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River Plate vs Boca Juniors: result 1-2 and analysis

Liga Profesional ArgentinaRegular Season - 8Kick-off on November 5, 2017 at 09:05 PM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires

River Plate
1-2
Boca Juniors

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What was the result of River Plate vs Boca Juniors?

Boca Juniors won 1-2 on November 5, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 42′E. CardonaBoca Juniors
  • 69′L. PonzioRiver Plate
  • 73′N. NándezBoca Juniors

Official lineup for River Plate vs Boca Juniors

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

River Plate

4-3-2-1
  1. 32I. Scocco
  1. 26I. Fernández
  2. 10P. Martínez
  1. 16A. Rojas
  2. 24E. Pérez
  3. 23L. Ponzio
  1. 29G. Montiel
  2. 20M. Casco
  3. 2J. Maidana
  4. 22J. Pinola
  1. 14G. Lux

Boca Juniors

4-3-3
  1. 7C. Pavón
  2. 9D. Benedetto
  3. 15N. Nández
  1. 16W. Barrios
  2. 29L. Jara
  3. 10E. Cardona
  1. 8P. Pérez
  2. 6L. Magallán
  3. 18F. Fabra
  4. 2P. Goltz
  1. 12A. Rossi
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

River Plate
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 29, 2017Talleres Cordoba(away)0-4Liga Profesional Argentina
Oct 19, 2017Atlanta(home)4-1Copa Argentina
Oct 15, 2017Atletico Tucuman(home)2-2Liga Profesional Argentina
Oct 7, 2017Defensa Y Justicia(home)3-0Copa Argentina
Oct 1, 2017Tigre(away)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Boca Juniors
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 29, 2017Belgrano Cordoba(home)4-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Oct 15, 2017Patronato(away)2-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Oct 1, 2017Chacarita Juniors(home)1-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Sep 28, 2017Rosario Central(away)0-1Copa Argentina
Sep 23, 2017Velez Sarsfield(away)4-0Liga Profesional Argentina

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 River Plate win, 0 draws, 3 Boca Juniors wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 14, 2017Boca Juniors 1-3 River PlateLiga Profesional Argentina
Dec 11, 2016River Plate 2-4 Boca JuniorsLiga Profesional Argentina
Sep 13, 2015River Plate 0-1 Boca JuniorsLiga Profesional Argentina
May 3, 2015Boca Juniors 2-0 River PlateLiga Profesional Argentina

Last archived meeting: Boca Juniors vs River Plate on May 14, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

River Plate score 1.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Boca Juniors score 2.5 and concede 0.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
River Plate1.91.159/1510/15
Boca Juniors2.50.4104/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

River Plate sit 9th in Liga Profesional Argentina (17 points from 12 matches) and Boca Juniors sit 3rd (21 points from 12 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Boca JuniorsGroup A12561191321
9River PlateGroup B12525151317

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