Boca Juniors vs Arsenal de Sarandi: Expect a confident win for Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors will face Arsenal in round 8 of the Argentina Primera Division. One of the Group B leaders will meet a team from the bottom of the standings. It is quite logical that the Genoese are quoted as notable favorites. Not only is Boca on paper clearly stronger, the future home team are also in a good shape.

Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors played four official games in the Professional League Cup in March, winning three of them, with one loss. Bad luck befell the Genoese in their home game against Atletico Huracan, with victories recorded over Central Cordoba 4-1, Estudiantes 1-0 and River Plate 1-0. Such results allow the club from Buenos Aires to be in second place in Group B, second only to Estudiantes, and that by goal difference. Boca's home stats are only 11th in the group, +1=1-1, 3-3 goal difference. Obviously, the Genoese could do with some improvement

Arsenal de Sarandi

The last time Arsenal de Sarandi won was on February 19. Since then, the future guests have played five official matches in two tournaments, losing twice and drawing three times. They were defeated by Estudiantes and Chaco For Ever in the Copa Argentina. The visitors drew with Lanus, Velez Sarsfield and Defensa y Justicia. Before the start of Matchday 8, Arsenal are 11th in Group B with 7 points. Arsenal's away statistics are 13th in the group, with only one point scored in three games, on a goal difference of 3-5.

Head-to-head encounters

Boca Juniors and Arsenal de Sarandi have played each other 28 times: 16 victories for Boca, with eight draws and four wins for Arsenal. The total goal difference is 52-31 in favor of the Genoese. It should be noted that Boca and Arsenal have historically met in four tournaments: Super League, Super League Cup, Libertadores Cup and Recopa. On Sunday, they will meet in a fifth tournament. At the Bombonera, the future rivals have crossed paths 15 times, 73% wins or 11 for Boca Juniors with three draws and only one win for Arsenal.

Injuries and suspensions

• Boca Juniors: Gonzalez, Izquierdoz, Pavon will not play;
• Arsenal Sarandi: —

Expert Betting Tips

In the last 10 face-offs, Boca has won six times with one win for Arsenal and three draws, and the last two fixtures ended in draws with the same score of 1-1. Moreover, Boca did not concede in the last two games, and in general, in March, they looked very well in defense, conceding only twice in 4 games. Our first bet is a combined W1+TU (3.5) for 2.01 as offered by 1xbet & 22bet.

The second bet will be on the correct score. As we have said, Arsenal Sarandi is unlikely to score at the Bombonera. In turn, Boca has been pretty low-scoring this season, and two goals will be enough for the team to win confidently. Correct Score 2-0 for 6.00 at Bet365.

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