Monday’s FIFA Club World Cup schedule sees Boca Juniors coming up against Benfica.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Boca Juniors v Benfica are shown below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Boca Juniors
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Boca Juniors will be looking for an improved result here after a 0-1 Torneo Apertura loss in their previous game against Independiente.
In that game, Boca Juniors managed 46% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. Independiente got 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Álvaro Angulo (64') scored for Independiente.
Boca Juniors have hit the target a sum total of 7 times over their prior 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that they have conceded in that same time amounts to 5.
Benfica
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In their last fixture, Benfica drew 1-1 in the Primeira Liga match with Braga.
In that match, Benfica managed 59% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Benfica was Vangelis Pavlidis (63'). SC Braga had 17 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Rodrigo Zalazar (24') scored for Braga.
Demonstrating their appetite for fruitful encounters, we’ve had goals 20 times in the prior six matches in which Benfica have taken to the field, giving an average of 3.33 goals per meeting. Opposition teams have hit 5 of those goals.
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Team News: Boca Juniors
The Boca Juniors manager will be grateful to have no fitness concerns at all ahead of this match thanks to a fully healthy group available to choose from.
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Team News: Benfica
Benfica boss Bruno Lage has a number of players out of action. Alexander Bah (Cruciate ligament tear), Manu Silva (Cruciate ligament tear) and Tomás Araújo (unknown injury) can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We’re envisaging that Boca Juniors might need a bit of good fortune to register a score against this Benfica side who will likely gain the upper hand.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a good tussle with a 0-1 winning margin for Benfica when all is said and done.
Looking forward to this.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, backing Boca Juniors is best priced at 4.5, a bet on a drawn result is 3.7 and taking a punt on the winner to be Benfica can be had at 1.75. They’re the most competitive market prices being offered at the moment.
Peter Guest,
03:01 14/06/2025
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: Miguel Russo
Competitions: Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A), FIFA Club World Cup (Group C)
⭐ Key Man: Miguel Ángel Merentiel
Generally taking to the field in the Striker position, Miguel Ángel Merentiel was born in Paysandú, Uruguay. After having made a senior debut playing for Lorca in the 2017 - 2018 season, the dangerous Forward has managed to score 7 league goals in the Primera División 2024 campaign to date from a total of 22 appearances.