Boca Juniors vs River Plate prediction, odds and how to watch

Deportivo Riestra produced one of the most tactically disciplined performances of the Argentine Liga Profesional season, stunning Boca Juniors 3-0 with three first-half goals despite being dominated in possession by a staggering margin of 82 to 18 percent.

Barracas Central claimed a remarkable away win at River Plate, scoring once through a first-half left-foot finish and defending with remarkable discipline to hold out a side that generated 15 shots but converted none of them.

Boca host Estudiantes at La Bombonera on Wednesday night in what could be the defining fixture of the Argentine Liga Profesional title race. Four first-team absentees, a wobbling home record, and a dangerous away side make this one worth your full attention.

Boca Juniors arrive in Rosario riding a stunning away record while Newell's sit 14th and battered. Jay Thompson breaks down the Argentine Liga Profesional clash on Sunday 2 August 2026.

River Plate travel to La Plata on Wednesday 29 July with three straight away wins and just one goal conceded on the road in their last five. Gimnasia are improving at home but their defensive record against top-two opposition is the concern. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the patterns that will decide this one.

River Plate sit second in the Liga Profesional but their home form is far from convincing. Barracas Central travel to El Monumental unbeaten in their last four away matches and they will fancy their chances.

Deportivo Riestra welcome a Boca Juniors side whose away form has been genuinely exceptional, but the hosts' compact defending at home gives this Sunday fixture a fascinating tension that deserves closer examination.