Juniors form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Boca Juniors's previous game versus Lanús (placed 4th), a Superliga 4-2 win played at home. As you can tell from the result, the match against Lanús was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Midfielder Edwin Cardona was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.45. Cardona signed up for two assists, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 23 successful passes (of 25 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against River Plate wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.A new game in only four days for Juniors, the Superliga home match versus Godoy Cruz. Busy days.
The visiting Boca Juniors have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other already this season, with the match result Huracán - Boca Juniors 0-2 logged in the official records. Head-to-head data (for the former eight meetings): Huracán won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Boca Juniors got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / sixTop Goalscorers
  S. Villa Cano 4 goals |  F. Cristaldo 3 goals | C. Izquierdoz 3 goals |
Huracán missing players
Boca Juniors missing players
| Huracán | Boca Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 39 |
| 26 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 86% | 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 64% | 64% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 53% | 60% |
| 21% | 21% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 11% | 7% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 17% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 50% | 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 47% | 53% |
| 32% | 36% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 32% | 36% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 5 | 4.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.9 | 10.1 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.7 |
| 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 31% | 25% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 41% | 36% |
- Huracán have the most matches under the total-line (18) 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 | River Plate | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Lanús | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Velez Sarsfield | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Independiente | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Racing Club | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Huracán | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | Colon | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Sarmiento | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 15 | Unión Santa Fe | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 17 | San Lorenzo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Gimnasia La Plata | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 19 | Platense | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 20 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 21 | Atletico Tucuman | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 22 | Patronato | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 23 | Banfield | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 24 | Aldosivi | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -14 | 11 |