Match Summary
Boca Juniors defeated River Plate 2:0. The match was played in Liga Profesional Argentina 2025. Goals were scored by E. Zeballos 45′, Miguel Merentiel 47′. 10 yellow cards were shown. Boca Juniors had 45% possession while River Plate held 55%. Boca Juniors had 11 shots (7 on target) compared to 10 (2 on target) for River Plate. Expected goals: Boca Juniors 1.72 — River Plate 0.82. Boca Juniors made 4 substitutions, River Plate made 4. VAR was involved: Penalty cancelled (Leandro Paredes 83′).
Match Events
Key match events between Boca Juniors and River Plate — 2 goals and 10 cards recorded during the match.
assist: E. Zeballos
Rivalry since 2015
Boca Juniors vs River Plate Head to Head Results· 21
Boca Juniors and River Plate have met 21 times — Boca Juniors won 9, River Plate won 8, with 4 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2015. Boca Juniors leads the head-to-head with 9 victories from 21 meetings. A combined 47 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.24 per match (23 for the home side, 24 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 9 matches (43%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 7 games (33%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–4 in 2016.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 13 May 2026