Estudiantes de La Plata vs CA Independiente, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

Estudiantes de La Plata

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CA Independiente

Sun 26 Jul 2026 · 20:15 UTC Jorge Luis Hirschi HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 76' Gabriel Avalos

0–2 82' Santiago Gabriel Montiel

Tiago Palacios 40' Y

Y 45' Leonardo Godoy

Overview

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Estudiantes de La Plata vs CA Independiente — Superliga Argentina at Jorge Luis Hirschi.

Estudiantes de La Plata 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
CA Independiente 27 games · 40 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 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

Estudiantes de La Plata 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals CA Independiente

Last 5 meetings

2026-07-26 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 CA Independiente 2026-01-23 CA Independiente 1–1 Estudiantes de La Plata 2024-08-11 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 CA Independiente 2023-04-09 CA Independiente 1–2 Estudiantes de La Plata 2021-07-25 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–1 CA Independiente

Recent Form

Estudiantes de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jul	CA Independiente	H	0–2	L
10 May	Racing Club	H	0–1	L
03 May	CA Platense	A	2–0	W
25 Apr	CA Talleres	H	0–0	D
18 Apr	Instituto AC Cordoba	A	1–0	W
11 Apr	CA Union	H	2–1	W

CA Independiente

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jul	Estudiantes de La Plata	A	2–0	W
10 May	CA Rosario Central	A	1–3	L
02 May	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	A	2–1	W
24 Apr	CD Riestra	A	0–2	L
18 Apr	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	H	3–1	W
11 Apr	CA Boca Juniors	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Estudiantes de La Plata		CA Independiente
#12	Position	#7
36	Points	40
27	Played	27
8 / 12 / 7	W / D / L	9 / 13 / 5
36	Scored	25
34	Conceded	17
+2	GD	+8
1.33	PPG	1.48
30%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de La Plata this season

31% Clean Sheets
CA Independiente this season

Estudiantes de La Plata are 12th (36 pts). CA Independiente are 7th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Estudiantes de La Plata

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

7/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Independiente

0-15

3/2

16-30

3/1

31-45

3/3

46-60

5/6

61-75

–/4

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Estudiantes de La Plata

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

CA Independiente

Gabriel Avalos	11 G	5 A
Matias Abaldo	5 G	3 A
Santiago Gabriel Montiel	4 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' Estudiantes de La Plata have kicked off against CA Independiente. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' CA Independiente seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Independiente needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' Estudiantes de La Plata are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CA Independiente backline.
25' 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.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joaquin Tobio Burgos made 198 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' Estudiantes de La Plata player sees a card in front of him.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Leonardo Godoy is booked for CA Independiente — card on 45.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Independiente is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
60' Estudiantes de La Plata are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
63' The CA Independiente bench stirs into life. Matias Abaldo is withdrawn and Maximiliano Meza gets his opportunity.
68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Estudiantes de La Plata side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
72' It is a substitution in Estudiantes de La Plata team. Alexis Castro is replaced by Fabricio Perez Escudero on 72 minute.
76' What a strike from Gabriel Avalos! The score is 0-1.
81' Ivan Marcone has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
82' Goal! Santiago Gabriel Montiel scores his 11 goal in 195 matches.
84' It is a substitution in CA Independiente team. Maximiliano Gutierrez is replaced by David Martinez on 84 minute.
85' A change in the Estudiantes de La Plata ranks — Ramiro Funes Mori exits the field as Lucas Alario enters on 85.
86' Time for substitution for Estudiantes de La Plata. Lucas Piovi is replaced by Jose Sosa.
89' Another substitution for CA Independiente to replace Gabriel Avalos by Kevin Lomonaco on 89 minute.
Full Time. CA Independiente beats Estudiantes de La Plata

Lineups

Estudiantes de La Plata Lineups

Starting XI

9
Guido Carrillo
26
Ramiro Funes Mori ↓ Lucas Alario 85'
16
Fernando Muslera
22
Alexis Castro ↓ Fabricio Perez Escudero 72'
21
Lucas Piovi ↓ Jose Sosa 86'
20
Eric Meza
24
Tiago Palacios
4
Santiago Nunez
32
Mikel Amondarain
17
Joaquin Tobio Burgos ↓ Brian Aguirre 72'
10
Tiago Palacios ↓ Edwuin Cetre 85'

Bench

Coach Alexander Medina

CA Independiente Lineups

Starting XI

33
Rodrigo Rey
29
Leonardo Godoy ↓ Santiago Arias 84'
9
Gabriel Avalos ↓ Kevin Lomonaco 89'
23
Ivan Marcone
7
Santiago Gabriel Montiel
36
Sebastian Valdez
22
Facundo Zabala
28
Maximiliano Gutierrez ↓ David Martinez 84'
19
Matias Abaldo ↓ Maximiliano Meza 63'
13
Juan Fedorco
16
Mateo Perez Curci

Bench

Coach Gustavo Quinteros

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Juan Manuel Insaurralde	2
Gabriel Avalos	2
Enzo Kalinski	1
Diego Garcia	1
Braian Romero	1
Silvio Romero	1
Jorge Rodriguez	1
Juan Apaolaza	1

Head to Head

Estudiantes de La Plata Form

2026-07-26 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 CA Independiente L 2026-05-10 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–1 Racing Club L 2026-05-03 CA Platense 0–2 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2026-04-25 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–0 CA Talleres D 2026-04-18 Instituto AC Cordoba 0–1 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2026-04-11 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 CA Union W

CA Independiente Form

2026-07-26 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 CA Independiente W 2026-05-10 CA Rosario Central 3–1 CA Independiente L 2026-05-02 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 1–2 CA Independiente W 2026-04-24 CD Riestra 2–0 CA Independiente L 2026-04-18 CA Independiente 3–1 CSyD Defensa y Justicia W 2026-04-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Independiente D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.86 Estudiantes de La Plata xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 CA Independiente xG

I would bet for: CA Independiente or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Estudiantes de La Plata27% Draw32% CA Independiente41%

Actual: CA Independiente win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Estudiantes de La Plata or Draw

59%

Draw or CA Independiente

73%

Estudiantes de La Plata or CA Independiente

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Estudiantes de La Plata18% Draw53% CA Independiente29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.8%

1 – 1

14%

0 – 1

13.9%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.5%

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Estudiantes de La Plata

Handicap	Estudiantes de La Plata covers	Push	CA Independiente covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	23%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Estudiantes de La Plata keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

CA Independiente keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

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