CA Unión vs CA Sarmiento de Junin, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Unión

4 – 1

Full Time

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Fri 28 Aug 2026 · 22:00 UTC Estadio 15 de Abril HT 45' · FT 45'

Cristian Tarragona 18' 1–0

Cristian Tarragona 61' 2–0

Ignacio Malcorra 74' 3–0

3–1 79' Julian Mavilla

Erik Ramirez 84' 4–1

Y 8' Julian Contrera

Y 44' Lucas Suarez

Ignacio Malcorra 62' Y

Overview

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CA Unión vs CA Sarmiento de Junin — Superliga Argentina at Estadio 15 de Abril.

CA Unión 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
CA Sarmiento de Junin 27 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pablo Echavarria

21 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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 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 Unión 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals CA Sarmiento de Junin

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-28 CA Unión 4–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2026-02-26 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–3 CA Unión 2024-09-29 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–0 CA Unión 2023-05-15 CA Unión 0–2 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2022-09-08 CA Unión 1–0 CA Sarmiento de Junin

Recent Form

CA Unión

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	CA Sarmiento de Junin	H	4–1	W
21 Aug	CA Aldosivi	A	3–1	W
15 Aug	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	A	0–1	L
11 Aug	CA Central Cordoba	H	1–2	L
06 Aug	CA Lanus	H	2–1	W
01 Aug	CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza	A	0–2	L

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	CA Unión	A	1–4	L
23 Aug	Estudiantes de La Plata	H	2–0	W
16 Aug	CA Huracan	H	2–0	W
08 Aug	CA Tucuman	A	2–1	W
03 Aug	CS Independiente Rivadavia	H	2–1	W
28 Jul	CA Banfield	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

CA Unión		CA Sarmiento de Junin
#9	Position	#26
40	Points	26
27	Played	27
11 / 7 / 9	W / D / L	5 / 11 / 11
27	Scored	18
26	Conceded	28
+1	GD	-10
1.48	PPG	0.96
41%	Win %	19%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
CA Unión this season

25% Clean Sheets
CA Sarmiento de Junin this season

CA Unión are 9th (40 pts). CA Sarmiento de Junin are 26th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

CA Sarmiento de Junin

0-15

6/1

16-30

6/4

31-45

3/4

46-60

1/6

61-75

4/6

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Junior Marabel	14 G	5 A
Julian Mavilla	5 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against CA Union and CA Sarmiento de Junin has kicked off!
5' It’s high time Leonardo Madelón made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Julian Contrera.
13' CA Sarmiento de Junin are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
18' Brilliant from the ! Cristian Tarragona makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 18.
23' Time for substitution for CA Union. Mauro Luna Diale is replaced by Ignacio Malcorra.
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' The travelling CA Sarmiento de Junin supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
44' Lucas Suarez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Ulises Gimenez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Julian Contrera at the 46 minute mark.
51' CA Sarmiento de Junin come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' CA Union have won 200 goals from 193 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' Assisted by Ignacio Malcorra with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Tarragona makes no mistake. 2-0!
62' Ignacio Malcorra catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 62.
66' Another change for CA Sarmiento de Junin made on 66 minute. Santiago Salle leaves to be changed by Gaston Gonzalez.
71' CA Union make a change. Brahian Cuello trudges off to be replaced by Misael Aguirre on 71 minutes.
74' What composure from Ignacio Malcorra! The Argentina international strokes it home. 3-0.
78' Mateo Peresutti has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Menossi on 78 minute.
79' Goal! Julian Mavilla scores his 4 goal in 127 matches.
81' Diego Churin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Marabel on 81 minute.
84' What a strike from Erik Ramirez! The score is 4-1.
89' Elian Gimenez gets the nod from CA Sarmiento de Junin. He replaces Julian Mavilla and will look to change the dynamic.
Another three points for CA Union.

Lineups

CA Unión Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Madelón

CA Sarmiento de Junin Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Facundo Sava

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gaston Gonzalez	4
Cristian Tarragona	2
Jonathan Torres	2
Javier Fabian Toledo	2
Ignacio Malcorra	1
Franco Calderon	1
Julian Mavilla	1
Elias Lopez	1

Head to Head

CA Unión Form

2026-08-28 CA Unión 4–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin W 2026-08-21 CA Aldosivi 1–3 CA Unión W 2026-08-15 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 1–0 CA Unión L 2026-08-11 CA Unión 1–2 CA Central Cordoba L 2026-08-06 CA Unión 2–1 CA Lanus W 2026-08-01 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 2–0 CA Unión L

CA Sarmiento de Junin Form

2026-08-28 CA Unión 4–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin L 2026-08-23 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2026-08-16 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2–0 CA Huracan W 2026-08-08 CA Tucuman 1–2 CA Sarmiento de Junin W 2026-08-03 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2–1 CS Independiente Rivadavia W 2026-07-28 CA Banfield 3–2 CA Sarmiento de Junin L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 CA Unión xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 CA Sarmiento de Junin xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Unión54% Draw25% CA Sarmiento de Junin21%

Actual: CA Unión win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

CA Unión or Draw

79%

Draw or CA Sarmiento de Junin

46%

CA Unión or CA Sarmiento de Junin

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Unión39% Draw45% CA Sarmiento de Junin16%

Actual: CA Unión win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

10.7%

2 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.3%

3 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

2.9%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — CA Unión

Handicap	CA Unión covers	Push	CA Sarmiento de Junin covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA Unión keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

CA Sarmiento de Junin keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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