Estudiantes vs Boca Juniors. Will Boca continue their unbeaten streak in the league?
On August 27 in the match of the 12th round of the Argentine Professional League, at the Jorge Luis Hirschi Arena (La Plata), the teams Estudiantes and Boca Juniors will meet.
Estudiantes are not showing their best at the moment, having won only two games in 10 matches, drawn four times and suffered four defeats. In the last match of the Argentine championship, Abel Balbo's boys failed, losing 0:2 away to Atletico Tucuman. Estudiantes are in 13th place in the standings, having earned 15 points after 11 matches, with a goal difference of 13:11. In the race for scorers, the "pied pigs" are led by Carrillo, who has 4 goals to his name.
On their home soil, the “red-whites” played 5 matches within the league, achieving two wins and a draw, losing to their opponents only once.
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors have not lost for 11 matches in a row, thanks to which the team has managed to significantly improve its position. In the last match of the Argentine league, Diego Martinez's guys also showed a good result, beating San Lorenzo 3:2 on their home soil. Jimenez, Saracchi and Merentiel scored for the hosts. Boca Juniors is in 8th place in the standings, having earned 17 points after 11 matches, with a goal difference of 15:10. In the scorers' race, the "blue and golds" have Jimenez 6+1 and Merentiel 5+1. The team has played 6 matches away in the league, having won one and drawn three times, losing to their opponents twice.
During the week, Boca crashed out of the Copa Sudamericana, losing 1-2 to Cruzeiro after a 1-0 home win. As a result, they lost their place in the quarter-finals in a penalty shootout.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Estudiantes vs Boca Juniors
EstudiantesEstudiantes are not showing their best at the moment, having won only two games in 10 matches, drawn four times and suffered four defeats. In the last match of the Argentine championship, Abel Balbo's boys failed, losing 0:2 away to Atletico Tucuman. Estudiantes are in 13th place in the standings, having earned 15 points after 11 matches, with a goal difference of 13:11. In the race for scorers, the "pied pigs" are led by Carrillo, who has 4 goals to his name.
On their home soil, the “red-whites” played 5 matches within the league, achieving two wins and a draw, losing to their opponents only once.
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors have not lost for 11 matches in a row, thanks to which the team has managed to significantly improve its position. In the last match of the Argentine league, Diego Martinez's guys also showed a good result, beating San Lorenzo 3:2 on their home soil. Jimenez, Saracchi and Merentiel scored for the hosts. Boca Juniors is in 8th place in the standings, having earned 17 points after 11 matches, with a goal difference of 15:10. In the scorers' race, the "blue and golds" have Jimenez 6+1 and Merentiel 5+1. The team has played 6 matches away in the league, having won one and drawn three times, losing to their opponents twice.
During the week, Boca crashed out of the Copa Sudamericana, losing 1-2 to Cruzeiro after a 1-0 home win. As a result, they lost their place in the quarter-finals in a penalty shootout.
Estudiantes vs Boca Juniors facts
- Estudiantes have failed to score in 5 of their last 7 Argentine league matches;
- Boca Juniors are unbeaten in their last 7 matches in the Argentine championship.
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