Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of August 13, 2026

Platense vs Boca Juniors: match statistics

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Platense vs Boca Juniors: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Platense plays Boca Juniors in Primera División (Argentina). The game is scheduled for August 16, 2026.

Recent form

Platense has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Boca Juniors has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Platense scores 0.63 goals per game and allows 0.94. Boca Juniors scores 1.41 and allows 0.71. Games in this league average 2.08 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 31% of Platense's games and 47% of Boca Juniors's. The Over 2.5 rates are 19% and 35%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 34% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Boca Juniors has the higher season xG average, 1.55 to 1.42 per game. Platense takes 12.2 shots per game, while Boca Juniors takes 13.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Platense leads at halftime in 19% of its games and scores 0.38 goals per game after halftime. Boca Juniors leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.88 after halftime.

When the teams score

Platense's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). For Boca Juniors, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División games average 2.08 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 34% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(3.59)
(2.95)
(2.30)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

PlatenseBoca Juniors
0.63Goals scored / game1.41
PlatenseBoca Juniors
0.94Goals allowed / game0.71
PlatenseBoca Juniors
51%Average possession60%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
3.81Shots on target / game4.65
PlatenseBoca Juniors

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.19Shots per game13.12
PlatenseBoca Juniors
3.81Shots on target4.65
PlatenseBoca Juniors
5.1%Shot conversion10.8%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
51%Possession60%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
1.42xG for1.55
PlatenseBoca Juniors
1.34xG against1.15
PlatenseBoca Juniors

Shooting quality

Platense: BalancedBoca Juniors: Balanced
PlatenseBoca Juniors
Accuracy (shots on target)31%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.170.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Boca Juniors is 400% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Platense · 2 pts / game - Boca Juniors

Platense
DDLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
19% W44% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-6
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Boca Juniors
DWWWL
Season result split
47% W35% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-6-3
1.76 pts / game · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-2
Last 5 away
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.99Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Boca Juniors is 124% better for: goals scored per game.

0.63 goals / game - Platense · 1.41 goals / game - Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors is 32% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.94 goals / game - Platense · 0.71 goals / game - Boca Juniors

Platense scoring profile: more difficult

Platense scores in 38% of games (6 of 16 meczów), while Boca Juniors keeps a clean sheet in 53% (9 of 17 meczów).

Boca Juniors scoring profile: very strong

Boca Juniors scores in 88% of games (15 of 17 meczów), while Platense keeps a clean sheet in 38% (6 of 16 meczów).

10Goals scored (season)24
PlatenseBoca Juniors
15Goals conceded (season)12
PlatenseBoca Juniors
1.56Average goals per game2.12
PlatenseBoca Juniors
4Goals scored (last 5)10
PlatenseBoca Juniors
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
PlatenseBoca Juniors

How often they score at least...

38%1 goal88%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
19%2 goals35%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
6%3 goals12%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
0%4 goals6%
PlatenseBoca Juniors

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal47%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
19%2 goals18%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
6%3 goals6%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
6%4 goals0%
PlatenseBoca Juniors

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time12%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
6%BTTS in both halves0%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
19%Scored in both halves18%
PlatenseBoca Juniors

BTTS and goal count

19%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
40%BTTS - last 560%
PlatenseBoca Juniors

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

44%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
6%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
PlatenseBoca Juniors

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
PlatenseBoca Juniors

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Boca Juniors is 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / game - Platense · 1.41 pts / game - Boca Juniors

Platense - half-time state
19% leading56% draw25% trailing
Boca Juniors - half-time state
29% leading53% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per game (1st half)1.41
PlatenseBoca Juniors
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.53
PlatenseBoca Juniors
0.31Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
PlatenseBoca Juniors
0.56Average goals (1st half)0.88
PlatenseBoca Juniors
75%Clean sheet before half-time71%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
75%No goal before half-time59%
PlatenseBoca Juniors

After half-time (2nd half)

0.94Points per game (2nd half)1.82
PlatenseBoca Juniors
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
PlatenseBoca Juniors
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.35
PlatenseBoca Juniors
1Average goals (2nd half)1.24
PlatenseBoca Juniors
50%Clean sheet after half-time76%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
69%No goal after half-time35%
PlatenseBoca Juniors

Platense - second-half results

13% W56% R31% P
18
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 19% of games and wins 19%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Boca Juniors - second-half results

47% W41% R12% P
24
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Platense - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.60
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Boca Juniors - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.20
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Platense
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
3
3
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
3
46-60
2
4
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Boca Juniors
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
2
1
16-30
6
2
31-45
5
1
46-60
2
3
61-75
8
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.84
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.7 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
39%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Platense

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.79
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
53%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Boca Juniors

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
157%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

PlatenseLigaBoca Juniors
Average goals per game 1.562.08 2.12
Both teams scored 31%45% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 19%34% 35%
Clean sheets 38%34% 53%
Goal before half-time 44%61% 59%
Goal after half-time 63%71% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.08
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / game
0.90
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Platense's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Boca Juniors. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Platense and Boca Juniors play?

Platense face Boca Juniors on August 16, 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Platense vs Boca Juniors?

Platense score 0.63 goals per game on average and Boca Juniors 1.41. The Primera División average is 2.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 31% of Platense's matches and 47% of Boca Juniors's.

What form are Platense and Boca Juniors in?

Over the last 5 games Platense have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Boca Juniors 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Platense vs Boca Juniors?

The statistical background for Platense vs Boca Juniors — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.