Match Pack: CA Boca Juniors vs CA Banfield

In the heart of Argentine football, Boca Juniors faces Banfield at the imposing Estadio Alberto José Armando for Game Week 7 of the 2024 season. Boca Juniors come into this match in decent form, having picked up 8 points from their last 5 matches. This includes two unbeaten games at home, where they have looked particularly strong. However, their main challenge has been inconsistency in front of goal, having failed to score in 2 out of their last 5 fixtures and 50% of their games this season.

Despite this scoring inconsistency, Boca Juniors’ defense has held firm, as Both Teams To Score (BTTS) has landed in just 2 of their last 6 matches. Historically, Boca Juniors have dominated this fixture, winning 6 of the past 10 encounters against Banfield, including a commanding 3-0 victory in their last meeting.

Banfield, on the other hand, has struggled more, picking up just 5 points in their last 5 games. They do, however, have a slight advantage in terms of scoring, netting in their last 4 games and seeing BTTS land in 3 out of their last 5 matches. Yet, their away form has been dismal, failing to pick up any points on the road this season.

Given the historical dominance, better home form, and Banfield’s poor away performance, Boca Juniors are rightly favored with win odds of 1.67 over Banfield’s 5.25. Considering all factors, including recent form and historical data, Boca Juniors are likely to secure a win in this fixture, although they may need to overcome their recent goal-scoring difficulties to do so.

Insights

• Boca Juniors has picked up 8 points from their last 5 games, averaging 1.6 points per game.
• BTTS has landed in just 2 of Boca Juniors’ last 5 games.
• Boca Juniors has scored 7 times in the last 5 fixtures.
• Boca Juniors is unbeaten in their last 2 home games.
• Boca Juniors has lost just 1 of their last 5 games, with 2 wins and 2 draws.
• Boca Juniors has failed to score in 2 of their last 5 games.
• Boca Juniors has fired blanks in 50% of their games this season.
• Just 2 of Boca Juniors’ last 5 games have ended with both teams scoring.
• Banfield has picked up 5 points from their last 5 games, averaging 1 point per game.
• BTTS has landed in 3 of Banfield’s last 5 games.
• Banfield has scored 5 times in the last 5 fixtures.
• Banfield is unbeaten in their last 2 games.
• The last 6 games for Banfield have seen 2 goals or more.
• 3 of Banfield’s last 5 games have ended with both teams scoring.
• Banfield has scored in their last 4 games.
• Head-to-head, Boca Juniors has won 6 of the last 10 meetings, Banfield has won 2, with 2 draws.
• Previous matches between Boca Juniors and Banfield have averaged 1.8 goals.
• BTTS has occurred in just 10% of previous Boca Juniors vs Banfield encounters.
• Boca Juniors averages 2 Points Per Game at home this season.
• Banfield averages 0 Points Per Game in away matches this season.
• Boca Juniors has win odds of 1.67, while Banfield has win odds of 5.25.
• Last Boca Juniors vs Banfield match ended with a 3-0 win for Boca Juniors.

Match Facts

• The most frequent outcome between Boca Juniors and CA Banfield is a 1-1 draw, occurring in 7 matches.
• In the last 13 home games against CA Banfield, Boca Juniors have won 7 times, drawn 4 times, and lost 2 times, with a goal difference favoring Boca Juniors 26-14.
• In their last 30 encounters, Boca Juniors have claimed victory 15 times, drawn 10 times, and lost 5 times, with a goal difference of 52-26 in favor of Boca Juniors.
• In Liga Profesional, CA Banfield have lost their last 3 away games.
• Boca Juniors are unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
• Boca Juniors have won their last 4 home games consecutively.
• Boca Juniors have remained unbeaten in their last 14 home matches.
• Boca Juniors have not conceded a goal at home this season.

• CA Banfield have failed to score in 2 of their 3 away matches in Liga Profesional this season.
• CA Banfield’s away record this season is 0 wins, 0 draws, and 3 losses.
• Pol Fernandez has received more yellow cards (4) than any other Boca Juniors player; Emanuel Insua leads for CA Banfield with 3 yellow cards.
• Boca Juniors win the first half in 31% of their matches, whereas CA Banfield do so in 20%.
• Boca Juniors win 31% of the halftimes, whereas CA Banfield win 20%.
• CA Banfield were the victors in their last encounter.
• CA Banfield won their last meeting by 1 goal.
• When leading 1-0 at home, Boca Juniors win 81% of their matches.
• When leading 0-1 away, CA Banfield win 66% of their matches.
• When Boca Juniors trail 0-1 at home, they manage to win 33% of their matches.
• When CA Banfield trail 1-0 away, they win 22% of their matches.
• Boca Juniors have performed better than CA Banfield in Liga Profesional.
• Boca Juniors have outperformed CA Banfield in their last 5 games.
• In the last 5 meetings between the teams, Boca Juniors and CA Banfield each won 2 matches and drew 1.
• Boca Juniors average 0.4 goals per match against CA Banfield, while CA Banfield average 1 goal against Boca Juniors.
• The average number of goals in matches between Boca Juniors and CA Banfield is 1.4.
• The average number of first-half goals in matches between Boca Juniors and CA Banfield is 1.
• Both teams have not won their last match in Liga Profesional.
• Boca Juniors score an average of 1.41 goals at home, while CA Banfield score 0.84 goals away.
• CA Banfield have scored at least one goal in their last 5 consecutive matches.