Boca Juniors vs. Monagas Predictions

Prediction, Odds & Betting tips for Boca Juniors vs. Monagas at Copa Libertadores

Where: Estadio Aleberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires, Argentina
When: Thursday, June 29

Boca Juniors needs to stay unbeaten at home in the final game of the Copa Libertadores group stage and secure the top position in its assembly. If they lose, Boca has to watch out for the goal difference because Pereira could potentially end up ahead of the Argentinians. Meanwhile, Monagas has chances to reach the knockout stage of the most prominent South American competition, but they have to watch out for the other result. They are currently holding the place that leads to the Copa Sudamericana but are also in danger of losing everything and ending the international campaign.

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Boca Juniors

Boca had a rough weekend in the domestic championship. They were trashed by Godoy Cruz on the road, 4-0, continuing its very unstable and mediocre campaign in Liga Professional. It was their ninth defeat in 21 events in that competition.

Overall, the famous Argentinian powerhouse isn’t playing well recently, losing three of the most recent six matches, with two triumphs and one draw. All but one of those games ended with three or more goals.

When looking at the whole picture, Boca’s events are inefficient, and that loss to Godoy Cruz was the only event in the previous 10 which didn’t end with under 2.5 hits. The same stats are with both teams not scoring, nine in the latest ten.

Monagas

The Venezuelans are in a similar position. Their form is appalling, with two victories in 10 previous encounters, and plenty of games in which they hadn’t looked competitive. To be precise, Monagas posted six losses apart from that and had two ties.

Now what is notable is that they often failed to score. Five of the losses came with them not hitting the back of the rivals’ net. This team is terrible on the road this year, with nine outings, six concluding as losses, and currently riding a four-game cold streak.

During that stretch, Monagas couldn’t score in six events, and seven saw under 2.5 hits. So, we can say that the VenezuelansVenezuelans have major trouble playing outside their stadium.

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Boca Juniors vs. Monagas Possible Lineups

Boca Juniors: Garcia; Roncaglia, Valdez, Valentini, Barco; Fernandez, Medina, Fernandez, Romero, Ramirez; Benedetto

Monagas: Mosquera; Romero, Ramirez, C Rodriguez, Cummings; Iriarte, Rivas; Martinez, Castillo, Carrion; Navas

Boca Juniors vs. Monagas Head to Head

The first meeting saw no goals. It was an intense battle that saw Boca playing with a player fewer on the pitch for more than 50 minutes, as Valdez got sent off already in the first half. Roncaglia was sent off in the 86th minute, but Boca prevailed to save one point.

Boca Juniors vs. Monagas Predictions

This is a good chance for Boca to win and to secure first place in the standings. Monagas is very poor on the road, so this really shouldn’t be a problem for the hosts.

Our verdict: Boca Juniors wins