Boca Juniors vs Sao PauloPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

CONMEBOL Sudamericana quarter-final at the Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires, where Boca Juniors host Sao Paulo. The two clubs have no recorded meetings, so the comparison rests on recent numbers alone. The competition average is 2.30 goals per game. Where the two sides stand Boca Juniors do not appear in a table at this stage and have to be read through their last five outings: a goalless draw away at Velez Sarsfield, a 1-0 home win over Lanus, 1-1 away at Racing Club, 4-0 at Deportivo Recoleta and 1-1 away at Platense. Two wins and three draws, no defeats, with 7 goals scored and 2 conceded: two of the five games finished with one goal in total or fewer. Sao Paulo arrive from a 2-1 home win over RB Bragantino, preceded by a 0-1 defeat away at Chapecoense-sc, a 3-1 home win over Bolívar, a 1-1 at home with Coritiba and a 1-1 away, again against Bolívar. That reads two wins, two draws and one defeat with 7 goals scored and 5 conceded. Sao Paulo in the group The visitors won Group C with 12 points from six matches and stayed unbeaten: three wins and three draws, 6 goals scored and only one conceded. At home they won twice and drew once with 5 goals scored and 1 conceded, while their three away trips brought one win and two draws with 1 goal scored and none conceded. That is the figure that best describes how Sao Paulo handle matches away from their own ground, with very low scores and a closed door at the back. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.