About Match
Boca Juniors (2nd, 30 pts) visit Independiente (5th, 24 pts) with 6 points between them. The last five rounds place Independiente no better than 29th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Independiente score 1.5 and conceding 1.25, Boca Juniors 1.38 and 0.56, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Boca Juniors on 33 points and up to 1st, other results permitting.
Boca Juniors have not lost in 14 games.
Across 15 recorded meetings, Independiente have 3 wins to Boca Juniors's 4, with 8 draws, at 1.73 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda stages the fixture, a ground that holds 42,000.