Boca Juniors and The Strongest get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for The Strongest, who are travelling more than 2600 kilometers to play this game.
Boca Juniors form and stats
Juniors was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Copa Libertadores.This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in this competition.
The spoils were shared in Juniors's previous game, also at home. Visiting Barcelona Guayaquil (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Defender Lisandro López got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. López won 10 of 16 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus River Plate (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) that ended 1-1.It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Boca Juniors have performed as huge favourites like they are today: four games found in the database showing two Boca Juniors wins, two draws and zero defeats.
The Strongest form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the 2nd round.The seven points The Strongest have gathered from their first three away trips in the Liga De Futbol Prof is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Total Copa Libertadores statistics for The Strongest: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.
Strongest go into this game after a win, the home game against Santos that ended 2-1. Attacker Rolando Blackburn got a player rating of 8.14 in the game. "Man of the match" Blackburn signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Barcelona Guayaquil.Nobody expects Strongest to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath one time before, with the overall statistics of won one, draw zero and lost zero. When defeated, zero matches have been lost by two or more goals.
The Strongest manager G. Florentín has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 9 goals in 3 league matches away. Strongest's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result The Strongest - Juniors 0-1 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  S. Villa Cano 4 goals |  J. Reinoso Moreno 4 goals | C. Izquierdoz 3 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
The Strongest missing players
| Boca Juniors | The Strongest | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 21 | 60 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 25 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6.5 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona Guayaquil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Santos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -7 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | The Strongest | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 16 |
| 2 | Bolívar | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Nacional Potosi | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Royal Pari | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Guabirá | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Municipal Vinto | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Independiente Petrolero | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Aurora | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 11 |
| 9 | Oriente Petrolero | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Real Tomayapo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Always Ready | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Blooming | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Wilstermann | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Real Potosi | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | San Jose | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -23 | -3 |