Atletico-MG vs Boca Juniors Prediction

Both teams have been in good nick

Atletico-MG have won 11 of their last 20 matches across competitions, drawing 6 and losing just 3, with 31 scored and 20 conceded. That's a solid return, even if the goals against column shows they've been breached fairly often.

Atletico-MG: 20 completed matches; Boca Juniors: 20 completed matches.

Atletico-MG

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

23

Difference

+9

Boca Juniors

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

5% 1 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

15

Difference

+20

Boca Juniors have an even tidier record over the same number of games: 11 wins, 8 draws and only 1 defeat, with 36 goals for and just 17 against. Boca have barely lost all autumn and their defence has been notably mean.

Boca's recent sample looks the stingier of the two defensively, even though both sides are winning regularly.

Comparative Team Statistics: Atletico-MG vs Boca Juniors

Past meetings don't tell us much

The only previous meetings on record between these two came back in 2021, a Copa Libertadores last-16 tie that finished 0-0 both home and away.

That's five years ago now, a different competition, and almost certainly a different group of players on both sides. It's not something to lean on for this one.

Atletico-MG sit top of their group

The standings we have show Atletico-MG first in their table after 6 games, with 10 points from 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, scoring 8 and conceding 6.

We don't have Boca's position in that same table, so it's not possible to say how the two compare directly. It's just a sign that Atletico-MG have been doing well in this phase of the competition.

Goals have come from a few different sources

Bernard has 4 goals in 10 appearances for Atletico-MG, while T. Cuello has chipped in 3 goals and 4 assists in just 6 matches, a decent return for a short run of games.

Atletico-MG:

Best scorers:

Bernard - 4

T. Cuello - 3

Best assist providers:

T. Cuello - 4

Boca Juniors:

Best scorers:

M. Merentiel - 3

For Boca, M. Merentiel has 3 goals in 6 matches. None of this confirms who starts on the night, but it does point to goal contributions being spread around rather than resting on one man.