Thursday , 12 November 2026

CA River Plate vs CA Unión, Superliga Argentina 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Liga Profesional · 2021
CA River Plate
4 – 0
Full Time
CA Unión
Sun 25 Jul 2021 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Matias Suarez 42' Y
Y 81' Juan Portillo

Overview

Match Preview

CA River Plate vs CA Unión — Superliga Argentina .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Vélez 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 Unión 27 40
10 CA Platense 27 39
11 CS Independiente Rivadavia 27 38
12 Estudiantes de La Plata 27 36
13 Instituto AC Córdoba 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

3
1
1
CA River Plate 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals CA Unión
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-25 CA River Plate 4–0 CA Unión 2020-02-10 CA Unión 1–2 CA River Plate 2019-01-24 CA River Plate 1–2 CA Unión

Recent Form

CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul CA Unión H 4–0 W
18 Jul CA Colon H 1–2 L
08 Mar CA Tucuman A 1–1 D
29 Feb CSyD Defensa y Justicia H 1–1 D
24 Feb Estudiantes de La Plata A 2–0 W
16 Feb CA Banfield H 1–0 W
CA Unión
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul CA River Plate A 0–4 L
16 Jul CA Boca Juniors H 1–1 D
09 Mar CA Vélez Sarsfield H 0–3 L
01 Mar CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba A 3–1 W
25 Feb CA Central Cordoba H 0–0 D
14 Feb CA Patronato A 0–1 L

Season Stats

CA River Plate CA Unión
#5 Position #9
43 Points 40
27 Played 27
11 / 10 / 6 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 9
38 Scored 27
21 Conceded 26
+17 GD +1
1.59 PPG 1.48
41% Win % 41%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season
18% Clean Sheets
CA Unión this season

CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts). CA Unión are 9th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA River Plate
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
9/2
46-60
4/–
61-75
5/4
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA Unión
0-15
2/2
16-30
6/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
8/6
61-75
8/5
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA River Plate
Gonzalo Montiel 7 G 3 A
Tomas Galvan 6 G 3 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A
CA Unión
Cristian Tarragona 17 G 2 A
Marcelo Estigarribia 6 G 4 A
Brahian Cuello 4 G 1 A
Lucas Menossi 4 G
Julian Palacios 3 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. CA River Plate kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Franco Armani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Nicolas de la Cruz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 12' A goal from the Argentina international Braian Romero! He fires home on 12 to make it 1-0!
  • 13' The deadlock is broken! Braian Romero gets on the scoresheet on 13 minutes.
  • 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Rollheiser made 215 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' The travelling CA Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' CA River Plate are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' CA River Plate are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CA Union's shape.
  • 34' Assisted by Matias Suarez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matias Suarez makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matias Suarez on 42.
  • 46' Another substitution for CA Union to replace Nicolas Cordero by Imanol Machuca on 46 minute.
  • 51' CA Union is showing some good football. However, CA Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA River Plate and CA Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' Nicolas de la Cruz makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and CA River Plate are in front.
  • 62' Against the run of play, Nicolas de la Cruz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Braian Romero as he leaves the pitch. Julian Alvarez steps in for CA River Plate.
  • 65' What composure from Paulo Diaz! The Chile international strokes it home. 6-0.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 73' Enzo Fernandez is replacing Bruno Zuculini for the CA River Plate side.
  • 74' CA River Plate make a change. Enzo Perez trudges off to be replaced by Agustin Palavecino on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Jose Paradela is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jorge Carrascal at the 77 minute mark.
  • 81' Juan Portillo was booked on 81.
  • 84' The CA River Plate bench stirs into life. Matias Suarez is withdrawn and Benjamin Rollheiser gets his opportunity.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marcelo Gallardo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Gallardo

CA Unión Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Manuel Azconzabal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicolas de la Cruz 2
Ignacio Fernandez 2
Braian Romero 2
Diego Zabala 1
Franco Fragapane 1
Juan Fernando Quintero 1
Walter Bou 1
Robert Rojas 1

Head to Head

2021-07-25 CA River Plate 4–0 CA Unión 2020-02-10 CA Unión 1–2 CA River Plate 2019-01-24 CA River Plate 1–2 CA Unión

CA River Plate Form

2021-07-25 CA River Plate 4–0 CA Unión W 2021-07-18 CA River Plate 1–2 CA Colon L 2020-03-08 CA Tucuman 1–1 CA River Plate D 2020-02-29 CA River Plate 1–1 CSyD Defensa y Justicia D 2020-02-24 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 CA River Plate W 2020-02-16 CA River Plate 1–0 CA Banfield W

CA Unión Form

2021-07-25 CA River Plate 4–0 CA Unión L 2021-07-16 CA Unión 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D 2020-03-09 CA Unión 0–3 CA Vélez Sarsfield L 2020-03-01 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 1–3 CA Unión W 2020-02-25 CA Unión 0–0 CA Central Cordoba D 2020-02-14 CA Patronato 1–0 CA Unión L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.94 CA River Plate xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 CA Unión xG
I would bet for: CA River Plate to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA River Plate61% Draw23% CA Unión16%
Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

CA River Plate or Draw
84%
Draw or CA Unión
39%
CA River Plate or CA Unión
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CA River Plate44% Draw44% CA Unión12%
Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
11.4%
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8%
3 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.2%
0 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap CA River Plate covers Push CA Unión covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 24% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
CA Unión keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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