Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of 13 August 2026

Platense vs Boca Juniors: match statistics

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Platense vs Boca Juniors: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Platense play Boca Juniors in Primera División (Argentina). The match date is 16 August 2026.

Current form

Platense: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Boca Juniors: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Platense scores 0.63 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Boca Juniors scores 1.41 and concedes 0.71. League average: 2.08 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Platense 31%, Boca Juniors 47%. Over 2.5: Platense 19%, Boca Juniors 35%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Boca Juniors has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.42. Platense: 12.2 shots per match, Boca Juniors: 13.1.

Match halves

Platense: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.38. Boca Juniors: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.88.

Goals by minute

Platense: 76-90+ (4 goals). Boca Juniors: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.08 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.59)
(2.95)
(2.30)

Pre-match profilewhat 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.

0.63Goals scored / match1.41
PlatenseBoca Juniors
0.94Goals conceded / match0.71
PlatenseBoca Juniors
51%Average possession60%
PlatenseBoca Juniors
3.81Shots on target / match4.65
PlatenseBoca Juniors

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.19Shots per match13.12
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Platense
DDLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
19% W44% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-6
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-2
Last 5 away
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Boca Juniors is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Platense scoring profile: more difficult

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

Boca Juniors scoring profile: very strong

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

10Goals scored (season)24
PlatenseBoca Juniors
15Goals conceded (season)12
PlatenseBoca Juniors
1.56Average goals in match2.12
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

Match 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 / match - Platense · 1.41 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 19% of matches and wins 19%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 29% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Platense - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.01.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.20
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.41.6
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

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.84
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
53%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
157%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

PlatenseLigaBoca Juniors
Average goals in match 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 match
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / match
0.90
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: Platense 0 - 1 - 0 Boca Juniors. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

When do Platense and Boca Juniors play?

Platense face Boca Juniors on 16 August 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.