CA Union vs Estudiantes de La Plata, Superliga Argentina 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Liga Profesional · 2023

CA Union

2 – 0

Full Time

Estudiantes de La Plata

Fri 3 Mar 2023 · 23:00 UTC Estadio 15 de Abril HT 45' · FT 45'

Oscar Piris 52' 1–0

Imanol Machuca 70' 2–0

Imanol Machuca 31' Y

Claudio Corvalan 41' Y

Luciano Aued 45' Y

Y 49' Fernando Zuqui

Yeison Gordillo 60' Y

Enzo Roldan 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CA Unión vs Estudiantes de La Plata — Superliga Argentina at Estadio 15 de Abril.

CA Unión 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
Estudiantes de La Plata 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pablo Echavarria
Assistant 1 Maximiliano Castelli
Assistant 2 Gonzalo Ferrari (Argentina)

20 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game 🟥 1 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 Union 8 games · Avg 1.6 goals Estudiantes de La Plata

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-03 CA Union 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2022-08-22 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–0 CA Union 2021-09-15 CA Union 0–2 Estudiantes de La Plata 2020-02-01 Estudiantes de La Plata 3–1 CA Union 2019-04-06 CA Union 0–0 Estudiantes de La Plata

Recent Form

CA Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
13 Feb	CA Barracas Central	A	1–1	D
06 Feb	Instituto AC Cordoba	H	0–2	L
30 Jan	CA Banfield	A	0–0	D

Estudiantes de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	CA Union	A	0–2	L
25 Feb	CA Sarmiento de Junin	H	1–1	D
18 Feb	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	CA Lanus	H	0–2	L
04 Feb	Arsenal FC	A	1–1	D
28 Jan	CA Tigre	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

CA Union		Estudiantes de La Plata
#9	Position	#12
40	Points	36
27	Played	27
11 / 7 / 9	W / D / L	8 / 12 / 7
27	Scored	36
26	Conceded	34
+1	GD	+2
1.48	PPG	1.33
41%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

16% Clean Sheets
CA Union this season

43% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de La Plata this season

CA Union are 9th (40 pts). Estudiantes de La Plata are 12th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Union

0-15

1/2

16-30

5/4

31-45

2/5

46-60

6/6

61-75

7/5

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Estudiantes de La Plata

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/6

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Union

Cristian Tarragona	14 G	1 A
Marcelo Estigarribia	5 G	2 A
Brahian Cuello	4 G	1 A
Lucas Menossi	4 G
Julian Palacios	3 G	5 A

Estudiantes de La Plata

Fabricio Perez Escudero	5 G	1 A
Tiago Palacios	4 G	3 A
Alexis Castro	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio 15 de Abril!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CA Unión and Estudiantes de La Plata are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Imanol Machuca has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 29 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' CA Unión are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Eros Mancuso is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Estudiantes de La Plata tonight.
25' 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.
30' It’s high time Abel Balbo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' Imanol Machuca catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
36' Estudiantes de La Plata looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mikel Amondarain scoring 1 goals.
41' Claudio Corvalan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' That is a Yellow card for CA Union. Luciano Aued will be fuming at that decision.
46' A change in the Estudiantes de La Plata ranks — Santiago Ascacibar exits the field as Pablo Piatti enters on 46.
48' The referee calls foul for Fernando Zuqui. He receives a Yellow card.
49' That is a Yellow card for Estudiantes de La Plata. Fernando Zuqui will be fuming at that decision.
52' Magnificent from Oscar Piris! That is 1 goals in 193 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Abel Balbo might look to freshen things up shortly.
58' Junior Marabel is replacing Thiago Vecino for the CA Union side.
60' The referee calls foul for Yeison Gordillo. He receives a Yellow card.
61' CA Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
66' CA Unión are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Estudiantes de La Plata backline.
70' What composure from Imanol Machuca! The Malaysia international strokes it home. 0-2.
71' Yeison Gordillo makes way for Enzo Roldan at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Union.
72' Fresh legs for Estudiantes de La Plata! Jose Sosa comes on to replace Fernando Zuqui.
77' Luciano Aued makes way for Juan Pablo Luduena at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Union.
78' Fresh legs for CA Union! Juan Pablo Luduena comes on to replace Luciano Aued.
82' Enzo Roldan was booked on 82.
82' Estudiantes de La Plata make a change. Leonardo Godoy trudges off to be replaced by Eros Mancuso on 82 minutes.
83' Eros Mancuso has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leonardo Godoy on 83 minute.
88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
Another three points for CA Unión.

Lineups

CA Unión Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Munua

Estudiantes de La Plata Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Balbo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Martin Cauteruccio	2
Oscar Piris	1
Marcelo Estigarribia	1
Mikel Amondarain	1
Fabricio Perez Escudero	1
Javier Mendez	1
Mauricio Martinez	1
Mateo Retegui	1

Head to Head

CA Unión Form

2023-03-03 CA Union 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2023-02-25 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 1–0 CA Union L 2023-02-19 CA Union 1–1 CA Colon D 2023-02-13 CA Barracas Central 1–1 CA Union D 2023-02-06 CA Union 0–2 Instituto AC Cordoba W 2023-01-30 CA Banfield 0–0 CA Union D

Estudiantes de La Plata Form

2023-03-03 CA Union 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2023-02-25 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin D 2023-02-18 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 0–1 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2023-02-13 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 CA Lanus L 2023-02-04 Arsenal FC 1–1 Estudiantes de La Plata D 2023-01-28 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–2 CA Tigre L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.2 CA Unión xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Estudiantes de La Plata xG

I would bet for: CA Unión or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Unión41% Draw30% Estudiantes de La Plata29%

Actual: CA Unión win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

CA Unión or Draw

71%

Draw or Estudiantes de La Plata

59%

CA Unión or Estudiantes de La Plata

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

CA Unión26% Draw51% Estudiantes de La Plata23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.6%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.1%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Unión

Handicap	CA Unión covers	Push	Estudiantes de La Plata covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

CA Unión keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Estudiantes de La Plata keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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