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CA Union vs CA Boca Juniors, Superliga Argentina 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Liga Profesional · 2018-19
CA Union
1 – 3
Full Time
CA Boca Juniors
Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 00:10 UTC Estadio 15 de Abril HT 45' · FT 45'
Damian Martinez 13' Y
Nelson Acevedo 44' Y
Damian Martinez 45' R
Y 52' Nahitan Nandez
Yeimar Gomez 77' Y
Y 80' Lisandro Lopez
Y 85' Emanuel Mas

Overview

Match Preview

CA Union vs CA Boca Juniors — Superliga Argentina at Estadio 15 de Abril.

Match Details

  • Referee Lucas Germanotta
  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Andres Merlos
  • Referee Pablo Echavarria

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 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
3
CA Union 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals CA Boca Juniors
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-02 CA Union 1–3 CA Boca Juniors

Recent Form

CA Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar CA Boca Juniors H 1–3 L
23 Feb CA Huracan A 3–1 W
15 Feb CA Tucuman H 3–0 W
09 Feb CA Independiente A 1–2 L
03 Feb CA Newell's Old Boys H 0–0 D
27 Jan CA Belgrano A 0–0 D
CA Boca Juniors
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar CA Union A 3–1 W
25 Feb CSyD Defensa y Justicia A 1–0 W
21 Feb CA Tucuman H 1–2 L
17 Feb CA Lanus H 2–1 W
11 Feb CA Belgrano A 1–1 D
03 Feb CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba H 2–0 W

Season Stats

CA Union CA Boca Juniors
#9 Position #6
40 Points 42
27 Played 27
11 / 7 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 9 / 7
27 Scored 30
26 Conceded 23
+1 GD +7
1.48 PPG 1.56
41% Win % 41%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
CA Union this season
45% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

CA Union are 9th (40 pts). CA Boca Juniors are 6th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Union
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/4
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA Boca Juniors
0-15
–/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
6/1
46-60
–/4
61-75
1/–
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Union
Cristian Tarragona 9 G 1 A
Marcelo Estigarribia 4 G 1 A
Julian Palacios 3 G 5 A
CA Boca Juniors
Miguel Merentiel 5 G 2 A
Santiago Ascacibar 5 G
Milton Gimenez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! CA Union welcome CA Boca Juniors for this crunch clash at Estadio 15 de Abril.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Carlos Tevez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 13' Damian Martinez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 18' Argentina international Esteban Andrada has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 19' CA Union is taking the lead after the goal scored by Franco Fragapane on 19.
  • 24' CA Boca Juniors have won 216 goals from 177 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Boca Juniors needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' CA Boca Juniors started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 37' Time for substitution for CA Union. Pablo Cuadra is replaced by Franco Troyansky.
  • 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 Nereo Fernandez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nelson Acevedo.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Damian Martinez on 45 minutes.
  • 46' A tactical swap from CA Boca Juniors — Emanuel Reynoso on, Jorman Campuzano off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nahitan Nandez on 52.
  • 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CA Boca Juniors winning 0% of all matches.
  • 61' CA Boca Juniors make a change. Sebastian Villa trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Tevez on 61 minutes.
  • 64' Against the run of play, Ramon Abila has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 69' Nahitan Nandez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 177 appearances.
  • 73' What a strike from Carlos Tevez! The score is 1-2.
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yeimar Gomez on 77 minutes.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Lisandro Lopez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Emanuel Mas argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Agustin Almendra makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Agustin Almendra. He replaces Mauro Zarate on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for CA Boca Juniors.

Lineups

CA Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Madelón

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Alfaro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ramon Abila 2
Milton Gimenez 1
Franco Fragapane 1
Carlos Tevez 1
Agustin Almendra 1
Alexis Mac Allister 1
Fernando Andres Marquez 1
Agustin Obando 1

Head to Head

2019-03-02 CA Union 1–3 CA Boca Juniors

CA Union Form

2019-03-02 CA Union 1–3 CA Boca Juniors L 2019-02-23 CA Huracan 1–3 CA Union W 2019-02-15 CA Union 3–0 CA Tucuman W 2019-02-09 CA Independiente 2–1 CA Union L 2019-02-03 CA Union 0–0 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2019-01-27 CA Belgrano 0–0 CA Union D

CA Boca Juniors Form

2019-03-02 CA Union 1–3 CA Boca Juniors W 2019-02-25 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 0–1 CA Boca Juniors W 2019-02-21 CA Boca Juniors 1–2 CA Tucuman L 2019-02-17 CA Boca Juniors 2–1 CA Lanus W 2019-02-11 CA Belgrano 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D 2019-02-03 CA Boca Juniors 2–0 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.01 CA Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 CA Boca Juniors xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Union26% Draw28% CA Boca Juniors46%
Actual: CA Boca Juniors win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

CA Union or Draw
54%
Draw or CA Boca Juniors
74%
CA Union or CA Boca Juniors
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CA Union18% Draw47% CA Boca Juniors35%
Actual: CA Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
10.8%
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 2
9.2%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — CA Union

Handicap CA Union covers Push CA Boca Juniors covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 23% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

CA Union keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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