CA Vélez Sarsfield vs Estudiantes de La Plata, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Vélez Sarsfield

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Estudiantes de La Plata

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 23:15 UTC Estadio Jose Amalfitani HT 45' · FT 45'

Ronaldo Martinez 40' 1–0

Thiago Silvero 25' Y

Y 33' Alexis Castro

Y 45' Tiago Palacios

Y 47' Edwuin Cetre

Y 56' Lucas Piovi

Matias Pellegrini 73' Y

Y 90' Joaquin Correa

Overview

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CA Vélez Sarsfield vs Estudiantes de La Plata — Superliga Argentina at Estadio Jose Amalfitani.

CA Vélez Sarsfield 27 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
Estudiantes de La Plata 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pablo Dovalo

21 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game 🟥 5 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 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 Junín	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Vélez Sarsfield 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Estudiantes de La Plata

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2026-03-02 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–1 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2024-09-24 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2023-05-08 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2022-10-17 CA Vélez Sarsfield 4–0 Estudiantes de La Plata

Recent Form

CA Vélez Sarsfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Estudiantes de La Plata	H	1–0	W
29 Aug	CD Riestra	A	1–1	D
23 Aug	CA River Plate	A	2–2	D
17 Aug	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	H	1–1	D
08 Aug	CA Boca Juniors	A	1–1	D
03 Aug	CA Independiente	H	1–0	W

Estudiantes de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	CA Vélez Sarsfield	A	0–1	L
31 Aug	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	0–0	D
23 Aug	CA Sarmiento de Junín	A	0–2	L
15 Aug	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	4–0	W
08 Aug	CD Riestra	A	0–2	L
05 Aug	CA Boca Juniors	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

CA Vélez Sarsfield		Estudiantes de La Plata
#1	Position	#12
51	Points	36
27	Played	27
14 / 9 / 4	W / D / L	8 / 12 / 7
38	Scored	36
16	Conceded	34
+22	GD	+2
1.89	PPG	1.33
52%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
CA Vélez Sarsfield this season

39% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de La Plata this season

CA Vélez Sarsfield are 1st (51 pts). Estudiantes de La Plata are 12th (36 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

Estudiantes de La Plata

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/6

46-60

4/5

61-75

3/2

76+

8/6

■ 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

Estudiantes de La Plata

Fabricio Perez Escudero	6 G	1 A
Tiago Palacios	5 G	3 A
Alexis Castro	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' CA Vélez Sarsfield have kicked off against Estudiantes de La Plata. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' CA Vélez Sarsfield is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' A quiet spell here at Estadio Jose Amalfitani. CA Vélez Sarsfield seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' 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.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Estudiantes de La Plata that had 204 games and scored 225 goals.
25' CA Velez Sarsfield receives a card for a hard tackle on 25.
30' CA Vélez Sarsfield has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
33' That is a card for Estudiantes de La Plata. Alexis Castro will be fuming at that decision.
38' Roberto Joaquin Garcia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CA Vélez Sarsfield so far.
40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ronaldo Martinez makes it 0-1.
45' Tiago Palacios is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' Another change for Estudiantes de La Plata made on 46 minute. Gabriel Neves leaves to be changed by Lucas Piovi.
47' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Edwuin Cetre on 47 minutes.
52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' Controversy at the stadium! Lucas Piovi argues furiously but the card stands.
61' Brian Aguirre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 192 appearances.
65' A tactical swap from CA Velez Sarsfield — Manuel Lanzini on, Juan Policella off on 65 minutes.
70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Vélez Sarsfield side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
73' It’s a booking for CA Velez Sarsfield player. Matias Pellegrini gets a card.
73' The supporters are chanting for Luca Feler. He replaces Lucas Robertone on 73 minute.
77' Time for substitution for Estudiantes de La Plata. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez is replaced by Santiago Nunez.
82' It looks surprising Estudiantes de La Plata does not make any changes. Eric Meza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
87' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joaquin Correa.
90' A tactical swap from CA Velez Sarsfield — Matias Arias on, Matias Pellegrini off on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. CA Vélez Sarsfield take all three points.

Lineups

CA Vélez Sarsfield Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Barros Schelotto

Estudiantes de La Plata Lineups

Starting XI

16
Fernando Muslera
22
Alexis Castro
19
Adolfo Gaich ↓ Guido Carrillo 65'
14
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez ↓ Santiago Nunez 77'
20
Eric Meza
24
Tiago Palacios
13
Gaston Benedetti
8
Gabriel Neves ↓ Lucas Piovi 46'
28
Brian Aguirre ↓ Joaquin Correa 46'
31
Baltasar Rodriguez
18
Edwuin Cetre ↓ Joaquin Tobio Burgos 65'

Bench

Coach Alexander Medina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Abiel Osorio	4
Lucas Robertone	2
Lucas Janson	2
Gaston Benedetti	2
Braian Romero	2
Matias Vargas	1
Lucas Albertengo	1
Leandro Diaz	1

Head to Head

CA Vélez Sarsfield Form

2026-09-05 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2026-08-29 CD Riestra 1–1 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 2026-08-23 CA River Plate 2–2 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 2026-08-17 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–1 CSyD Defensa y Justicia D 2026-08-08 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 2026-08-03 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 CA Independiente W

Estudiantes de La Plata Form

2026-09-05 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2026-08-31 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–0 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2026-08-23 CA Sarmiento de Junín 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2026-08-15 Estudiantes de La Plata 4–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W 2026-08-08 CD Riestra 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2026-08-05 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.72 CA Vélez Sarsfield xG

Expected Goals

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

0.5 Estudiantes de La Plata xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 67% + CA Vélez Sarsfield to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Vélez Sarsfield65% Draw23% Estudiantes de La Plata12%

Actual: CA Vélez Sarsfield win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes33% 0% No67%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

CA Vélez Sarsfield or Draw

89%

Draw or Estudiantes de La Plata

35%

CA Vélez Sarsfield or Estudiantes de La Plata

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Vélez Sarsfield44% Draw48% Estudiantes de La Plata8%

Actual: CA Vélez Sarsfield win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

15.5%

0 – 0

12.9%

1 – 1

9.9%

3 – 0

8.7%

2 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 1

4.5%

4 – 0

3.8%

1 – 2

2.2%

4 – 1

2.1%

2 – 2

Asian Handicap — CA Vélez Sarsfield

Handicap	CA Vélez Sarsfield covers	Push	Estudiantes de La Plata covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	21%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	27%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

CA Vélez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet

61% ✓

Estudiantes de La Plata keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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