CA Barracas Central vs CA Sarmiento de Junin, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Barracas Central

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CA Sarmiento de Junin

Thu 2 Apr 2026 · 18:00 UTC Claudio Chiqui Tapia HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 24' Junior Marabel

0–2 40' Carlos Villalba

Rodrigo Insua pen 69' 1–2

Y 33' Thiago Santamaria

Y 87' Javier Burrai

Overview

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CA Barracas Central vs CA Sarmiento de Junin — Superliga Argentina at Claudio Chiqui Tapia.

CA Barracas Central 27 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
CA Sarmiento de Junin 27 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ariel Penel
Assistant 1 Maximilano Del Yesso
Assistant 2 Pablo Gualtieri (Argentina)

8 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CA Velez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracan	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucuman	27	40
9	CA Union	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Cordoba	27	36
14	CA Lanus	27	36
15	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	27	35
16	CA Belgrano	27	35
17	CD Riestra	27	35
18	CA Tigre	27	34
19	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	27	32
20	CA Rosario Central	27	32
21	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	27	32
22	CA Central Cordoba	27	31
23	AA Argentinos Juniors	27	30
24	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	27	29
25	CA Newell's Old Boys	27	28
26	CA Sarmiento de Junin	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Barracas Central 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals CA Sarmiento de Junin

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-02 CA Barracas Central 1–2 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2025-09-20 CA Barracas Central 0–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2024-05-19 CA Barracas Central 1–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2023-02-04 CA Sarmiento de Junin 3–5 CA Barracas Central 2022-10-08 CA Barracas Central 1–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin

Recent Form

CA Barracas Central

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	CA Sarmiento de Junin	H	1–2	L
24 Mar	CA Huracan	A	0–0	D
16 Mar	CA Tucuman	H	2–1	W
12 Mar	CS Independiente Rivadavia	A	2–1	W
01 Mar	AA Argentinos Juniors	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	CA Tigre	H	2–1	W

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	CA Barracas Central	A	2–1	W
22 Mar	CA Aldosivi	H	2–0	W
15 Mar	CA River Plate	A	0–2	L
11 Mar	Racing Club	H	0–0	D
03 Mar	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	H	1–0	W
26 Feb	CA Union	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

CA Barracas Central		CA Sarmiento de Junin
#28	Position	#26
23	Points	26
27	Played	27
4 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	5 / 11 / 11
15	Scored	18
33	Conceded	28
-18	GD	-10
0.85	PPG	0.96
15%	Win %	19%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
CA Barracas Central this season

31% Clean Sheets
CA Sarmiento de Junin this season

CA Barracas Central are 28th (23 pts). CA Sarmiento de Junin are 26th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Barracas Central

0-15

–/2

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

–/2

61-75

3/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Sarmiento de Junin

0-15

3/–

16-30

5/2

31-45

3/4

46-60

1/6

61-75

4/3

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Barracas Central

Rodrigo Insua

3 G

1 A

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Junior Marabel	13 G	4 A
Julian Mavilla	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Claudio Chiqui Tapia. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' CA Sarmiento de Junin fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Nicolas Pasquini is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CA Sarmiento de Junin tonight.
15' CA Barracas Central is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. CA Barracas Central must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' Junior Marabel puts CA Sarmiento de Junin on the lead.
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA Barracas Central and CA Sarmiento de Junin are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' It’s a booking for CA Sarmiento de Junin player. Thiago Santamaria gets a card.
38' Rodrigo Insua has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 118 appearances.
40' Carlos Villalba does the damage! The net is bulging and CA Sarmiento de Junin surge ahead!
45' Alexis Gonzalez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' Fresh legs for CA Barracas Central! Gonzalo Morales comes on to replace Lucas Gamba.
51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Facundo Sava will be considering his options from the bench.
61' Time for substitution for CA Barracas Central. Ivan Tapia is replaced by Norberto Briasco.
66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
69' The Argentina Rodrigo Insua breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 1-2!
71' CA Sarmiento de Junin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Suarez is hanging Thiago Santamaria on the field on 71 minute.
76' The crowd applauds Gonzalo Maroni as he leaves the pitch. Manuel Duarte steps in for CA Barracas Central.
81' It is a substitution in CA Sarmiento de Junin team. Mauricio Martinez is replaced by Facundo Alaggia on 81 minute.
82' Alexis Gonzalez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Junior Marabel at the 82 minute mark.
87' A moment of madness from Javier Burrai on 87 minutes earns him a card. CA Sarmiento de Junin will be frustrated.
The referee brings this contest to a close. CA Sarmiento de Junin take all three points.

Lineups

CA Barracas Central Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rubén Insúa

CA Sarmiento de Junin Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

77
Nicolas Pasquini
14
Mauricio Martinez ↓ Facundo Alaggia 81'
25
Carlos Villalba ↓ Jonatan Gomez 81'
15
Cristian Zabala
5
Manuel Garcia
27
Junior Marabel ↓ Alexis Gonzalez 82'
2
Juan Insaurralde
1
Javier Burrai
19
Julian Contrera
29
Thiago Santamaria ↓ Lucas Suarez 71'
34
Agustin Seyral Echecopar

Bench

Coach Facundo Sava

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luciano Gondou	3
Bruno Christian Sepulveda	3
Rodrigo Insua	2
Ivan Tapia	2
Carlos Villalba	2
Agustin Fontana	1
Javier Fabian Toledo	1
Francisco Alvarez	1

Head to Head

CA Barracas Central Form

2026-04-02 CA Barracas Central 1–2 CA Sarmiento de Junin L 2026-03-24 CA Huracan 0–0 CA Barracas Central D 2026-03-16 CA Barracas Central 2–1 CA Tucuman W 2026-03-12 CS Independiente Rivadavia 1–2 CA Barracas Central W 2026-03-01 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–1 CA Barracas Central D 2026-02-25 CA Barracas Central 2–1 CA Tigre W

CA Sarmiento de Junin Form

2026-04-02 CA Barracas Central 1–2 CA Sarmiento de Junin W 2026-03-22 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2–0 CA Aldosivi W 2026-03-15 CA River Plate 2–0 CA Sarmiento de Junin L 2026-03-11 CA Sarmiento de Junin 0–0 Racing Club D 2026-03-03 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–0 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto W 2026-02-26 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–3 CA Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.12 CA Barracas Central xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.12 CA Sarmiento de Junin xG

I would bet for: CA Barracas Central or CA Sarmiento de Junin 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA Barracas Central35% Draw31% CA Sarmiento de Junin34%

Actual: CA Sarmiento de Junin win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

CA Barracas Central or Draw

66%

Draw or CA Sarmiento de Junin

65%

CA Barracas Central or CA Sarmiento de Junin

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Barracas Central24% Draw52% CA Sarmiento de Junin24%

Actual: CA Sarmiento de Junin win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

12.9%

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

2.7%

1 – 3

2.7%

3 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Barracas Central

Handicap	CA Barracas Central covers	Push	CA Sarmiento de Junin covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

CA Barracas Central keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

CA Sarmiento de Junin keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.