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Boca Juniors vs Benfica: result 2-2 and analysis

FIFA Club World CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on June 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires

Boca Juniors
2-2
Benfica

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What was the result of Boca Juniors vs Benfica?

Boca Juniors and Benfica drew 2-2 on June 16, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 21′N. OtamendiBoca Juniors (o.g.)
  • 27′R. BattagliaBoca Juniors
  • 45′Á. Di MaríaBenfica (pen.)
  • 84′N. OtamendiBenfica

Official lineup for Boca Juniors vs Benfica

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Boca Juniors

4-2-3-1
  1. 16M. Merentiel
  1. 8C. Palacios
  2. 20A. Velasco
  3. 22K. Zenón
  1. 5R. Battaglia
  2. 21Ander Herrera
  1. 23L. Blanco
  2. 32A. Costa
  3. 4N. Figal
  4. 17L. Advíncula
  1. 25A. Marchesín

Benfica

4-3-3
  1. 27Bruma
  2. 14V. Pavlidis
  3. 11Á. Di María
  1. 85Renato Sanches
  2. 61Florentino
  3. 8F. Aursnes
  1. 3Álvaro Fernández
  2. 30N. Otamendi
  3. 4António Silva
  4. 26S. Dahl
  1. 1A. Trubin
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Boca Juniors have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Benfica have 10, 3 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Boca Juniors
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 20, 2025Independiente(home)0-1Liga Profesional Argentina
May 11, 2025Lanus(home)0-0Liga Profesional Argentina
May 4, 2025Tigre(away)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Apr 27, 2025River Plate(away)1-2Liga Profesional Argentina
Apr 19, 2025Estudiantes L.P.(home)2-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 25, 2025Sporting CP(home)1-3Taça de Portugal
May 17, 2025SC Braga(away)1-1Primeira Liga
May 10, 2025Sporting CP(home)1-1Primeira Liga
May 3, 2025Estoril(away)2-1Primeira Liga
Apr 27, 2025AVS(home)6-0Primeira Liga

How many goals should we expect?

Boca Juniors score 1.4 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.8 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Boca Juniors1.40.775/156/15
Benfica2.81.169/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Boca Juniors sit 3rd in FIFA Club World Cup (2 points from 3 matches) and Benfica sit 1st (7 points from 3 matches).

2025 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Benfica3210927
3Boca Juniors3021452

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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