Copa Libertadores preview and statistics: Boca Juniors vs Libertad full pre-match guide

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Competition: South America Copa Libertadores
Competition: Wed 30.September
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando

International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Boca Juniors and Libertad are looking forward to this Copa Libertadores fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.

The visiting Libertad played their last game only three days ago, a Division 1 match.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Libertad, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.

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Boca Juniors form and stats

Last season, Boca Juniors's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the semi-finals.

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando as Boca Juniors have scored 18 goals to get 25 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 7-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Juniors has won six games in a row. The Independiente match was the last time out without a victory. It’s been three wins in a row for Boca Juniors here at Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Juniors, as their goalkeeper Esteban Andrada has completely shut out the opponents for 460 minutes in the Superliga.

Happy days for Juniors in their previous game, a Copa Libertadores match away at Independiente Medellin that ended with a 1-0 victory. In the game before, an away victory in the Copa Libertadores match versus Libertad with a 2-0 scoreline.

Boca Juniors are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found six matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew two and lost zero.

A decent goal production from Boca Juniors in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 12 league matches. Defensively Juniors have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Libertad form and stats

Libertad was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the 8th finals last season.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 0 draws and only 3 losses in the Division 1. When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 2W-0D-2L. This is both home and away. Libertad have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Libertad goalkeeper Martin Andres Silva Leites is eager to challenge this, with his 330 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

The supporters enjoyed Libertad's previous game versus Sportivo San Lorenzo, a Division 1 3-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Libertad manager R. Díaz faced defeat when travelling to Caracas and losing 1-2.

You'll want to know how Libertad managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in one away win, zero draws and zero home wins.

The Libertad manager R. Díaz has got the team scoring on the road, with 20 away goals in 10 league matches. As opposed to that, Libertad have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Libertad - Boca Juniors 0-2 entered in the official records. Last five meetings between the teams: Boca Juniors won four, Libertad won zero and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LibertadC. Ferreira Vidal
C. Ferreira Vidal
13 goals
Boca JuniorsC. Tevez
C. Tevez
9 goals
LibertadO. Cardozo Marín
O. Cardozo Marín
8 goals

Boca Juniors missing players

Libertad missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Boca Juniors Libertad
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
16 9   Won W   8 15
5 3   Drew D   0 4
4 1   Lost L   4 6
42 24   Scored S   23 48
12 5   Conceded C   15 29
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
68% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 92%
32% 31%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   92% 72%
16% 15%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 24%
4% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 16%
28% 31%   BTTS BTTS   83% 72%
60% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 24%
20% 15%   Failed to Score F T   0% 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   2.8 2.7
8 3   Red cards R C   1 3
 
290 155   Total Shots T S   116 265
136 68   Shots on Target S O   54 108
31% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 44%

  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 4 3 1 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 1 6 10
2 Caracas 4 2 1 1 8 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 7
3 Libertad 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
4 Independiente Medellin 4 0 0 4 3 9 3 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 0
  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 Cerro Porteno 21 15 4 2 36 13 11 9 1 1 22 8 10 6 3 1 14 5 23 49
2 Olimpia 21 13 5 3 53 19 10 7 2 1 30 8 11 6 3 2 23 11 34 44
3 Libertad 21 13 4 4 42 22 11 6 4 1 22 10 10 7 0 3 20 12 20 43
4 Guarani 21 11 7 3 29 15 10 4 5 1 11 6 11 7 2 2 18 9 14 40
5 River Plate 21 8 4 9 23 30 10 5 1 4 15 16 11 3 3 5 8 14 -7 28
6 Guairena 21 6 8 7 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 10 1 5 4 11 17 1 26
7 Nacional Asuncion 21 6 6 9 20 20 10 4 2 4 13 8 11 2 4 5 7 12 0 24
8 Sportivo Luqueno 21 6 6 9 22 32 11 3 4 4 13 14 10 3 2 5 9 18 -10 24
9 12 de Octubre 21 5 5 11 20 36 10 3 0 7 9 21 11 2 5 4 11 15 -16 20
10 Sol de America 21 4 6 11 21 38 11 4 2 5 13 15 10 0 4 6 8 23 -17 18
11 Sportivo San Lorenzo 21 2 9 10 17 35 10 2 7 1 10 9 11 0 2 9 7 26 -18 15
12 General Diaz 21 3 4 14 19 43 11 2 3 6 10 19 10 1 1 8 9 24 -24 13

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 4 3 1 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 1 6 10
2 Caracas 4 2 1 1 8 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 7
3 Libertad 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
4 Independiente Medellin 4 0 0 4 3 9 3 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 0

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