Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Liga Profesional · 2021
CA River Plate
4 – 0
Full Time
CA Union
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 Union — Superliga Argentina .

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

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

Recent Form

CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul CA Union 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 Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul CA River Plate A 0–4 L
16 Jul CA Boca Juniors H 1–1 D
09 Mar CA Velez 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 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 history
44% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season
28% Clean Sheets
CA Union this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA River Plate
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA Union
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA River Plate
Sebastian Driussi 5 G
Gonzalo Montiel 4 G 1 A
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A
CA Union
Cristian Tarragona 8 G
Marcelo Estigarribia 4 G 1 A
Julian Palacios 3 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for CA River Plate and CA Union.
  • 5' CA Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA River Plate and CA Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 12' What a moment for Braian Romero! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 13' Goal! Braian Romero scores his 32 goal in 161 matches.
  • 18' CA Union have won 159 goals from 162 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' CA River Plate currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' GOAL! Matias Suarez scores on 34. Assisted by Matias Suarez
  • 39' A quiet spell here at . CA Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' Matias Suarez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
  • 46' Fresh legs for CA Union! Imanol Machuca comes on to replace Nicolas Cordero.
  • 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' Fernando Andres Marquez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicolas de la Cruz makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Nicolas de la Cruz gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Julian Alvarez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Braian Romero at the 63 minute mark.
  • 65' Against the run of play, Paulo Diaz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Franco Armani made 182 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' It is a substitution in CA River Plate team. Bruno Zuculini is replaced by Enzo Fernandez on 73 minute.
  • 74' The CA River Plate bench stirs into life. Enzo Perez is withdrawn and Agustin Palavecino gets his opportunity.
  • 77' CA River Plate manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jose Paradela is hanging Jorge Carrascal on the field on 77 minute.
  • 81' Juan Portillo is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 84' Another substitution for CA River Plate to replace Matias Suarez by Benjamin Rollheiser on 84 minute.
  • 89' Argentina international Brian Blasi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Gallardo

CA Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Manuel Azconzabal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Braian Romero 2
Nicolas de la Cruz 2
Ignacio Fernandez 2
Robert Rojas 1
Matias Suarez 1
Paulo Diaz 1
Diego Zabala 1
Franco Fragapane 1

Head to Head

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

CA River Plate Form

2021-07-25 CA River Plate 4–0 CA Union 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 Union Form

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

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA River Plate61% Draw23% CA Union16%
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 Union
39%
CA River Plate or CA Union
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CA River Plate44% Draw44% CA Union12%
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 Union 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 Union keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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