Huracan vs Boca
Huracan took a big step back on their fight for the league title. On Monday, the team showed a deflated performance and succumbed to an unexpected 4-2 away defeat to Atletico Tucuman. That result put an end to their eight-game unbeaten streak of five victories and three stalemates in league action and they remain second-placed in the Liga Profesional table on 42 points, now trailing leaders Velez Sarsfield by two. Besides, they stay into the Copa Sudamericana zone in the aggregate table. At home, Huracan haven’t lost any of their last five, winning three and drawing two.
Boca Juniors are going through a positive spell under coach Fernando Gago. On Wednesday, El Xeneize managed to beat Union Santa Fe 1-0 at home in a six-pointer regarding the continental tickets thanks to a goal from Milton Gimenez in the first half. They are now on three league victories in a row, accumulating 34 points in 23 Liga Profesional rounds to climb into fifth spot of the aggregate table and keep dreaming of qualifying for the 2024 Copa Libertadores. Boca beat Sarmiento 2-0 in their last away game to stop a nine-match winless streak of four stalemates and five losses as the visiting side in domestic action. Luis Advincula and Marcelo Saracchi are ready to return on Saturday.
Good results are finally coming for Boca and they need to continue like this to reach the Copa Libertadores zone in the annual table. Huracan are two points behind the leaders Velez and they just can’t afford a defeat here, so considering the draw can be useless for both of them, I’ll go for the OVER on this very short totals line.