Saturday , 14 November 2026

CA Unión vs Instituto AC Córdoba, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
CA Unión
3 – 2
Full Time
Instituto AC Córdoba
Tue 8 Sep 2026 · 00:15 UTC Estadio 15 de Abril HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Leonel Mosevich
Brahian Cuello 25' 1–1
Cristian Tarragona 48' 2–1
Misael Aguirre 74' 3–1
3–2 87' Hernan De La Fuente
Emilio Giaccone 28' Y
Y 37' Fernando Alarcon
Y 44' Matias Gallardo
Y 83' Alex Luna
Cristian Tarragona 90' R
YR 90' Matias Gallardo
Y 90' Facundo Suarez

Overview

Match Preview

CA Unión vs Instituto AC Córdoba — Superliga Argentina at Estadio 15 de Abril.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Lamolina
9 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Vélez Sarsfield 27 51
2 CA Talleres 27 48
3 Racing Club 27 46
4 CA Huracán 27 46
5 CA River Plate 27 43
6 CA Boca Juniors 27 42
7 CA Independiente 27 40
8 CA Tucumán 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 Córdoba 27 36
14 CA Lanús 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 Córdoba 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 Junín 27 26
27 CA Banfield 27 24
28 CA Barracas Central 27 23

Head-to-Head

3
1
1
CA Unión 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals Instituto AC Córdoba
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-08 CA Unión 3–2 Instituto AC Córdoba 2026-03-01 Instituto AC Córdoba 1–2 CA Unión 2025-08-15 Instituto AC Córdoba 0–4 CA Unión 2024-05-18 Instituto AC Córdoba 1–1 CA Unión 2023-02-06 CA Unión 0–2 Instituto AC Córdoba

Recent Form

CA Unión
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep Instituto AC Córdoba H 3–2 W
28 Aug CA Sarmiento de Junín 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 Córdoba H 1–2 L
06 Aug CA Lanús H 2–1 W
Instituto AC Córdoba
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep CA Unión A 2–3 L
01 Sep CA San Lorenzo de Almagro H 1–0 W
22 Aug CA Tucumán A 0–0 D
16 Aug CA Central Córdoba A 1–0 W
08 Aug CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza H 1–0 W
03 Aug CA Lanús A 1–0 W

Season Stats

CA Unión Instituto AC Córdoba
#9 Position #13
40 Points 36
27 Played 27
11 / 7 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 6 / 11
27 Scored 32
26 Conceded 31
+1 GD +1
1.48 PPG 1.33
41% Win % 37%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
CA Unión this season
34% Clean Sheets
Instituto AC Córdoba this season

CA Unión are 9th (40 pts). Instituto AC Córdoba are 13th (36 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
Instituto AC Córdoba
0-15
5/–
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
10/4
61-75
3/6
76+
9/4
■ 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
Instituto AC Córdoba
Alex Luna 7 G 5 A
Giuliano Cerato 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! CA Union welcome Instituto AC Cordoba for this crunch clash at Estadio 15 de Abril.
  • 5' CA Union have won 204 goals from 195 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Marcos Ledesma is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CA Union tonight.
  • 13' Instituto AC Cordoba is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leonel Mosevich on 13.
  • 18' The travelling Instituto AC Cordoba supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' 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.
  • 25' Brahian Cuello doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 28' Emilio Giaccone catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 28.
  • 33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' Fernando Alarcon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 37.
  • 42' 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 Marcelo Estigarribia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a card for Matias Gallardo.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Cristian Tarragona makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' A change in the Instituto AC Cordoba ranks — Jhon Cordoba exits the field as Jeremias Lazaro enters on 58.
  • 62' Joaquin Mosqueira gets the nod from CA Union. He replaces Emilio Giaccone and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' Marcelo Estigarribia makes way for Erik Ramirez at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Union.
  • 73' Jonathan Galvan makes way for Hernan De La Fuente at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Instituto AC Cordoba.
  • 74' Goal! Misael Aguirre scores his 1 goal in 195 matches.
  • 79' CA Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Alex Luna. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 87' A goal from the Argentina international Hernan De La Fuente! He fires home on 87 to make it 3-2!
  • 90' Cristian Tarragona has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 90' CA Union make a change. Juan Pintado trudges off to be replaced by Nazareno Garcia on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. CA Union take all three points.

Lineups

CA Unión Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Madelón

Instituto AC Córdoba Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Flores

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mauro Pitton 2
Brahian Cuello 1
Misael Aguirre 1
Hernan De La Fuente 1
Leonel Mosevich 1
Nicolas Orsini 1
Santiago Rodriguez 1
Mauricio Martinez 1

Head to Head

2026-09-08 CA Unión 3–2 Instituto AC Córdoba 2026-03-01 Instituto AC Córdoba 1–2 CA Unión 2025-08-15 Instituto AC Córdoba 0–4 CA Unión 2024-05-18 Instituto AC Córdoba 1–1 CA Unión 2023-02-06 CA Unión 0–2 Instituto AC Córdoba

CA Unión Form

2026-09-08 CA Unión 3–2 Instituto AC Córdoba W 2026-08-28 CA Unión 4–1 CA Sarmiento de Junín 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 Córdoba L 2026-08-06 CA Unión 2–1 CA Lanús W

Instituto AC Córdoba Form

2026-09-08 CA Unión 3–2 Instituto AC Córdoba L 2026-09-01 Instituto AC Córdoba 1–0 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro W 2026-08-22 CA Tucumán 0–0 Instituto AC Córdoba D 2026-08-16 CA Central Córdoba 0–1 Instituto AC Córdoba W 2026-08-08 Instituto AC Córdoba 1–0 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza W 2026-08-03 CA Lanús 0–1 Instituto AC Córdoba W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.66 CA Unión xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Instituto AC Córdoba xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Unión49% Draw26% Instituto AC Córdoba25%
Actual: CA Unión win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

CA Unión or Draw
75%
Draw or Instituto AC Córdoba
51%
CA Unión or Instituto AC Córdoba
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CA Unión34% Draw45% Instituto AC Córdoba21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — CA Unión

Handicap CA Unión covers Push Instituto AC Córdoba covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

CA Unión keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Instituto AC Córdoba keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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