Argentina - Primera DivisiónEstadio Libertadores de AméricaData current as of 21 October 2026

Independiente vs Boca Juniors: match statistics

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Independiente vs Boca Juniors: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Independiente play Boca Juniors in Primera División (Argentina). The match date is 25 October 2026. Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América.

Current form

Independiente: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Boca Juniors: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Independiente scores 1.27 and concedes 1.20 goals per match. Boca Juniors scores 1.50 and concedes 0.87. League average: 2.17 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Independiente 57%, Boca Juniors 53%. Over 2.5: Independiente 37%, Boca Juniors 43%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 38%.

xG, shots and style

Boca Juniors has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.46. Independiente: 12.9 shots per match, Boca Juniors: 14.3.

Match halves

Independiente: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.77. Boca Juniors: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.83.

Goals by minute

Independiente: 46-60 (10 goals). Boca Juniors: 76-90+ (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.17 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 38%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 33%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(4.02)
(3.31)
(1.99)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

IndependienteBoca Juniors
1.27Goals scored / match1.5
IndependienteBoca Juniors
1.2Goals conceded / match0.87
IndependienteBoca Juniors
52%Average possession60%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
3.87Shots on target / match4.67
IndependienteBoca Juniors

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.9Shots per match14.27
IndependienteBoca Juniors
3.87Shots on target4.67
IndependienteBoca Juniors
9.8%Shot conversion10.5%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
52%Possession60%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
1.46xG for1.62
IndependienteBoca Juniors
1.33xG against1.15
IndependienteBoca Juniors

Shooting quality

Independiente: BalancedBoca Juniors: Dominant
IndependienteBoca Juniors
Accuracy (shots on target)30%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.32

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Boca Juniors is 63% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Independiente · 2.6 pts / match - Boca Juniors

Independiente
DWLWD
Season result split
40% W30% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-9-9
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-5-4
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Boca Juniors
WWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
47% W40% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
14-12-4
1.80 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-6-3
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DDDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 0.93BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how 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 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.27 goals / match - Independiente · 1.5 goals / match - Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors is 38% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.2 goals / match - Independiente · 0.87 goals / match - Boca Juniors

Independiente scoring profile: strong

Independiente scores in 83% of matches (25 of 30 matches), while Boca Juniors keeps a clean sheet in 43% (13 of 30 matches).

Boca Juniors scoring profile: very strong

Boca Juniors scores in 90% of matches (27 of 30 matches), while Independiente keeps a clean sheet in 30% (9 of 30 matches).

38Goals scored (season)45
IndependienteBoca Juniors
36Goals conceded (season)26
IndependienteBoca Juniors
2.47Average goals in match2.37
IndependienteBoca Juniors
6Goals scored (last 5)12
IndependienteBoca Juniors
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
IndependienteBoca Juniors

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal90%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
30%2 goals43%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
10%3 goals13%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
3%4 goals3%
IndependienteBoca Juniors

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal57%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
27%2 goals23%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
17%3 goals7%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
7%4 goals0%
IndependienteBoca Juniors

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time23%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
3%BTTS in both halves3%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
13%Scored in both halves27%
IndependienteBoca Juniors

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
80%BTTS - last 560%
IndependienteBoca Juniors

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
IndependienteBoca Juniors

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
IndependienteBoca Juniors

Match halves— when 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 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.27 pts / match - Independiente · 1.53 pts / match - Boca Juniors

Independiente - half-time state
23% leading57% draw20% trailing
Boca Juniors - half-time state
33% leading53% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per match (1st half)1.53
IndependienteBoca Juniors
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.67
IndependienteBoca Juniors
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
IndependienteBoca Juniors
1Average goals (1st half)1.13
IndependienteBoca Juniors
60%Clean sheet before half-time63%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
53%No goal before half-time47%
IndependienteBoca Juniors

After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per match (2nd half)1.67
IndependienteBoca Juniors
0.77Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
IndependienteBoca Juniors
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.4
IndependienteBoca Juniors
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.23
IndependienteBoca Juniors
50%Clean sheet after half-time70%
IndependienteBoca Juniors
50%No goal after half-time37%
IndependienteBoca Juniors

Independiente - second-half results

40% W27% D33% L
38
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding174%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Boca Juniors - second-half results

40% W47% D13% L
46
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Independiente - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Boca Juniors - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.20
Goals scored / match1.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference+3+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Independiente
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
3
4
16-30
8
6
31-45
10
7
46-60
4
7
61-75
9
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Boca Juniors
ScoredConceded
3
8
0-15
8
3
16-30
9
3
31-45
9
5
46-60
3
3
61-75
13
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Independiente

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Boca Juniors

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
156%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

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

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

IndependienteLigaBoca Juniors
Average goals in match▲ 2.472.17▲ 2.37
Both teams scored▲ 57%47%▲ 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)• 37%38%▲ 43%
Clean sheets▼ 30%32%▲ 43%
Goal before half-time• 60%61%▲ 67%
Goal after half-time▲ 80%73%▼ 70%

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

2.17
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.21
Home goals / match
0.96
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+14%
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)
73%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Independiente 1 - 1 - 1 Boca Juniors. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Boca Juniors
1 : 1
Independiente
CA Boca Juniors
0 : 1
CA Independiente
Boca Juniors
3 : 0
Independiente

FAQ

When do Independiente and Boca Juniors play?

Independiente face Boca Juniors on 25 October 2026 in Primera División at Estadio Libertadores de América. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Independiente and Boca Juniors?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Independiente won 1, Boca Juniors won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

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

Independiente score 1.27 goals per game on average and Boca Juniors 1.50. The Primera División average is 2.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 38% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Independiente's matches and 53% of Boca Juniors's.

What form are Independiente and Boca Juniors in?

Over the last 5 games Independiente have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Boca Juniors 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.