River Plate Buenos Aires vs Boca Juniors: Another draw?

River Plate will play host to Boca Juniors. The home side is regarded as the clear favourites. Indeed, River Plate is in great form and will do everything they can to regain the lead in Group A.

River Plate started the League Cup with a 0:1 defeat at the hands of Union and went on to a six-match unbeaten streak. During this period, they achieved five wins, with one 2:2 draw against Racing. In March 2022, River Plate played three matches and won them all by a combined score of 10:0 against San Lorenzo, Laferrere and Gimnasia! Thanks to these results, River Plate is at the top of the Group A, only two points behind Racings. Racing has one more match played, so if River Plate wins, they will climb up to first place, ahead of not only Union but also Racing. River Plate's home statistics are third in the group, with two wins and one draw after three matches.

Boca Juniors is in Group B and, after six games, is fourth in the peloton, behind Estudiantes, Tigres and Colon. Should they win at the Monumental, the Genoese would overtake the trio and move up to first place in the Group B standings. Boca Juniors played three matches in March. They beat Central Cordoba and Estudiantes and lost with a score of 0:1 to Atletico Huracan. The Genoese have the best away record in Group B with two wins, one draw and a 5:3 goal difference.

In the clash between River and Boca, the hosts haven't lost since 2018 and a large percentage have ended in draws. Both teams approached the derby in fine form. River hasn't conceded a goal in their last three matches. We should note that the teams from Buenos Aires like to play with each other in a draw. We wouldn't be surprised if another Argentinian game ends in a global draw. 

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