Match details. CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Semi-finals. Kick-off is Wed 14 Oct, 01:30 Lagos time. It is played at Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires. The referee is Piero Maza Gomez.
What's at stake. CR Vasco da Gama RJ are 2nd on 10 points after 6 games, 3 points behind Olimpia, 3 points clear of A. Italiano. A win would take them level on points with Olimpia. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Boca Juniors have won six, drawn four and lost none of their last ten, 2.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W W D. CR Vasco da Gama RJ have won six, drawn three and lost one of their last ten, 2.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W D W. In this competition CR Vasco da Gama RJ have gone W D W D W D.
The numbers. Boca Juniors score 1.8 and concede 0.8 a game over their last ten, with five clean sheets. Boca Juniors average 12.7 shots (4.4 on target), 5.5 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 54% of the ball. CR Vasco da Gama RJ score 1.8 and concede 1.4 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. CR Vasco da Gama RJ average 14.4 shots (5.5 on target), 5.1 corners and 2.8 cards a game, with 53% of the ball.
The case against. CR Vasco da Gama RJ's record still gives them 23% to win. Not everything agrees on goals: their xG points to an open game. Not everything agrees on goals: their records put over 2.5 goals at 62%.
The read. Boca Juniors or the draw. A draw is live. A tight game. Their goals for and against make Boca Juniors the likelier winners.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 1.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Boca Juniors or Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Under 1.5 first-half goals (the signs point different ways). Predicted score: Boca Juniors 1-1 CR Vasco da Gama RJ (6% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).