CA Rosario Central vs AA Argentinos Juniors, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

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AA Argentinos Juniors

Sun 20 Sep 2026 · 19:00 UTC Gigante de Arroyito HT 45' · FT 45'

Ignacio Ovando 42' 1–0

Y 69' Franco Vazquez

Franco Ibarra 75' Y

Ignacio Ovando 88' Y

Jorge Almiron 88' R

Overview

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CA Rosario Central vs AA Argentinos Juniors — Superliga Argentina at Gigante de Arroyito.

CA Rosario Central 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
AA Argentinos Juniors 27 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pablo Dovalo

20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

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 Rosario Central 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals AA Argentinos Juniors

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-20 CA Rosario Central 1–0 AA Argentinos Juniors 2026-03-11 AA Argentinos Juniors 0–0 CA Rosario Central 2024-05-11 AA Argentinos Juniors 3–2 CA Rosario Central 2023-01-27 CA Rosario Central 1–0 AA Argentinos Juniors 2022-09-08 AA Argentinos Juniors 2–1 CA Rosario Central

Recent Form

CA Rosario Central

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	AA Argentinos Juniors	H	1–0	W
13 Sep	CA Tigre	A	1–0	W
06 Sep	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	1–1	D
29 Aug	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	1–2	L
25 Aug	CA Talleres	A	2–2	D
16 Aug	CA Barracas Central	A	1–0	W

AA Argentinos Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	CA Rosario Central	A	0–1	L
13 Sep	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	1–1	D
07 Sep	CA Barracas Central	A	0–0	D
30 Aug	CA Aldosivi	H	2–1	W
25 Aug	CA Lanus	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	CA River Plate	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

CA Rosario Central		AA Argentinos Juniors
#20	Position	#23
32	Points	30
27	Played	27
8 / 8 / 11	W / D / L	8 / 6 / 13
27	Scored	22
30	Conceded	28
-3	GD	-6
1.19	PPG	1.11
30%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
CA Rosario Central this season

43% Clean Sheets
AA Argentinos Juniors this season

CA Rosario Central are 20th (32 pts). AA Argentinos Juniors are 23rd (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Rosario Central

0-15

3/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

7/6

46-60

6/4

61-75

6/–

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AA Argentinos Juniors

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

7/3

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Rosario Central

Angel di Maria	10 G	3 A
Enzo Copetti	6 G	1 A
Alejo Veliz	4 G

AA Argentinos Juniors

Tomas Molina	5 G	3 A
Gaston Veron	5 G
Alan Lescano	5 G
Hernan Lopez Munoz	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for CA Rosario Central to score. At the same time, AA Argentinos Juniors does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA Rosario Central and AA Argentinos Juniors are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Rosario Central that had 196 games and scored 217 goals.
20' AA Argentinos Juniors fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CA Rosario Central and AA Argentinos Juniors are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Matias Gimenez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CA Rosario Central so far.
32' What a moment for Tomas Molina! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
37' AA Argentinos Juniors is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' Ignacio Ovando is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
45' Alan Rodriguez makes way for Federico Navarro at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Rosario Central.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
53' It is a substitution in AA Argentinos Juniors team. Emiliano Viveros is replaced by Alan Alcaraz on 53 minute.
58' AA Argentinos Juniors are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
63' Gabriel Florentin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CA Rosario Central tonight.
68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with CA Rosario Central winning 50% of all matches.
69' Franco Vazquez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
71' Another substitution for AA Argentinos Juniors to replace Nicolas Oroz by Gabriel Florentin on 71 minute.
75' Poor challenge from Franco Ibarra. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Rosario Central side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
83' It is a substitution in AA Argentinos Juniors team. Hernan Lopez Munoz is replaced by Diego Porcel on 83 minute.
86' The crowd applauds Jaminton Campaz as he leaves the pitch. Giovanni Cantizano steps in for CA Rosario Central.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Ignacio Ovando is booked for CA Rosario Central — card on 88.
90' The supporters are chanting for Facundo Mallo. He replaces Elias Veron on 90 minute.
AA Argentinos Juniors will have plenty to reflect on. CA Rosario Central were simply the better side today.

Lineups

CA Rosario Central Lineups

Starting XI

1
Axel Werner
11
Angel di Maria ↓ Gaspar Duarte 90'
5
Franco Ibarra
13
Gaston Avila
22
Enzo Copetti
3
Agustin Sandez
8
Jaminton Campaz ↓ Giovanni Cantizano 86'
88
Alan Rodriguez ↓ Federico Navarro 45'
20
Vicente Pizarro
46
Ignacio Ovando
42
Elias Veron ↓ Facundo Mallo 90'

Bench

Coach Jorge Almirón

AA Argentinos Juniors Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolás Diez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leonardo Gil	1
Luciano Gondou	1
Carlos Quintana	1
Alan Lescano	1
Fausto Vera	1
Agustin Modica	1
Marco Ruben	1
Gabriel Carabajal	1

Head to Head

CA Rosario Central Form

2026-09-20 CA Rosario Central 1–0 AA Argentinos Juniors W 2026-09-13 CA Tigre 0–1 CA Rosario Central W 2026-09-06 CA Rosario Central 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2026-08-29 CA Rosario Central 1–2 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L 2026-08-25 CA Talleres 2–2 CA Rosario Central D 2026-08-16 CA Barracas Central 0–1 CA Rosario Central W

AA Argentinos Juniors Form

2026-09-20 CA Rosario Central 1–0 AA Argentinos Juniors L 2026-09-13 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata D 2026-09-07 CA Barracas Central 0–0 AA Argentinos Juniors D 2026-08-30 AA Argentinos Juniors 2–1 CA Aldosivi W 2026-08-25 CA Lanus 1–1 AA Argentinos Juniors D 2026-08-16 CA River Plate 2–0 AA Argentinos Juniors L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.09 CA Rosario Central xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 AA Argentinos Juniors xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Rosario Central45% Draw31% AA Argentinos Juniors24%

Actual: CA Rosario Central win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

CA Rosario Central or Draw

76%

Draw or AA Argentinos Juniors

55%

CA Rosario Central or AA Argentinos Juniors

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Rosario Central27% Draw56% AA Argentinos Juniors17%

Actual: CA Rosario Central win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.6%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 1

10.6%

2 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

2 – 2

2.9%

3 – 1

2.6%

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Rosario Central

Handicap	CA Rosario Central covers	Push	AA Argentinos Juniors covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	12%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	24%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	17%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA Rosario Central keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

AA Argentinos Juniors keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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