Boca Juniors vs Benfica Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 16 Jun 2025

There’s a Group C encounter taking place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami when Benfica are favourites to get the better of Boca Juniors.

We’re going to side with Benfica at -133 to defeat Boca Juniors and this looks like a standout bet. The Full-Time Result market presents us with the opportunity to grab some value for this prediction.

Boca Juniors were defeated last time out and that was in the Primera División. Boca were beaten 1-0 at home to Independiente, with Miguel Russo's team having one shot on target and 46% of possession.

Benfica played out a 1-1 Primeira Liga draw in their previous game. This was away from home at Estadio Municipal de Braga, with Braga the opponents. The Eagles recorded 59% possession and had two shots on goal, with Vangelis Pavlidis finding the net.

FIFA Club World Cup		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	Benfica	3	2	1	0	9	2	7	9:2	7
3	Boca Juniors	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	4:5	2

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6 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.9 goals from 7.4 attempts and 3.1 shots on goal. Boca have had 56.4% possession and 4.7 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 0.9 goals from 9.1 attempts and 3.7 shots on goal, while earning 3.4 corners.

Top scorer Miguel Merentiel has found the net 4 times, Milton Gimenez 3, with Kevin Zenon and Carlos Palacios both scoring 2. The top assist makers are Miguel Merentiel, Lautaro Blanco and Edinson Cavani, all of whom have 2 on the board.

Benfica have 7 victories and 3 draws, with an average of 5.8 shots on goal, 15.3 attempts and 2.8 goals. Bruno Lage's side average 55.3% possession, 446.7 passes, 6.4 corners taken and 4.0 corners against them, while 1.0 goals have been conceded from 10.5 attempts and 4.0 shots on goal.

Vangelis Pavlidis is top of the team’s scoring charts with 10 goals, Kerem Akturkoglu has 5 and Nicolas Otamendi is on 3. Vangelis Pavlidis, Orkun Kokcu and Samuel Dahl have all made 3 assists in the last 10 games, while Anatoliy Trubin has 3 clean sheets.

Confirmed Lineups

Boca Juniors confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Agustin Marchesin (GK), Luis Advincula, Jorge Figal, Ayrton Costa, Lautaro Blanco, Ander Herrera, Rodrigo Andres Battaglia, Kevin Zenon, Alan Velasco, Carlos Palacios, Miguel Merentiel.

Benfica confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Anatoliy Trubin (GK), Samuel Dahl, Antonio Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Alvaro Carreras, Fredrik Aursnes, Florentino, Renato Sanches, Angel Di Maria, Vangelis Pavlidis, Bruma.

Boca Juniors vs Benfica Prediction & Betting Tips

Let’s play a straight hand and go for an attractively-priced Benfica who are trading at -133. It’s probable that the Lisbon side will be able to land a win when it comes to this Club World Cup encounter.

We only create the football betting tips after consulting team news along with the form of both sides. There are also stats that can be mined to good effect to come up with predictions.

Key Boca Juniors vs Benfica Club World Cup & league stats:

• Benfica have won 7 of their last 10 games.
• Benfica have won 14 of their last 20 games.

When you look at the latest betting odds, our pick has a 57.1% chance of winning. Our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 60-65%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

A Bet Builder offers a chance to combine Benfica to win with other selections. For every extra pick that you make, the price gets bigger until you’re content with the wager.

Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Boca 0 - 2 Benfica

We’re taking a chance on Benfica to achieve a 2-0 winning scoreline. Odds of +575 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Andreas Schjelderup Under 0.5 Shots On Target -139

Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) hasn’t had a shot on goal in four straight games. We can use these statistics to our advantage, with odds of -139 on offer that he fails to cover the Shots on Target line.

Latest Andreas Schjelderup Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+295

First

+600

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-122

Under 0.5

-152

Shots

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-

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Vangelis Pavlidis to Score +148

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) has found the net in seven of his past ten matches. We’ll use this stat and take odds of +148 that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Vangelis Pavlidis Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

-118

First

+230

Shots On Target

Over 1.5

+102

Under 1.5

-189

Shots

Over 3.5

-137

Under 3.5

-

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Corners Prediction

Boca Over 3.5 Corners -150

The 3.5 corners line has been covered by Boca in four straight matches, while the previous 5 Benfica games have seen them concede an average of 4.20 corners. There’s an opportunity to go over the Boca Team Corners line and we’re expecting this to happen, with odds of -150 available.

