Argentine Division 1 / Boca Juniors vs Union Santa Fe Preview

Analysis:

Boca Juniors will face off against visiting side Unión de Santa Fe at Estadio Alberto J. Armando in the Superliga tie on Saturday.

Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors are hoping to win again following a 1-3 Superliga success over Barracas Central. Matches featuring Boca Juniors have usually been absorbing affairs of late with a lot of goalmouth action expected. Over their past six clashes alone, the sum of 20 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 14 of those belonging to Boca Juniors.

Union Santa Fe

Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against River Plate in Superliga action, Unión de Santa Fe will be aiming to make amends here. In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 games featuring Unión de Santa Fe, a minimum of three goals have gone in. The average number of goals per game in that spell is 3.33, with the average number of goals for Unión de Santa Fe working out to 1.67. We will have to see whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.

Verdict:

Boca Juniors has great strength and form. The 1X2 odds is 1.75-3.50-5.00, which means support the home team. Boca Juniors should win this game.