When Boca Juniors hosts Barracas Central at La Bombonera in the Argentine Primera Division on Sunday, they will be looking to win at home for the sixth time in as many championships.
El Taladro has defeated the other team in each of their last four meetings, scoring 10 goals and giving up only two.
Boca Juniors defeated Banfield 3-0 in the Argentine Primera Division at La Bombonera on Wednesday, extending their winning streak to seven games in all competitions.
In the 22nd minute, former Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani broke the scoreless draw. Miguel Merentiel and Jabes Saralegui then scored further goals in the second half to give Diego Martinez's team a convincing victory.
With this result, the Xeneize have now won four and drawn three of their previous seven games, which include victories against Almirante Brown in the Copa Argentina and a win and a tie in both legs against Independiente Del Valle in the Copa Sudamericana.
alongside 12 points, the 35-time winners are now tied for 11th place in the table alongside Argentinos Juniors, Lanus, and Estudiantes, who are ranked lower than them because of a worse goal differential.
Martinez will be looking to narrow the six-point deficit to Huracan, the team leading the league, by hoping his squad can maintain both their winning record and undefeated run against their opponents on Sunday.
Barracas Central has only won one of their eight games played thus far in the second half of the current Primera Division season.
Alejandro Orfila's team managed just one point from the next six Argentine Primera Division games, suffering five losses and drawing one, after earning four points from their first two games.
Los Camioneros are three points and five spaces outside of the Sudamericana qualifying berths in the overall standings, with five points and a 26th-place ranking in the table.
With just three goals scored in the second phase, Barracas has the lowest goal total in the division. Orfila will be eager to rectify this issue as soon as possible.
The visitors have shown improvement, though, as they have won their only game of the season away from home and have scored more goals and let up less goals away from home than at home.
Regarding injuries, Lucas Blondel, a right-back, will not play for the Xeneize. He hasn't played since March due to a cruciate ligament tear.
Due to suspension, midfielder Pol Fernandez will also miss this match after receiving too many yellow cards.
Due to ACL and tendon injuries, respectively, Lucas Lopez and Maximiliano Puig will not be available for Barracas.
Agustin Irazoque, a center defender, and midfielders Mater and Brochero are all out with injuries.
