The last five Superclásicos: Boca or River, who dominated the recent history?

River and Boca will face each other next weekend in the first Superclásico of 2025, which will be held at the Monumental stadium with full capacity, on Sunday, April 27. Ahead of this crucial clash, it is worth noting that both arrive in high spirits after their respective matches in the previous round.

Gallardo's team imposed conditions away from home with a solid 3-0 victory against Gimnasia de La Plata. Additionally,  they managed to salvage a 2-2 draw in Quito against IDV in the Copa Libertadores. Meanwhile, Fernando Gago's team also did their part, defeating Estudiantes de La Plata 2-0 at La Bombonera, achieving their third consecutive victory.

However, if we look at the most recent history between the two, River appears with a slight superiority, as they won three times, drew once, and lost once in the last five encounters.

The last five encounters

Boca Juniors 0-1 River Plate (09/21/2024)

Classic played at La Bombonera for the Copa de la Liga. River, with many changes due to their Libertadores quarterfinal match with Colo-Colo, took a narrow victory with a goal by Manuel Lanzini after a great team play. It was a tense and even match, with controversial refereeing decisions included, such as the disallowed goal for Giménez and Lema's expulsion at the end.

River Plate 2-3 Boca Juniors (04/21/2024)

In the quarterfinals, they met again, and Boca won a great match that they had started losing. Miguel Merentiel was the standout with two goals, while Cavani scored the remaining goal. On the side of those, at that time, led by Martín Demichelis, Miguel Borja opened the scoring at 9 minutes, and Paulo Díaz would reduce the deficit at the end.

River Plate 1-1 Boca Juniors (02/25/2024)
The first clash of 2024 was an interzonal of the Copa de Liga. The Millonario took the lead with a goal by Pablo Solari at the start of the second half after a one-on-one with a rebound from Chiquito Romero. 20 minutes later, Cristian Medina shot unmarked from the center of the area and equalized for the Xeneize.

Boca Juniors 0-2 River Plate (10/01/2023)

For the Copa de la Liga, River won authoritatively at La Bombonera against an "alternative" Boca that was looking to save players for that year's Libertadores final with Fluminense. The goals were scored by Salomón Rondón at 41 by fluke and Enzo Díaz in added time of the second half. This Xeneize defeat marked the end of a 5-year unbeaten streak they held against their classic rival.

River Plate 1-0 Boca Juniors (05/07/2023)

The first classic of 2023 was a very contested match that was decided with a last-minute penalty in favor of River, due to a foul by Sandez on Solari in the area. The penalty taker was Miguel Borja, who didn't miss and set the final score at 1-0. But the match wouldn't end there, as minutes later there were 6 expulsions, 3 from each side due to a brawl.