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

Match Preview

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

CA Velez Sarsfield 27 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
CA Union 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 Córdoba	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

41% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season

28% 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

4/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/1

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Union

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

Florian Monzon	6 G
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 A
Manuel Lanzini	3 G

CA Union

Cristian Tarragona	8 G
Marcelo Estigarribia	4 G	1 A
Julian Palacios	3 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against CA Vélez Sarsfield and CA Union has kicked off!
5' 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.
9' CA Velez Sarsfield receives a card for a hard tackle on 9.
11' Florian Monzon puts CA Velez Sarsfield on the lead.
16' Goal! Julian Palacios scores his 5 goal in 169 matches.
21' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Vélez Sarsfield is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
26' CA Vélez Sarsfield is showing some good football. However, CA Vélez Sarsfield are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Vélez Sarsfield that had 162 games and scored 201 goals.
32' CA Union player sees a card in front of him.
34' That looks like a foul for a card for Florian Monzon.
39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvaro Montero, as he is very good at scoring at El Fortin de Liniers with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
45' The referee shows CA Union player a card on 45.
46' What a strike from Florian Monzon! The score is 0-3.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' CA Vélez Sarsfield is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' Another change for CA Union made on 60 minute. Brahian Cuello leaves to be changed by Agustin Colazo.
64' It is a substitution in CA Velez Sarsfield team. Manuel Lanzini is replaced by Rodrigo Aliendro on 64 minute.
65' It’s a booking for CA Velez Sarsfield player. Lucas Robertone gets a card.
68' What a strike from Agustin Colazo! The score is 0-4.
73' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mateo Del Blanco suffering a number of foals already.
76' Another substitution for CA Velez Sarsfield to replace Diego Valdes by Claudio Baeza on 76 minute.
78' The whistle greets Nicolas Palavecino as he departs to be replaced by Augusto Solari.
83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Vélez Sarsfield needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
86' Agustin Colazo is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
87' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Pitton. He replaces Julian Palacios on 87 minute.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Tobias Andrada.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

CA Velez Sarsfield Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto

CA Union 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
Jose Florentin	1
Julian Palacios	1
Agustin Colazo	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 Union Form

2026-04-27 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–2 CA Union D 2026-04-17 CA Union 2–3 CA Newell's Old Boys L 2026-04-11 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 CA Union L 2026-04-03 CA Union 2–0 CD Riestra W 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 Union xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield51% Draw28% CA Union21%

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 Union

49%

CA Velez Sarsfield or CA Union

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield36% Draw49% CA Union15%

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 Union 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 Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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