Nacional vs Boca Juniors Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd August 2023

Nacional are up against Argentinian giants Boca Juniors in this first leg encounter in the 1/8-finals of the Copa Libertadores. They face each other on Thursday at Estadio Gran Parque Central.

Nacional managed to come second it a very tight group which saw three teams battling it out untill the very last round. Their reward is playing a multiple tournament winner.

Boca Juniors hammered their way through the group on 13 points, only two sides claimed more in the six group matches. They won four of their matches and enter this set-up as big favourites to see the next round.

Nacional presents an average of just 1.6 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 16 times, while also conceding 12. This amounts to an average of 1.2 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in two matches in this tournament.

Boca Juniors enter their next Copa Libertadores match, averaging a lowly 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a disappointing total of 11 goals, while also conceding three. That amounts to an average of 0.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring seven times.

Nacional vs Boca Juniors Prediction

Nacional Form

Nacional delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Racing brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Fenix. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Cerro Largo by 1-0. Nacional won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Copa Libertadores, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeat, while they scored nine and conceded five goals.

Boca Juniors Form

Boca Juniors look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Gimnasia LP, who were defeated by 1-3. Then, Newell's Old Boys got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Independiente by 0-2. In their last six away matches in the Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying three goals conceded and three scored.

Nacional and Boca Juniors looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Nacional vs Boca Juniors Team News

Nacional vs Boca Juniors H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Nacional played against Boca Juniors. It finished 5-4 in a great match between the pair. As Nacional go into their match against Boca Juniors at Nacional's stadium, they put 3-1-2 record in their previous six encounters on display.

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last six matches between Nacional and Boca Juniors.

Nacional vs Boca Juniors Results

Nacional vs Boca Juniors Betting Tips

Fabian Noguera managed to hit the target twice recently for Nacional, while Luis Advincula, added two strikes in Copa Libertadores for Boca Juniors in his last six outings.

Nacional have been pretty scary at home, winning eight of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw one of the games in the process. They were defeated in one of the games in this run. Boca Juniors won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost all points in four of those matches along the way. Nacional were able to win sixof their matches at Nacional's stadium without conceding a goal. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

In the past six encounters between Nacional and Boca Juniors over 2.5 goals came out three times, with Nacional scoring an average of 2.01 goals per game. Boca Juniors averaged 1.84 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nacional, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Boca Juniors played across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 times on average in the process.