CA River Plate vs CA Union, Superliga Argentina 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
CA River Plate vs CA Union — Superliga Argentina at El Monumental.
- CA River Plate 27 games · 43 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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr CA Union H 1–0 W 20 Mar CA Sarmiento de Junin A 2–0 W 12 Mar CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba H 3–0 W 04 Mar CA Lanus A 2–0 W 26 Feb Arsenal FC H 1–2 L 18 Feb CA Tigre A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr CA River Plate A 0–1 L 18 Mar Racing Club H 1–3 L 13 Mar CA Rosario Central A 1–1 D 03 Mar Estudiantes de La Plata H 2–0 W 25 Feb CA San Lorenzo de Almagro A 0–1 L 19 Feb CA Colon H 1–1 D Season Stats
CA River Plate CA Union #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 history44% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season28% Clean Sheets
CA Union this seasonCA River Plate are 5th (43 pts). CA Union are 9th (40 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CA River Plate0-15–/–16-301/131-453/246-602/–61-751/176+4/–■ Scored ■ ConcededCA Union0-151/116-302/131-452/246-601/161-751/276+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
CA River PlateSebastian Driussi 5 G Gonzalo Montiel 4 G 1 A Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A CA UnionCristian Tarragona 8 G Marcelo Estigarribia 4 G 1 A Julian Palacios 3 G 5 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to El Monumental that hosts another battle between CA River Plate and CA Union.
- 5' CA Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' What a strike from Ignacio Fernandez! The score is 1-0.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' 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 Leandro Gonzalez Pirez suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Kevin Zenon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 35' CA Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Paulo Diaz.
- 41' Daniel Juarez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' CA River Plate is showing some good football. However, CA River Plate are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 51' It looks surprising CA Union does not make any changes. Franco Armani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 53' Another change for CA River Plate made on 53 minute. Nicolas de la Cruz leaves to be changed by Agustin Palavecino.
- 54' Another change for CA River Plate made on 54 minute. Nicolas de la Cruz leaves to be changed by Agustin Palavecino.
- 57' Time for substitution for CA Union. Kevin Zenon is replaced by Juan Pablo Luduena.
- 61' The referee shows CA Union player a Yellow card on 61.
- 66' The referee shows CA Union player a Red card on 66.
- 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Enzo Hernan Diaz.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Miguel Borja. He replaces Jose Paradela on 71 minute.
- 74' It is a substitution in CA Union team. Junior Marabel is replaced by Thiago Vecino on 74 minute.
- 75' Another substitution for CA Union to replace Luciano Aued by Enzo Roldan on 75 minute.
- 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paulo Diaz made 11 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' It looks like no one’s ball. CA River Plate is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 86' The CA River Plate manager makes a substitution. Milton Casco departs to be replaced by Marcelo Herrera.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for CA Union.
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Lineups
CA River Plate Lineups
4-3-2-1Starting XI
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10
Ignacio Fernandez ↓ Jose Rondon 86'
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20
Milton Casco ↓ Marcelo Herrera 86'
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18
Lucas Beltran ↓ Ezequiel Barco 86'
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26
Jose Paradela ↓ Miguel Borja 71'
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- 11
- 13
Bench
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9
Miguel Borja ↑ 71'
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15
Marcelo Herrera ↑ 86'
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Ezequiel Barco ↑ 86'
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- 36
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25
Jose Rondon ↑ 86'
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Agustin Palavecino ↑ 54'
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Coach Martin DemichelisCA Union Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
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- 39
- 16
- 37
- 34
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- 25
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9
Junior Marabel ↓ Thiago Vecino 74'
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22
Luciano Aued ↓ Enzo Roldan 75'
Bench
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14
Francisco Gerometta ↑ 75'
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29
Daniel Juarez ↑ 75'
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Enzo Roldan ↑ 75'
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- 77
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26
Juan Pablo Luduena ↑ 57'
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99
Thiago Vecino ↑ 74'
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Jeronimo Domina ↑ 86'
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Coach Gustavo Munua -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ignacio Fernandez 2 Braian Romero 2 Nicolas de la Cruz 2 Diego Zabala 1 Franco Fragapane 1 Juan Fernando Quintero 1 Walter Bou 1 Robert Rojas 1 Head to Head
CA River Plate Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.59 CA River Plate xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.65 CA Union xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CA River Plate winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.24Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
CA River Plate or Draw 86%Draw or CA Union 40%CA River Plate or CA Union 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: CA River Plate win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual2 – 0 13.1%0 – 0 12.8%1 – 1 11.7%2 – 1 8.5%3 – 0 6.8%0 – 1 5.8%3 – 1 4.6%1 – 2 3.4%2 – 2 2.8%4 – 0 2.7%0 – 2 2.1%Asian Handicap — CA River Plate
Handicap CA River Plate covers Push CA Union covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 18% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 26% 41% -0.5 59% — 41% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 10% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
CA River Plate keeps clean sheet 53% ✓CA Union keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.