FIFA Club World Cup & League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Boca

Total

8.10 4.70 3.40

Home

7.60 4.40 3.20

Away

9.00 3.50 5.50

Benfica

Total

10.40 6.40 4.00

Home

10.60 7.50 3.10

Away

9.40 6.10 3.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-111

Under 9.5

-127

Boca Corners

Over 3.5

-125

Under 3.5

-110

Benfica Corners

Over 5.5

-125

Under 5.5

-110

Most Corners

1

+190

X

+575

2

-204

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Boca Juniors vs Benfica Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

With a 63% chance of winning according to the latest odds, Benfica are favourites to prosper in this Club World Cup encounter and they’re available at -172 with the bookies. Boca Juniors are the +525 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

Benfica -1 on the Asian Handicap means getting -100 that they beat Boca by two or more goals. It also means you will get your full stake refunded if they win by one.

If you want to bet on the number of goals, you can get similar odds on Under or Over 2.5 Goals. If you think at least one side will keep a clean sheet, then Both Teams to Score No is -132.

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Full-Time Result

1

+525

X

+300

2

-172

Half-Time Result

1

+430

X

+132

2

+114

Double Chance

1X

+132

12

-417

X2

-769

Draw No Bet

1

+310

2

-500

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +1

-127

2 Hcp -1

-100

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-119

Over 2.5

-108

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-105

No

-132

Vangelis Pavlidis is available at -118 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer. The favourite is now priced at odds of +230 to find the net first.

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)

First

-118

Anytime

+230

Andrea Belotti (Benfica)

First

+235

Anytime

+480

Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica)

First

+245

Anytime

+550

Zeki Amdouni (Benfica)

First

+250

Anytime

+525

Samuel Dahl (Benfica)

First

+290

Anytime

+1800

Angel Di María (Benfica)

First

+290

Anytime

+600

Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica)

First

+295

Anytime

+600

Armindo ''Bruma'' Bangna (Benfica)

First

+295

Anytime

+600

Miguel Merentiel (Boca)

First

+310

Anytime

+600

Arthur Cabral (Benfica)

First

+310

Anytime

+650

Orkun Kokcu (Benfica)

First

+310

Anytime

+650

Milton Gimenez (Boca)

First

+410

Anytime

+850

Diogo Ferreira Prioste (Benfica)

First

+480

Anytime

+1150

Edinson Cavani (Boca)

First

+510

Anytime

+1100

Renato Sanches (Benfica)

First

+510

Anytime

+1150

Leandro Barreiro (Benfica)

First

+575

Anytime

+1200

Kevin Zenón (Boca)

First

+600

Anytime

+1300

Exequiel Zeballos (Boca)

First

+650

Anytime

+1300

Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)

First

+750

Anytime

+1700

Alan Velasco (Boca)

First

+800

Anytime

+1600

Manuel Jorge Silva (Benfica)

First

+800

Anytime

+1700

Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica)

First

+800

Anytime

+1800

Adrian Bajrami (Benfica)

First

+800

Anytime

+1900

Carlos Palacios (Boca)

First

+850

Anytime

+1800

António Silva (Benfica)

First

+900

Anytime

+2000

Álvaro Fernández Carreras (Benfica)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Tomás Araújo (Benfica)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Florentino Luis (Benfica)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2200

Williams Alarcón (Boca)

First

+1200

Anytime

+2200

Zeki Amdouni (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-159

Under 0.5

-116

Angel Di María (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-159

Under 0.5

-115

Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-152

Under 0.5

-120

Andrea Belotti (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-141

Under 0.5

-130

Miguel Merentiel (Boca)

Over 0.5

-135

Under 0.5

-135

Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-122

Under 0.5

-152

Arthur Cabral (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-115

Under 0.5

-159

Orkun Kokcu (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-110

Under 0.5

-167

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)

