Boca Juniors vs Estudiantes Prediction: Is this journey the end of the storm for Boca Juniors?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Boca Juniors will face Estudiantes at Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a loss (0-1) away against San Lorenzo. The visitors come from a draw (0-0) against Atl. Tucuman.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Boca Juniors team comes to this game after a defeat against San Lorenzo (0-1). This defeat brings to 3 the number of consecutive games without a win for the Boca team. For any other club, it could be normal. For a team like Boca Juniors, this means a big crisis, as they are the current champions. In this game, the team conceded a goal very early, in this case, an own goal. The Boca Juniors team took control of the game in search of a draw but suffered a setback in the 60th minute with Figal's expulsion. The team would continue to be superior but would not be able to reach a draw. With this defeat, the Boca Juniors team dropped to 16th place, with 14 points. The team is going through a small goal crisis. In the last 3 games, the team was only able to score 1 and conceded 3 goals. The Boca Juniors team needs to take advantage of the excellent atmosphere of playing at home at La Bombonera to be able to quickly return to winning ways.

Estudiantes' team comes to this game after a draw against Atl. Tucumán (0-0). Despite this being a disappointing draw against a team that is inferior and they should have won, they are still one of the teams in better form so far. In the last 5 games, the team won 3, drew 1, and lost only 1. In those 5 games, they were able to score 6 goals and only conceded 3 goals, keeping three clean sheets. In addition, in the last 5 league games only, they were the 4th team that scored the most points, 10 points, just behind River Plate, Rosario, and San Lorenzo. They are a team in good form that goes to La Bombonera looking to add points.

The last 5 games between these 2 teams have been quite divided, with 3 victories for Bocas Juniors and 2 victories for Estudiantes. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but both teams scored in just one of those matches.

This is a hard to predict match. Estudiantes is favorite due to their momentum, but Boca Juniors plays at La Bombonera, one of the best atmospheres in the world of football. Not many goals are expected as none of the teams wants to lose this important match.