Wednesday , 30 September 2026

CA Union vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2024 REGULAR SEASON

Liga Profesional · 2024
CA Union
0 – 0
Full Time
CA River Plate
Sun 4 Aug 2024 · 18:00 UTC Estadio 15 de Abril HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Enzo Diaz
Y 58' Paulo Diaz
Jeronimo Domina 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CA Union vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina at Estadio 15 de Abril.

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 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 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 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

1
1
3
CA Union 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals CA River Plate
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-04 CA Union 0–0 CA River Plate 2023-04-01 CA River Plate 1–0 CA Union 2021-07-25 CA River Plate 4–0 CA Union 2020-02-10 CA Union 1–2 CA River Plate 2019-01-24 CA River Plate 1–2 CA Union

Recent Form

CA Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug CA River Plate H 0–0 D
31 Jul CA Rosario Central H 1–0 W
28 Jul Racing Club A 1–2 L
21 Jul Estudiantes de La Plata A 0–0 D
15 Jun CA San Lorenzo de Almagro H 2–1 W
04 Jun CS Independiente Rivadavia A 1–0 W
CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug CA Union A 0–0 D
28 Jul CA Sarmiento de Junin H 1–0 W
24 Jul CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba A 1–2 L
21 Jul CA Lanús H 2–2 D
13 Jun CD Riestra A 0–2 L
02 Jun CA Tigre H 3–1 W

Season Stats

CA Union CA River Plate
#9 Position #5
40 Points 43
27 Played 27
11 / 7 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 6
27 Scored 38
26 Conceded 21
+1 GD +17
1.48 PPG 1.59
41% Win % 41%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
CA Union this season
32% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

CA Union are 9th (40 pts). CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Union
0-15
1/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
5/5
61-75
7/5
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA River Plate
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
7/2
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/4
76+
7/6
■ 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
CA River Plate
Gonzalo Montiel 6 G 2 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Tomas Galvan 5 G 2 A
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Estadio 15 de Abril. CA Union are looking to make home advantage count against CA River Plate.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' CA River Plate are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Estadio 15 de Abril. CA River Plate seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' Enzo Diaz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 28.
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 38' CA Union are deployed in a 5-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against CA River Plate's 4-1-3-2 shape.
  • 43' The 21-year-old Santiago Lencina has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' CA Union make a change. Simon Rivero trudges off to be replaced by Enzo Roldan on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Uruguay international Adrian Balboa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' Paulo Diaz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' Manuel Lanzini has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Bruno Pitton as he leaves the pitch. Mateo Del Blanco steps in for CA Union.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Union that had 189 games and scored 196 goals.
  • 74' It looks surprising CA Union does not make any changes. Miguel Borja has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Lucas Gamba is replacing Gonzalo Morales for the CA Union side.
  • 76' CA River Plate make a change. Franco Mastantuono trudges off to be replaced by Manuel Lanzini on 76 minutes.
  • 81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 84' The CA Union bench stirs into life. Adrian Balboa is withdrawn and Patricio Tanda gets his opportunity.
  • 89' The travelling CA River Plate supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Jeronimo Domina picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

CA Union Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cristian Gonzalez

CA River Plate Lineups

4-1-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ignacio Fernandez 2
Braian Romero 2
Nicolas de la Cruz 2
Franco Fragapane 1
Juan Fernando Quintero 1
Walter Bou 1
Robert Rojas 1
Matias Suarez 1

Head to Head

2024-08-04 CA Union 0–0 CA River Plate 2023-04-01 CA River Plate 1–0 CA Union 2021-07-25 CA River Plate 4–0 CA Union 2020-02-10 CA Union 1–2 CA River Plate 2019-01-24 CA River Plate 1–2 CA Union

CA Union Form

2024-08-04 CA Union 0–0 CA River Plate D 2024-07-31 CA Union 1–0 CA Rosario Central W 2024-07-28 Racing Club 2–1 CA Union L 2024-07-21 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–0 CA Union D 2024-06-15 CA Union 2–1 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro W 2024-06-04 CS Independiente Rivadavia 0–1 CA Union W

CA River Plate Form

2024-08-04 CA Union 0–0 CA River Plate D 2024-07-28 CA River Plate 1–0 CA Sarmiento de Junin W 2024-07-24 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 2–1 CA River Plate L 2024-07-21 CA River Plate 2–2 CA Lanús D 2024-06-13 CD Riestra 2–0 CA River Plate L 2024-06-02 CA River Plate 3–1 CA Tigre W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.87 CA Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 CA River Plate xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + CA Union or CA River Plate 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CA Union33% Draw32% CA River Plate35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

CA Union or Draw
65%
Draw or CA River Plate
67%
CA Union or CA River Plate
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CA Union19% Draw56% CA River Plate25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
14%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 2
7.7%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 3
2.6%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — CA Union

Handicap CA Union covers Push CA River Plate covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 22% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

CA Union keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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