Match Report
Boca Juniors went into the game 2nd in the table on 30 points; Estudiantes sat 1st on 31 — a 1-point gap. Estudiantes had been under-performing their position — 45th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.04 goals per team per game, Boca Juniors ran at 1.38 scored and 0.56 conceded, Estudiantes at 1.19 and 0.44.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 7 for Boca Juniors, 4 for Estudiantes and 4 drawn, at 1.73 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 27% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio Alberto José Armando, with room for 54,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Boca Juniors led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Boca Juniors: Santiago Ascacíbar (45')
Key stats
Possession: Boca Juniors 61% · Estudiantes 39% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 5-2