On August 3, 2023, at 2:00 AM (CEST), Nacional and Boca Juniors will face each other at Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo. The match is part of the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16.
Nacional reached this stage by finishing second in Group B, while Boca finished first in Group F.
We believe it will be a cautious match for Boca, who come from an impressive winning streak.

Nacional:
- In the last match on July 22, they defeated Cerro Largo with a score of 1-0.
- In the last 5 matches, they won 3 times, lost once, and drew once. The team has scored an average of 1.6 goals per match and conceded 0.8 goals.
- In this season of Copa Libertadores, they have secured 3 wins, suffered 1 loss, and had 2 draws. The average goals scored per match is 1.5, while the average goals conceded is 1.17.
- They haven't lost in 8 of their last 9 home matches in Copa Libertadores.
- Over 1.5 goals have been scored in 7 of their last 8 matches in Copa Libertadores.
- Both teams scored in 5 of their last 6 matches in Copa Libertadores.

Boca Juniors:
- In the last match on July 29, they defeated Independiente with a score of 0-2.
- In the last 5 matches, Boca Juniors won 5 times. The team has scored an average of 2.0 goals per match and conceded 0.6 goals.
- In this season of Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors have secured 4 wins, suffered 1 loss, and had 1 draw. The average goals scored per match is 1.5, while the average goals conceded is 0.33.
- Under 2.5 goals have been scored in the last 11 away matches of Boca Juniors in Copa Libertadores.
- They haven't lost in their last 8 matches.
- They have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 matches.
- Under 2.5 goals have been scored in 14 of their last 16 matches in Copa Libertadores.

Head-to-Head:
In the last head-to-head match on May 19, 2016, Nacional and Boca Juniors drew with a score of 0-0.
In the last 5 matches between the two teams, Nacional won 2 times, Boca Juniors won 1 time, and they drew 2 times. Nacional scored an average of 0.4 goals per match, while Boca Juniors scored an average of 0.8 goals per match.

Possible Lineups:

Nacional
Rochet; Lozano, Polenta, Noguera, Candido; Y Rodriguez, D Rodriguez; Fagundez, Zabala, Pereiro; Ramirez

Boca Juniors
Romero; Weigandt, Vigal, Valentini, Barco; Medina, Varela, Fernandez; Merentiel, Benedetto, Zeballos

Boca Juniors will try to maintain their winning streak, while Nacional will seek to capitalize on their home advantage to achieve a favorable result.
BetMines predicts an "Under 2.5".