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The wait is almost over for the Torneo Apertura action on Saturday when Boca Juniors come up against Estudiantes de La Plata.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Boca Juniors v Estudiantes de La Plata can be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Boca Juniors
WWWLWW
Boca Juniors, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 1-3 Torneo Apertura victory versus Belgrano.
In that game, Boca Juniors had 59% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Boca Juniors, the goalscorers were Marcos Rojo (38'), Kevin Zenón (62') and Carlos Palacios (76'). On the other side, Belgrano had 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Lucas Menossi (61') scored for Belgrano.
A common theme in recent Boca Juniors games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.
From their prior sextet of clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a bet on "Both Teams to Score" would've been a loser. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.
Estudiantes de La Plata
DLWLLD
In their previous game, Estudiantes de La Plata drew 1-1 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Gimna ' Plata.
In that match, Estudiantes de La Plata managed 63% possession and 16 shots at goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Estudiantes de La Plata was Luciano Giménez (93'). On the other side, Gimnasia y Esgrima had 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Lucas Castro (33') scored for Gimna ' Plata.
The stats don’t lie, and Estudiantes de La Plata have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 7 goals in all. Defensively, Estudiantes de La Plata can certainly do much better.
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Head to head
Looking at their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 24/07/2022 shows us that Boca Juniors have won 1 of these and Estudiantes de La Plata 2, with the number of drawn matches being 3.
An aggregate of 10 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 5 of them for Los Xeneizes and 5 coming from Los Pincharratas. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.67.
The last league contest featuring these clubs was Primera División match day 12 on 27/08/2024 when it ended Estudiantes de La Plata 1-1 Boca Juniors.
That day, Estudiantes de La Plata managed 50% possession and 16 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player to score was Edwuin Cetré (80').
At the other end, Boca Juniors had 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. Milton Giménez (52') was the scorer.
The referee was Dario Herrera.
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Team News: Boca Juniors
The Boca Juniors manager has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this game thanks to a completely healthy group available to choose from.
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Team News: Estudiantes de La Plata
Thanks to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Estudiantes de La Plata boss Eduardo Domínguez has zero fitness concerns to report ahead of this game.
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Prediction
Here is a game where Estudiantes de La Plata will need to push hard to find the net against this Boca Juniors team who will likely score & stay on top.
That’s why our selection here is for a highly competitive game with a 1-0 victory for Boca Juniors at the end of the 90.
It should be a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Boca Juniors is available for 2, a wager on a drawn result is 3.1 and staking on a win for Estudiantes de La Plata gets you 4.2. Those are the top prices offered as of now.
Victor Martins,
06:02 18/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Boca Juniors
Formed: 1905
Stadium: The Estadio Alberto J. Armando (57,200)
Captain: Edinson Cavani
Chairman: Juan Román Riquelme
Manager: Fernando Gago
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone A), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A), FIFA Club World Cup (Group C)
⭐ Key Man: Miguel Ángel Merentiel
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Miguel Ángel Merentiel was born in Paysandú, Uruguay. Having made his senior debut playing for Lorca in the 2017 - 2018 season, the dangerous Forward has netted 7 league goals in this Primera División 2024 season so far coming from a total of 22 appearances.