CA Vélez Sarsfield vs CA Unión, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Vélez Sarsfield

2 – 2

Full Time

CA Unión

Mon 27 Apr 2026 · 21:45 UTC El Fortin de Liniers HT 45' · FT 45'

Elias Gomez 9' Y

Y 32' Cristian Tarragona

Florian Monzon 34' Y

Y 45' Mauro Pitton

Y 45' Lautaro Vargas

Lucas Robertone 65' Y

Y 86' Agustin Colazo

Emanuel Mammana 86' Y

Tobias Andrada 90' Y

Lucas Robertone 90' YR

Overview

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CA Vélez Sarsfield vs CA Unión — Superliga Argentina at El Fortin de Liniers.

CA Vélez Sarsfield 27 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
CA Unión 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Sebastian Martinez (Argentina)

13 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Unión	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 Vélez Sarsfield 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals CA Unión

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-27 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2–2 CA Unión 2024-12-07 CA Unión 1–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2023-07-24 CA Vélez Sarsfield 0–0 CA Unión 2022-08-06 CA Unión 2–1 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2021-09-06 CA Vélez Sarsfield 4–0 CA Unión

Recent Form

CA Vélez Sarsfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	CA Unión	H	2–2	D
20 Apr	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	A	0–0	D
14 Apr	CA Central Cordoba	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza	A	2–3	L
21 Mar	CA Lanus	H	0–1	L
14 Mar	CA Platense	A	2–0	W

CA Unión

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	CA Vélez Sarsfield	A	2–2	D
17 Apr	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	2–3	L
11 Apr	Estudiantes de La Plata	A	1–2	L
03 Apr	CD Riestra	H	2–0	W
21 Mar	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	A	0–2	L
16 Mar	CA Boca Juniors	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

CA Vélez Sarsfield		CA Unión
#1	Position	#9
51	Points	40
27	Played	27
14 / 9 / 4	W / D / L	11 / 7 / 9
38	Scored	27
16	Conceded	26
+22	GD	+1
1.89	PPG	1.48
52%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
CA Vélez Sarsfield this season

18% Clean Sheets
CA Unión this season

CA Vélez Sarsfield are 1st (51 pts). CA Unión are 9th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Vélez Sarsfield

0-15

9/4

16-30

4/3

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/4

61-75

4/1

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Vélez Sarsfield

Ronaldo Martinez	13 G	2 A
Manuel Lanzini	6 G
Florian Monzon	6 G
Matias Pellegrini	5 G	6 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and CA Vélez Sarsfield launch into their encounter with CA Unión.
5' CA Unión looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Julian Palacios scoring 1 goals.
9' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Elias Gomez.
11' Against the run of play, Florian Monzon has scored! This game has turned on its head.
16' What a moment for Julian Palacios! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
26' 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.
31' CA Vélez Sarsfield have won 236 goals from 192 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
32' The referee has no hesitation. Cristian Tarragona is booked for CA Union — card on 32.
34' Poor challenge from Florian Monzon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
39' 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.
44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Guillermo Barros Schelotto might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Mauro Pitton is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Florian Monzon makes it 0-3.
51' The 32-year-old Elias Gomez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 4 assists is a remarkable return.
56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' Agustin Colazo is replacing Brahian Cuello for the CA Union side.
64' Manuel Lanzini makes way for Rodrigo Aliendro at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Velez Sarsfield.
65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lucas Robertone on 65 minutes.
68' What composure from Agustin Colazo! The Argentina international strokes it home. 0-4.
73' Lautaro Vargas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 192 appearances.
76' A change in the CA Velez Sarsfield ranks — Diego Valdes exits the field as Claudio Baeza enters on 76.
78' Fresh legs for CA Union! Augusto Solari comes on to replace Nicolas Palavecino.
83' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
86' It’s gonna be a card for Agustin Colazo.
87' A change in the CA Union ranks — Julian Palacios exits the field as Bruno Pitton enters on 87.
90' It’s a booking for CA Velez Sarsfield player. Tobias Andrada gets a card.
The points are shared — CA Vélez Sarsfield 2-2 CA Unión. Honours even.

Lineups

CA Vélez Sarsfield Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto

CA Unión Lineups

Starting XI

30
Mauro Pitton
25
Cristian Tarragona
20
Julian Palacios ↓ Bruno Pitton 87'
21
Matias Mansilla
8
Nicolas Palavecino ↓ Augusto Solari 78'
11
Mateo Del Blanco
22
Brahian Cuello ↓ Agustin Colazo 60'
26
Juan Pablo Luduena
24
Rafael Profini
35
Lautaro Vargas
2
Alex Rodriguez

Bench

Coach Leonardo Madelón

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Robertone	2
Cristian Tarragona	2
Maximiliano Romero	2
Lucas Janson	2
Bryan Castrillon	2
Florian Monzon	2
Agustin Colazo	1
Nicolas Dominguez	1

Head to Head

CA Vélez Sarsfield Form

2026-04-27 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2–2 CA Unión D 2026-04-20 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 0–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 2026-04-14 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 CA Central Cordoba W 2026-04-03 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 3–2 CA Vélez Sarsfield L 2026-03-21 CA Vélez Sarsfield 0–1 CA Lanus L 2026-03-14 CA Platense 0–2 CA Vélez Sarsfield W

CA Unión Form

2026-04-27 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2–2 CA Unión D 2026-04-17 CA Unión 2–3 CA Newell's Old Boys L 2026-04-11 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 CA Unión L 2026-04-03 CA Unión 2–0 CD Riestra W 2026-03-21 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 2–0 CA Unión L 2026-03-16 CA Unión 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.56 CA Vélez Sarsfield xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 CA Unión xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA Vélez Sarsfield51% Draw28% CA Unión21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

CA Vélez Sarsfield or Draw

78%

Draw or CA Unión

49%

CA Vélez Sarsfield or CA Unión

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Vélez Sarsfield36% Draw49% CA Unión15%

Actual: CA Vélez Sarsfield win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.1%

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

2.1%

Asian Handicap — CA Vélez Sarsfield

Handicap	CA Vélez Sarsfield covers	Push	CA Unión covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA Vélez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

CA Unión keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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