Boca Juniors vs Monagas Prediction: Can Boca Juniors secure their 1st place?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors will face Monagas at Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a win (1-0) against Colo Colo. The visitors come from a win (1-0) against Pereira.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Boca Juniors team comes to this game after a victory (1-0) against Colo Colo. The Boca Juniors team started very strong, creating countless opportunities and superioring themselves to the opposing team. Even so, it would only be in the 2nd half that the Boca Juniors team would reach the goal, at 55'. From then on, and with qualifying at risk, the Colo Colo team looked more for the goal and managed to create more opportunities. However, the result would not change and the Boca Juniors team would take the 3 points. With this result, the Boca Juniors team secured qualification for the round of 16. Even so, to guarantee 1st place, the Boca Juniors team needs at least 1 point, or hope that Pereira cannot win. In the 5 games played so far, the Boca Juniors team has 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, having scored 5 goals and conceded only 2, having the best attack and best defense.

The Monagas team comes to this game after a surprising victory (1-0) against Pereira. In the event of a defeat, the team would greatly complicate its possibility of qualifying. As such, the team entered the match very strongly, creating numerous opportunities and reaching 1-0 at 19', after a penalty. Pereira's team would control the game more from that moment on, but it would be Monagas' team who would create more goal opportunities. The result would not change and the Monagas team would take the 3 points. The Monagas team thus reached 3rd place, which guarantees the round of 32. Even so, they still haven't secured 3rd place, as they are on equal terms with Colo Colo. The team needs to match the Colo Colo result to secure 3rd place, and if they win and Pereira loses, they can still reach 2nd place. In the 5 games played, the team recorded 1 victory, 2 draws, and 2 defeats, having scored 3 goals and conceded 4.

There’s just 1 recent game between these two teams, that ended up in a draw (0-0)

Boca Juniors is a favorite to win this game due to playing at home, yet it is predicted to be a hard match for them as Monagas really needs the points. Goals are expected from both teams.