Boca Juniors vs River Plate: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Sunday, 1 November 2026, Boca Juniors welcome River Plate for a Liga Profesional fixture set to start at 18:00 UTC.

The venue for the game is Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings River Plate are 4th with 23 points from 14 matches.

River Plate have scored 19 goals and conceded 13 goals in the league, a goal difference of +6.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Boca Juniors have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 8 goals and let in 5 goals (D-L-W-W-W). Boca Juniors have won 3 matches in a row.

Over their last 5 games River Plate have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 7 goals and let in 3 goals (L-W-D-W-W).

Recent form is level: both sides took 10 of a possible 15 points.

Head-to-head

Across 1 meeting in our records, the tally is 1 win for Boca Juniors, 0 wins for River Plate and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 19 April 2026: River Plate 0-1 Boca Juniors.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 1 goal, an average of 1 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Boca Juniors averaged 1.6 goals scored and 1 conceded per game, while River Plate averaged 1.4 scored and 0.6 conceded.

Boca Juniors have the sharper recent attack, averaging 1.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. River Plate have been harder to score against, conceding 0.6 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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