Over 1.5

+102

Under 1.5

-189

Milton Gimenez (Boca)

Over 0.5

+115

Under 0.5

-213

Edinson Cavani (Boca)

Over 0.5

+123

Under 0.5

-233

Kevin Zenón (Boca)

Over 0.5

+148

Under 0.5

-294

Diogo Ferreira Prioste (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-345

Renato Sanches (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-345

Exequiel Zeballos (Boca)

Over 0.5

+180

Under 0.5

-370

Alan Velasco (Boca)

Over 0.5

+188

Under 0.5

-417

Leandro Barreiro (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+230

Under 0.5

-526

Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+245

Under 0.5

-625

Carlos Palacios (Boca)

Over 0.5

+275

Under 0.5

-769

Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+310

Under 0.5

-1000

Williams Alarcón (Boca)

Over 0.5

+310

Under 0.5

-1000

Samuel Dahl (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+330

Under 0.5

-1111

Adrian Bajrami (Benfica)

Over 0.5

+340

Under 0.5

-1250

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)

Over 3.5

-137

Under 3.5

-

Andrea Belotti (Benfica)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-

Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-

Zeki Amdouni (Benfica)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-

Angel Di María (Benfica)

Over 2.5

-108

Under 2.5

-

Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-

Orkun Kokcu (Benfica)

Over 2.5

+128

Under 2.5

-

Renato Sanches (Benfica)

Over 1.5

+130

Under 1.5

-

Edinson Cavani (Boca)

Over 1.5

+110

Under 1.5

-

Milton Gimenez (Boca)

Over 1.5

+110

Under 1.5

-

Diogo Ferreira Prioste (Benfica)

Over 1.5

+145

Under 1.5

-

Arthur Cabral (Benfica)

Over 1.5

-182

Under 1.5

-

Miguel Merentiel (Boca)

Over 1.5

-100

Under 1.5

-

Leandro Barreiro (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-161

Under 0.5

-

Kevin Zenón (Boca)

Over 0.5

-263

Under 0.5

-

Exequiel Zeballos (Boca)

Over 0.5

-238

Under 0.5

-

Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-213

Under 0.5

-

Alan Velasco (Boca)

Over 0.5

-222

Under 0.5

-

Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica)

Over 0.5

-222

Under 0.5

-

Latest Club World Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Boca Juniors Stats

Benfica Stats

Full-Time Result

• 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
• 8 wins, 1 defeat and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

• 7 wins and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
• 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches

Goals

• An average of 1.90 goals scored and 0.90 conceded in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 1.80 goals scored and 0.50 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
• An average of 2.80 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.30 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
• BTTS Yes in 3 of the previous 10 matches
• BTTS Yes in 2 of the previous 10 home matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 3 of the previous 10 home matches

Goals

• An average of 2.80 goals scored and 1.00 conceded in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.10 goals scored and 1.10 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
• An average of 3.80 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 3.20 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
• BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 10 matches
• BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 away matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 8 of the previous 10 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 7 of the previous 10 away matches

Corners

• An average of 4.70 corners awarded and 3.40 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 4.40 corners awarded and 3.20 corners against in the last 10 home matches
• An average of 8.10 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 7.60 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
• Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 1 of the last 10 matches
• Had the most corners in 6 and least corners in 1 of the last 10 home matches

Corners

• An average of 6.40 corners awarded and 4.00 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 6.10 corners awarded and 3.30 corners against in the last 10 away matches
• An average of 10.40 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 9.40 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
• Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 2 of the last 10 matches
• Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 2 of the last 10 away matches

Possession

• An average of 56.40% possession in the last 10 matches
• An average of 53.70% possession in the last 10 home matches
• Most possession in 7 of the last 10 matches
• Most possession in 5 of the last 10 home matches

Possession

• An average of 55.30% possession in the last 10 matches
• An average of 54.00% possession in the last 10 away matches
• Most possession in 8 of the last 10 matches
• Most possession in 8 of the last 10 away matches

Boca Juniors vs Benfica Lineups & Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Boca vs Benfica team news.

If you’re looking for the latest player information, check out the Club World Cup squads.

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