CA Velez Sarsfield vs CA Union, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Velez Sarsfield

2 – 2

Full Time

CA Union

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

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

Match Details

Referee Sebastian Martinez (Argentina)

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Velez Sarsfield 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals CA Union

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

CA Velez Sarsfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	CA Union	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 Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	CA Velez 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 Velez Sarsfield		CA Union
#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

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

37% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season

18% Clean Sheets
CA Union this season

CA Velez Sarsfield are 1st (51 pts). CA Union are 9th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

0-15

7/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

Ronaldo Martinez	8 G	1 A
Manuel Lanzini	6 G
Florian Monzon	6 G
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at El Fortin de Liniers!
5' Lautaro Vargas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 28 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
9' Controversy at the stadium! Elias Gomez argues furiously but the card stands.
11' Brilliant from the ! Florian Monzon makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 11.
16' The Argentina Julian Palacios breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 1-1!
21' CA Unión looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Julian Palacios scoring 1 goals.
26' Juan Pablo Luduena has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Velez Sarsfield side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' Controversy at the stadium! Cristian Tarragona argues furiously but the card stands.
34' Florian Monzon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 34.
39' Argentina international Aaron Quiros has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' CA Unión come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' CA Union receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' GOAL! Florian Monzon scores on 45.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Unión that had 189 games and scored 196 goals.
56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' It is a substitution in CA Union team. Brahian Cuello is replaced by Agustin Colazo on 60 minute.
64' Rodrigo Aliendro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Manuel Lanzini at the 64 minute mark.
65' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Robertone is booked for CA Velez Sarsfield — card on 65.
68' Agustin Colazo makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and CA Union are in front.
73' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Leonardo Madelón will be considering his options from the bench.
76' The whistle greets Diego Valdes as he departs to be replaced by Claudio Baeza.
78' The CA Union manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Palavecino departs to be replaced by Augusto Solari.
83' Lucas Robertone has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Agustin Colazo on 86.
87' A change in the CA Union ranks — Julian Palacios exits the field as Bruno Pitton enters on 87.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Tobias Andrada.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

CA Velez 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
Bryan Castrillon	2
Florian Monzon	2
Lucas Robertone	2
Maximiliano Romero	2
Lucas Janson	2
Juan Lucero	1
Jose Florentin	1
Julian Palacios	1

Head to Head

CA Velez Sarsfield Form

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

CA Unión Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.56 CA Velez 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 Velez 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 Velez Sarsfield or Draw

78%

Draw or CA Unión

49%

CA Velez Sarsfield or CA Unión

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield36% Draw49% CA Unión15%

Actual: CA Velez 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 Velez Sarsfield

Handicap	CA Velez 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 Velez 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.