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Boca Juniors vs River Plate: result 2-2 and analysis

Liga Profesional ArgentinaChampionship Round - 4Kick-off on January 3, 2021 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires

Boca Juniors
2-2
River Plate

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What was the result of Boca Juniors vs River Plate?

Boca Juniors and River Plate drew 2-2 on January 3, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 10′R. ÁbilaBoca Juniors
  • 74′F. GirottiRiver Plate
  • 77′R. BorréRiver Plate
  • 86′S. VillaBoca Juniors

Official lineup for Boca Juniors vs River Plate

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Boca Juniors

4-4-2
  1. 22S. Villa
  2. 9R. Ábila
  1. 19M. Zárate
  2. 14N. Capaldo
  3. 21J. Campuzano
  4. 8E. Cardona
  1. 24C. Izquierdoz
  2. 3E. Más
  3. 4J. Buffarini
  4. 5C. Zambrano
  1. 1E. Andrada

River Plate

4-1-3-2
  1. 18L. Beltrán
  2. 19R. Borré
  1. 11N. de la Cruz
  2. 8J. Carrascal
  3. 5B. Zuculini
  1. 24E. Pérez
  1. 2R. Rojas
  2. 29G. Montiel
  3. 17P. Díaz
  4. 22J. Pinola
  1. 1F. Armani
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Boca Juniors have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; River Plate have 12, 2 and 1.

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

Boca Juniors
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 27, 2020Huracan(home)3-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Dec 24, 2020Racing Club(home)2-0CONMEBOL Libertadores
Dec 20, 2020Independiente(away)2-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Dec 17, 2020Racing Club(away)0-1CONMEBOL Libertadores
Dec 12, 2020Arsenal Sarandi(home)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
River Plate
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 28, 2020Arsenal Sarandi(home)2-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Dec 21, 2020Huracan(away)3-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Dec 18, 2020Club Nacional(away)6-2CONMEBOL Libertadores
Dec 13, 2020Argentinos JRS(home)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Dec 11, 2020Club Nacional(home)2-0CONMEBOL Libertadores

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Boca Juniors wins, 1 draw, 3 River Plate wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 23, 2019Boca Juniors 1-0 River PlateCONMEBOL Libertadores
Oct 2, 2019River Plate 2-0 Boca JuniorsCONMEBOL Libertadores
Sep 1, 2019River Plate 0-0 Boca JuniorsLiga Profesional Argentina
Sep 23, 2018Boca Juniors 0-2 River PlateLiga Profesional Argentina
Nov 5, 2017River Plate 1-2 Boca JuniorsLiga Profesional Argentina
May 14, 2017Boca Juniors 1-3 River PlateLiga Profesional Argentina

Last archived meeting: Boca Juniors vs River Plate on Oct 23, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Boca Juniors score 1.3 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; River Plate score 2.1 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Boca Juniors1.30.584/155/15
River Plate2.10.869/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Boca Juniors sit 3rd in Liga Profesional Argentina (21 points from 12 matches) and River Plate sit 9th (16 points from 11 matches).

2026 standings
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3Boca JuniorsGroup A12561191321
9River PlateGroup B11515141216

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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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