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

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Liga Profesional · 2026

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

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

Match Details

Referee Pablo Dovalo

20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 4 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 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Estudiantes de La Plata

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

CA Velez 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 Velez Sarsfield	A	0–1	L
31 Aug	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	0–0	D
23 Aug	CA Sarmiento de Junin	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 Velez 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

37% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season

43% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de La Plata this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

0-15

8/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/1

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Estudiantes de La Plata

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/6

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

Ronaldo Martinez	10 G	1 A
Manuel Lanzini	6 G
Florian Monzon	6 G
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 A

Estudiantes de La Plata

Fabricio Perez Escudero	5 G	1 A
Tiago Palacios	4 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' Lucas Robertone has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' 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.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' 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.
25' Controversy at the stadium! Thiago Silvero argues furiously but the card stands.
30' A quiet spell here at Estadio Jose Amalfitani. Estudiantes de La Plata seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexis Castro on 33.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' What a strike from Ronaldo Martinez! The score is 0-1.
45' It’s a booking for Estudiantes de La Plata player. Tiago Palacios gets a card.
46' A tactical swap from Estudiantes de La Plata — Lucas Piovi on, Gabriel Neves off on 46 minutes.
47' Edwuin Cetre catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 47.
52' CA Vélez Sarsfield currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' The referee calls foul for Lucas Piovi. He receives a card.
61' With 1 assists to his name this season, Thiago Silvero is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Estudiantes de La Plata.
65' Another substitution for CA Velez Sarsfield to replace Juan Policella by Manuel Lanzini on 65 minute.
70' Tiago Palacios needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
73' That looks like a foul for a card for Matias Pellegrini.
73' Luca Feler is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Robertone at the 73 minute mark.
77' A tactical swap from Estudiantes de La Plata — Santiago Nunez on, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez off on 77 minutes.
82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' Joaquin Correa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' Matias Pellegrini makes way for Matias Arias at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Velez Sarsfield.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Estudiantes de La Plata.

Lineups

CA Velez 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
Gaston Benedetti	2
Braian Romero	2
Lucas Robertone	2
Lucas Janson	2
Ronaldo Martinez	1
Matias Vargas	1
Lucas Albertengo	1

Head to Head

CA Velez Sarsfield Form

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

Estudiantes de La Plata Form

2026-09-05 CA Velez 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 Junin 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 Velez 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 Velez Sarsfield to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Velez Sarsfield65% Draw23% Estudiantes de La Plata12%

Actual: CA Velez 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 Velez Sarsfield or Draw

89%

Draw or Estudiantes de La Plata

35%

CA Velez Sarsfield or Estudiantes de La Plata

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield44% Draw48% Estudiantes de La Plata8%

Actual: CA Velez 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 Velez Sarsfield

Handicap	CA Velez 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 Velez 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.