Superliga: Two participants in reasonable form get together for this game. Boca Juniors have a slight edge with their 4th place in the table?
- Independiente have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Boca Juniors have the most points from losing position (16) in Superliga
It's no vacation for neither Independiente nor Boca Juniors 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.
Independiente form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, Independiente have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games. Two home wins in a row for Independiente bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager J. Falcioni led his Independiente to a defeat in the Superliga match away at Central Cordoba SdE. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Libertadores de América. Gastón Togni, defender, was given a rating of 7.31/10 in that game, top of the team. Togni won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Arsenal de Sarandi.The Independiente fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. Independiente have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boca Juniors form and stats
The visitors are W5-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga.
253 minutes! That's how long the Boca Juniors goalkeeper Agustin Daniel Rossi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Juniors are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Superliga against Sarmiento (placed 19th). Midfielder Edwin Cardona was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.42. Cardona hit the woodwork once, hit six key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 46 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Aldosivi with the score of 3-0.After this away game Boca Juniors return home for a Superliga game against Newell's Old Boys. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visiting Juniors have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 11 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also played each other previously this match year: Independiente - Boca Juniors 1-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: one - five - three (Independiente wins - draws - Boca Juniors wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Romero 11 goals |   L. Vásquez 6 goals | S. Villa Cano 5 goals |
Independiente missing players
Boca Juniors missing players
| Independiente | Boca Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 18 | 36 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 38 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 11 | 26 | 49 |
| 30 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 89% | 89% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 83% | 86% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 61% | 64% |
| 25% | 22% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 39% | 36% |
| 14% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 14% |
| 8% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 31% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 39% | 47% |
| 42% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 39% | 36% |
| 39% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 39% | 31% |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.6 | 10.8 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 9.4 | 10.6 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 29% | 29% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 32% |
| 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8 | 8.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Boca Juniors have the most points from losing position (16) in Superliga
- Independiente have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 49 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Velez Sarsfield | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Lanus | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Colón | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Estudiantes | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Independiente | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Huracan | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Unión Santa Fe | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 25 |
| 17 | Aldosivi | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Platense | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Patronato | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 | Newell's Old Boys | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 22 | Banfield | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 21 |
| 23 | Atlético Tucumán | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 20 |
| 25 | San Lorenzo | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -16 | 19 |