Match Report
Banfield (9th, 21 pts) visited Boca Juniors (1st, 29 pts) with 8 points between them. Banfield's recent output lagged their position: 37th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.75/0.75 for Boca Juniors and 0.94/1.31 for Banfield (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.98.
11 meetings are on record — 7 won by Boca Juniors, 2 by Banfield, 2 drawn, at 1.73 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 27% of the meetings.
Estadio Alberto José Armando, capacity 54,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Boca Juniors: Miguel Merentiel (55'), Edinson Cavani (82')
Key stats
Possession: Boca Juniors 65% · Banfield 35% · Total shots: 20-9 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 3-2