River Plate vs Boca Juniors Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 27)

📊 Form Guide

River Plate

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River Plate will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 0-3 Torneo Apertura success against Gimna ' Plata.

In that game, River Plate had 56% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. For River Plate, the goals were scored by Sebastián Driussi (35'), Franco Mastantuono (54') and Rodrigo Aliendro (83'). Gimnasia y Esgrima had 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.

Their most recent results show that there has been much resilience in the River Plate backline. River Plate have been miserly, resulting in the number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their last six clashes standing at 4. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, of course.

Boca Juniors

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Boca Juniors head into the game following a 2-0 Torneo Apertura win in the defeat of Estudiantes de La Plata in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Boca Juniors had 49% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. For Boca Juniors, the goals were scored by Carlos Palacios (49') and Miguel Ángel Merentiel (64'). Estudiantes de La Plata got 11 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

The trend of at least one team not managing to score in games involving Boca Juniors has become noticeable of late. Checking on their last six meetings shows that this has happened 5 times. During those clashes, their opponents have hit a goal total of 3 while Boca Juniors have scored 13.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 11/09/2022 shows us that River Plate have won 3 of them & Boca Juniors 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

A sum of 12 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them from Los Millonarios and 5 for Los Xeneizes. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.

The last league game featuring these clubs was Primera División match day 15 on 21/09/2024 when it ended Boca Juniors 0-1 River Plate.

That time, Boca Juniors managed 54% possession and 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

At the other end, River Plate had 6 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Manuel Lanzini (20') scored.

The match was refereed by Nicolás Ramírez.

ℹ️ Team News: River Plate

The River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo will be thankful to have no fitness worries at all ahead of this clash thanks to a fully injury-free group available to select from.

🗞️ Team News: Boca Juniors

Due to a fully injury-free squad available for selection, the Boca Juniors boss doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of before this game.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Boca Juniors should be able to score against this River Plate outfit, although that might not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re tipping a 2-1 winning score for River Plate when all is said and done.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the 90 min. result market, staking on River Plate can be had for 1.95, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3.1 and putting your money on the winner to be Boca Juniors gets you 4.5. These are the top market prices available at present.

Andre Moura, 00:00 24/04/2025