CA Union vs Estudiantes de La Plata, Superliga Argentina 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Liga Profesional · 2025

CA Union

1 – 0

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Estudiantes de La Plata

Tue 15 Jul 2025 · 00:15 UTC Estadio 15 de Abril HT 45' · FT 45'

Mauricio Martinez 21' 1–0

Y 9' Facundo Farias

Julian Palacios 18' Y

Cristian Tarragona 70' Y

Matias Tagliamonte 74' Y

Lautaro Vargas 82' Y

Y 89' Eric Meza

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Fernando Espinoza
Assistant 1 Damian Espinoza
Assistant 2 Gisela Bosso

6 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

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

2025-07-15 CA Union 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2024-07-21 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–0 CA Union 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

Recent Form

CA Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jul	Estudiantes de La Plata	H	1–0	W
15 Dec	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	A	0–0	D
07 Dec	CA Velez Sarsfield	H	1–0	W
02 Dec	CA Platense	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	CA Talleres	H	2–3	L
21 Nov	CA Boca Juniors	A	0–1	L

Estudiantes de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jul	CA Union	A	0–1	L
13 Dec	AA Argentinos Juniors	H	2–2	D
09 Dec	CA Belgrano	A	2–2	D
04 Dec	Racing Club	A	5–4	W
30 Nov	CA River Plate	H	1–2	L
20 Nov	CA Rosario Central	H	1–1	D

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

18% Clean Sheets
CA Union this season

46% 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

5/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

5/5

61-75

7/5

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Estudiantes de La Plata

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/–

61-75

2/1

76+

4/4

■ 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

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

Events

Match Events

0' CA Union have kicked off against Estudiantes de La Plata. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Estudiantes de La Plata is showing some good football. However, Estudiantes de La Plata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
9' Poor challenge from Facundo Farias. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
14' Tiago Palacios has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
18' Julian Palacios picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
21' A stunning finish from Mauricio Martinez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' Estudiantes de La Plata come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' CA Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Estudiantes de La Plata winning 100% of all matches.
41' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
51' The 28-year-old Matias Tagliamonte has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' Cristian Medina is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexis Castro at the 55 minute mark.
60' Estudiantes de La Plata have won 215 goals from 197 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' Time for substitution for CA Union. Lucas Gamba is replaced by Lionel Verde.
69' Estudiantes de La Plata make a change. Tiago Palacios trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Alario on 69 minutes.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristian Tarragona on 70.
74' Matias Tagliamonte was booked on 74.
77' Another substitution for CA Union to replace Cristian Tarragona by Brandon Churi on 77 minute.
82' The referee calls foul for Lautaro Vargas. He receives a card.
84' Mauricio Martinez makes way for Rafael Profini at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Union.
87' The crowd applauds Lucas Piovi as he leaves the pitch. Fabricio Perez Escudero steps in for Estudiantes de La Plata.
89' Poor challenge from Eric Meza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
With this win, CA Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

CA Union Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Estudiantes de La Plata Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

5
Santiago Ascacibar
9
Guido Carrillo
28
Fernando Muslera
22
Alexis Castro ↓ Cristian Medina 55'
14
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
21
Lucas Piovi ↓ Fabricio Perez Escudero 87'
11
Facundo Farias ↓ Edwuin Cetre 55'
20
Eric Meza
13
Gaston Benedetti ↓ Santiago Arzamendia 55'
6
Santiago Nunez
10
Tiago Palacios ↓ Lucas Alario 69'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Martin Cauteruccio	2
Gustavo Del Prete	1
Mauro Boselli	1
Imanol Machuca	1
Oscar Piris	1
Marcelo Estigarribia	1
Mikel Amondarain	1
Fabricio Perez Escudero	1

Head to Head

CA Union Form

2025-07-15 CA Union 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2024-12-15 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 0–0 CA Union D 2024-12-07 CA Union 1–0 CA Velez Sarsfield W 2024-12-02 CA Platense 1–0 CA Union L 2024-11-27 CA Union 2–3 CA Talleres L 2024-11-21 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 CA Union L

Estudiantes de La Plata Form

2025-07-15 CA Union 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2024-12-13 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–2 AA Argentinos Juniors D 2024-12-09 CA Belgrano 2–2 Estudiantes de La Plata D 2024-12-04 Racing Club 4–5 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2024-11-30 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–2 CA River Plate L 2024-11-20 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–1 CA Rosario Central D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.37 CA Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Estudiantes de La Plata xG

I would bet for: CA Union or Estudiantes de La Plata 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Union44% Draw28% Estudiantes de La Plata28%

Actual: CA Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

CA Union or Draw

72%

Draw or Estudiantes de La Plata

56%

CA Union or Estudiantes de La Plata

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Union29% Draw49% Estudiantes de La Plata22%

Actual: CA Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — CA Union

Handicap	CA Union covers	Push	Estudiantes de La Plata covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

CA Union keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Estudiantes de La Plata keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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