CA Boca Juniors vs CA Union, Superliga Argentina 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Liga Profesional · 2025

CA Boca Juniors

1 – 1

Full Time

CA Union

Fri 18 Jul 2025 · 22:30 UTC La Bombonera HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 64' Cristian Tarragona

Lautaro Di Lollo 85' 1–1

Y 43' Franco Pardo

Y 88' Franco Fragapane

Y 90' Matias Tagliamonte

Overview

Match Preview

CA Boca Juniors vs CA Union — Superliga Argentina at La Bombonera.

CA Boca Juniors 27 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
CA Union 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)

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 Boca Juniors 7 games · Avg 1.9 goals CA Union

Last 5 meetings

2025-07-18 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Union 2024-11-21 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 CA Union 2023-07-06 CA Union 0–0 CA Boca Juniors 2021-07-16 CA Union 1–1 CA Boca Juniors 2019-11-24 CA Boca Juniors 2–0 CA Union

Recent Form

CA Boca Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	CA Union	H	1–1	D
13 Jul	AA Argentinos Juniors	A	0–0	D
24 Jun	Auckland City FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jun	FC Bayern Munchen	A	1–2	L
16 Jun	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	2–2	D
26 Feb	Club Alianza Lima	H	4–5	L

CA Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	CA Boca Juniors	A	1–1	D
15 Jul	Estudiantes de La Plata	H	1–0	W
15 Dec	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	A	0–0	D
07 Dec	CA Velez Sarsfield	H	1–0	W
02 Dec	CA Platense	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	CA Talleres	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

CA Boca Juniors		CA Union
#6	Position	#9
42	Points	40
27	Played	27
11 / 9 / 7	W / D / L	11 / 7 / 9
30	Scored	27
23	Conceded	26
+7	GD	+1
1.56	PPG	1.48
41%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

18% Clean Sheets
CA Union this season

CA Boca Juniors are 6th (42 pts). CA Union are 9th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/2

31-45

7/1

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Union

0-15

1/2

16-30

5/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

5/5

61-75

7/5

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Boca Juniors

Miguel Merentiel	7 G	2 A
Santiago Ascacibar	5 G	2 A
Milton Gimenez	4 G

CA Union

Cristian Tarragona	14 G	1 A
Marcelo Estigarribia	5 G	2 A
Brahian Cuello	4 G	1 A
Lucas Menossi	4 G
Julian Palacios	3 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to La Bombonera that hosts another battle between CA Boca Juniors and CA Union.
5' Argentina international Cristian Tarragona has been a key figure this campaign — 9 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
10' CA Boca Juniors started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' Julian Palacios has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' CA Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marco Pellegrino made 138 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Leonardo Madelón will be considering his options from the bench.
40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Franco Fragapane suffering a number of foals already.
43' CA Union player sees a card in front of him.
48' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
58' CA Boca Juniors is showing some good football. However, CA Boca Juniors are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Boca Juniors side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
64' Cristian Tarragona makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and CA Union are in front.
68' A change in the CA Boca Juniors ranks — Luis Advincula exits the field as Juan Barinaga enters on 68.
73' CA Boca Juniors are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against CA Union's 4-4-2 shape.
76' The crowd applauds Cristian Tarragona as he leaves the pitch. Ezequiel Canete steps in for CA Union.
81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
82' Another substitution for CA Boca Juniors to replace Alan Velasco by Kevin Zenon on 82 minute.
85' Lautaro Di Lollo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
88' It’s gonna be a card for Franco Fragapane.
88' Lionel Verde has so much to prove this time. He replaces Franco Fragapane on 88 minute.
90' It’s a booking for CA Union player. Matias Tagliamonte gets a card.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Russo

CA Union Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

16
Mauricio Martinez
30
Mauro Pitton
7
Franco Fragapane ↓ Lionel Verde 88'
34
Franco Pardo
18
Lucas Gamba ↓ Marcelo Estigarribia 68'
25
Cristian Tarragona ↓ Ezequiel Canete 76'
20
Julian Palacios ↓ Nicolas Paz 68'
1
Matias Tagliamonte
11
Mateo Del Blanco
13
Valentin Fascendini
35
Lautaro Vargas

Bench

Coach Leonardo Madelón

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ramon Abila	2
Franco Fragapane	1
Carlos Tevez	1
Agustin Almendra	1
Alexis Mac Allister	1
Fernando Andres Marquez	1
Agustin Obando	1
Milton Gimenez	1

Head to Head

CA Boca Juniors Form

2025-07-18 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Union D 2025-07-13 AA Argentinos Juniors 0–0 CA Boca Juniors D 2025-06-24 Auckland City FC 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D 2025-06-21 FC Bayern Munchen 2–1 CA Boca Juniors L 2025-06-16 CA Boca Juniors 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2025-02-26 CA Boca Juniors 4–5 Club Alianza Lima L

CA Union Form

2025-07-18 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Union D 2025-07-15 CA Union 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2024-12-15 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 0–0 CA Union D 2024-12-07 CA Union 1–0 CA Velez Sarsfield W 2024-12-02 CA Platense 1–0 CA Union L 2024-11-27 CA Union 2–3 CA Talleres L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.23 CA Boca Juniors xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 CA Union xG

I would bet for: CA Boca Juniors or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA Boca Juniors44% Draw30% CA Union26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

CA Boca Juniors or Draw

74%

Draw or CA Union

56%

CA Boca Juniors or CA Union

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

CA Boca Juniors29% Draw53% CA Union18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

13.3%

0 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 0

3.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

1 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — CA Boca Juniors

Handicap	CA Boca Juniors covers	Push	CA Union covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

CA Union keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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