Boca Juniors vs Sarmiento Junin Prediction: Can Boca Juniors recover from their heavy loss?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Boca Juniors will face Sarmiento Junin at Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a win (4-0) in Copa Libertadores against Monagas, and a heavy loss (4-0) against Godoy Cruz in the last round of the league. The visitors arrive here after a win (4-1) against Atl. Tucuman.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Boca Juniors team comes to this game after a victory for the Copa Libertadores and a heavy defeat (4-0) against Godoy Cruz in the last round of the league. Against Godoy Cruz, the Boca Juniors team even dominated the match, finishing with an incredible 73% of ball possession. However, the team was unable to create dangerous occasions, unlike Godoy Cruz's team. Godoy Cruz's team was extremely effective on the occasions they had and took advantage of Boca's defensive inattention, ending the game with an impressive 4-0. With this result, the Boca Juniors team maintains the same 28 points, in 14th place. In the last 5 league games the team has 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats, having scored 3 goals and conceded 6. In case of victory, they surpass Sarmiento in the table.

Sarmiento Junin's team comes to this game after a victory (4-1) against Atl. Tucuman. Despite having less possession of the ball, Sarmiento Junin's team was the one that always created more and better goal opportunities. In addition, it showed excellent effectiveness in the created opportunities. Still in the 1st half, at 39' the team was already winning 3-0. The opposing team would still score at the beginning of the 2nd half, at 57', but Sarmiento Junin's team would make it 4-1 at 83'. With this result, the team added 28 points and surpassed Boca Juniors in the table, placing itself in 13th place. In the last 5 league games they have won 1, drawn 3, and lost 1, having scored 4 goals and conceded 3.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Boca Juniors has won 4, and there’s 1 draw. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in just 1 of those matches.

Boca Juniors is favorite to win this game, yet Sarmiento Junin is an extremely difficult team to beat right now. Not many goals are expected.