Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata Meet in Semi-Final of the Copa Argentina
Boca Juniors vs Estudiantes La Plata - 23/11/2023
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Four teams are just one game away from a place in the Copa Argentina Final and two of those teams, Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata, meet on the 22nd of November.
This is the semi-final of the Copa Argentina and the match will be played at Venue Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, in Cordoba.
Boca Juniors come into the game on the back of a 1-0 home win over Newell’s Old Boys in the Liga Profesional Argentina.
It appeared the match was going to end 0-0 but Boca Juniors were awarded a penalty in the 90th minute and Miguel Merentiel made no mistake from the spot.
The victory over Newell’s Old Boys was the first win in 5 matches for Boca Juniors. They lost 2-1 at Racing Club in the Liga Profesional Argentina but the most damaging defeat came against Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores final.
The game finished 1-1 and went into extra time, with Fluminense scoring the decisive goal in the 99th minute. Boca Juniors have also been held to a draw by Estudiantes de La Plata at home and San Lorenzo away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.
In terms of the Copa Argentina, Boca Juniors have won each of their last 4 fixtures in the competition.
However, they have needed a penalty shootout to win their 2 most recent games. Trends show both teams have scored in each of Boca Juniors’ 6 most recent Copa Argentina matches.
Estudiantes de La Plata travel to Venue Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes having beat Central Córdoba SdE.
The only goal of the game was scored in the 35th minute and that result means Estudiantes de La Plata are currently two places above Boca Juniors in the Liga Profesional Argentina table.
The win at Central Córdoba SdE means Estudiantes de La Plata are undefeated in their last 4 fixtures, all of which have been played in the Liga Profesional Argentina. There have been wins over Sarmiento and Defensa y Justicia at home plus a 0-0 draw away to Boca Juniors.
Trends show Estudiantes de La Plata have won each of their last 4 Copa Argentina matches. Each of their last 3 victories have come away from home, with wins over All Boys, Independiente, and Huracán.
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of the 5 most recent Copa Argentina games featuring Estudiantes de La Plata.
Team news and Boca Juniors are without the injured trio of Frank Fabra, Ezequiel Fernández, and Exequiel Zeballos.
Estudiantes de La Plata have several players who could miss out, including Nicolas Fernandez, Gonzalo Piñeiro, Santiago Ascacibar, Javier Altamirano, and Luciano Lollo.
There is not much to separate the teams in the league and they played out a draw in a recent league meeting.
Boca Juniors have needed penalties to progress in their two most recent Copa Argentina ties and this one could also go all the way, finishing level after 90 minutes with under 2.5 goals.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
ArC
344521
X
0 - 0
2.21
21°
3.20
2.38
3.20
2.88
no
no
no
2 - 3(2 - 1)
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