The magic of the cup as Boca Juniors greet Caracas visitors in Copa Libertadores tie

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Competition: South America Copa Libertadores
Competition: Fri 23.October
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando

Boca Juniors and Caracas get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.

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Boca Juniors form and stats

Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the semi-finals.

Boca Juniors have performed here at Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando this season with 7 wins from 12 Superliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena. Juniors are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Esteban Andrada not having conceded a league goal in 460 minutes.

The spoils were shared in Boca Juniors's previous game, also at home. Visiting Libertad travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Before that match, a Copa Libertadores win away at Independiente Medellin.

Juniors have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando with 18 goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Boca Juniors have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Caracas form and stats

Caracas was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the 3rd round last season.

The seven points Caracas have gathered from their first three away trips in the Primera Division is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Total Copa Libertadores statistics for Caracas: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In general it has been a productive period now for Caracas as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.

Caracas might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Independiente Medellin proved too strong as Caracas slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Libertad.

It's a bit worrying for Caracas that their goalkeeper Christian Flores made seven saves in the Independiente Medellin game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.

The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Caracas we find one game. Results are zero Caracas wins, zero draws and one defeat.

The attacking power of Caracas when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Caracas are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 0 goals away. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Caracas - Boca Juniors 1-1.

Boca Juniors missing players

Caracas missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Boca Juniors Caracas
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   12 25
15 9   Won W   5 11
6 4   Drew D   5 10
4 1   Lost L   2 4
40 24   Scored S   14 38
12 5   Conceded C   12 24
88% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 92%
64% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 76%
32% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 36%
16% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 28%
4% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 12%
28% 29%   BTTS BTTS   50% 60%
60% 64%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 36%
24% 21%   Failed to Score F T   17% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.9 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.2 2.9
8 3   Red cards R C   3 9
 
300 172   Total Shots T S   79 197
139 76   Shots on Target S O   30 88
29% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   47% 43%

  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 5 3 2 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 1 6 11
2 Caracas 5 2 1 2 8 9 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 5 5 -1 7
3 Libertad 5 2 1 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 -1 7
4 Independiente Medellin 5 1 0 4 5 9 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 3
  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 23 14 6 3 35 8 12 7 4 1 18 4 11 7 2 2 17 4 27 48
2 River Plate 23 14 5 4 41 18 11 5 2 4 12 7 12 9 3 0 29 11 23 47
3 Velez Sarsfield 23 11 6 6 27 14 11 5 4 2 14 7 12 6 2 4 13 7 13 39
4 Racing Club 23 9 12 2 28 23 11 5 5 1 13 11 12 4 7 1 15 12 5 39
5 Argentinos Juniors 23 10 9 4 22 17 12 7 5 0 17 9 11 3 4 4 5 8 5 39
6 Defensa y Justicia 23 10 6 7 26 18 12 5 3 4 13 7 11 5 3 3 13 11 8 36
7 Lanus 23 9 9 5 32 29 11 6 4 1 16 9 12 3 5 4 16 20 3 36
8 San Lorenzo 23 11 3 9 32 30 12 6 2 4 20 19 11 5 1 5 12 11 2 36
9 Rosario Central 23 9 9 5 31 29 11 7 3 1 21 9 12 2 6 4 10 20 2 36
10 Newell's Old Boys 23 9 8 6 33 25 12 7 2 3 19 10 11 2 6 3 14 15 8 35
11 Arsenal de Sarandi 23 9 7 7 37 32 12 5 5 2 22 16 11 4 2 5 15 16 5 34
12 Talleres Cordoba 23 10 4 9 34 30 12 7 3 2 20 14 11 3 1 7 14 16 4 34
13 Estudiantes 23 8 6 9 23 22 12 6 2 4 15 9 11 2 4 5 8 13 1 30
14 Independiente 23 8 5 10 27 25 12 5 2 5 21 14 11 3 3 5 6 11 2 29
15 Atletico Tucuman 23 7 8 8 22 25 12 4 5 3 15 14 11 3 3 5 7 11 -3 29
16 Union Santa Fe 23 7 6 10 21 30 11 4 3 4 9 11 12 3 3 6 12 19 -9 27
17 Banfield 23 6 8 9 19 23 12 2 4 6 11 17 11 4 4 3 8 6 -4 26
18 Central Cordoba SdE 23 6 8 9 21 29 11 4 4 3 9 11 12 2 4 6 12 18 -8 26
19 Gimnasia La Plata 23 6 5 12 22 23 11 2 2 7 5 11 12 4 3 5 17 12 -1 23
20 Patronato 23 5 8 10 22 34 11 4 3 4 12 15 12 1 5 6 10 19 -12 23
21 Huracan 23 5 7 11 17 27 11 3 4 4 7 11 12 2 3 7 10 16 -10 22
22 Aldosivi 23 6 4 13 20 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 1 8 10 22 -15 22
23 Colon 23 5 3 15 17 39 12 5 2 5 12 17 11 0 1 10 5 22 -22 18
24 Godoy Cruz 23 6 0 17 22 46 11 3 0 8 11 24 12 3 0 9 11 22 -24 18
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zamora Futbol Club 6 5 1 0 10 2 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 16
2 Caracas 6 4 2 0 12 2 3 2 1 0 10 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 10 14
3 Deportivo Lara 6 4 1 1 9 4 3 3 0 0 7 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 13
4 Monagas 6 3 3 0 10 4 3 3 0 0 7 1 3 0 3 0 3 3 6 12
5 Atlético Venezuela 6 3 2 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 5 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 11
6 Estudiantes Merida 6 3 1 2 10 9 3 3 0 0 8 2 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 10
7 Deportivo La Guaira 5 2 2 1 6 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
8 Trujillanos 5 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 8
9 Zulia 5 2 1 2 7 10 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 0 1 2 3 8 -3 7
10 Aragua 5 2 0 3 4 4 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 6
11 Academia Puerto Cabello 5 1 3 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 2 4 -1 6
12 Metropolitanos 6 2 0 4 9 11 3 2 0 1 6 4 3 0 0 3 3 7 -2 6
13 Yaracuyanos 6 1 3 2 5 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 3 4 -2 6
14 Mineros de Guayana 6 2 0 4 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 4 2 0 2 4 5 -3 6
15 Carabobo 6 1 3 2 2 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4 6
16 Portuguesa 6 1 2 3 3 7 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 5 -4 5
17 Deportivo Tachira 5 1 1 3 2 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 4
18 Gran Valencia 6 0 2 4 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 1 3 1 6 -6 2
19 LALA 6 0 1 5 5 10 3 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 0 3 3 6 -5 1

Table
  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 5 3 2 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 1 6 11
2 Caracas 5 2 1 2 8 9 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 5 5 -1 7
3 Libertad 5 2 1 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 -1 7
4 Independiente Medellin 5 1 0 4 5 9 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 3

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