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Peter Green - August 8, 2023
Boca Juniors vs Nacional Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the South American Copa Libertadores on Thursday, 10 August 2023.
Boca Juniors entered the knockout match-ups being the Group F champions. The team won four, drew one and lost one of their six group stage outings to climb into the top of the Group F table.
Nacional from Group B, is the rivals for Boca Juniors in this knockout clash. Going on, Nacional ended up at second in the Group B standings and had an average form in the group stage outings.
However, Nacional had the home advantage in the first leg. The team failed to utilize the home aid as the match ended in a goalless draw. We can expect an interesting match-up at Estadio Alberto J. Armando this Thursday as Boca Juniors hosts Nacional.
They have met nine times in the past. Boca Juniors won five while Nacional won two.
Their first leg meeting ended in a 0-0 draw. Five of the last seven meetings had goals under 2.5 ft.
Boca Juniors are having an impressive form at home lately. They have been sealing victories consistently and won all the three Libertadores matches they played at home this season.
On the other side, Nacional follows an unimpressive form on the road. They were winless in six of the last seven road trips.
Moreover, Boca Juniors are having a decent h2h form against Nacional. Thus, we expect a win for Boca Juniors on Thursday.
Four of the total six matches played by Boca Juniors this Libertadores season had goals under 2.5 ft. On top of that their recent h2h clashes have been low-scoring. Thus, we don’t expect this match to have goals over 2.5 ft.
Boca Juniors’ defensive side delivered exceptional performance in their group stage matches. They have leaked just one goal at home so far this season. Such a defensive line forces us to back a both teams to score: No bet for this match.
Boca Juniors is likely to bag a win on Wednesday. Their recent stats looks way better than Nacional and we like to back them at 1.62 odds.
While placing Boca Juniors to win as the main tip, we like to place the under 2.5 goals tip at 1.65 odds considering their goal trend this Libertadores season.
