Thursday , 12 November 2026

Estudiantes de La Plata vs CA Unión, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
Estudiantes de La Plata
2 – 1
Full Time
CA Unión
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 20:15 UTC Jorge Luis Hirschi HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 36' Marcelo Estigarribia
Fabricio Perez Escudero 59' 1–1
Mikel Amondarain 90+3' 2–1
Jose Sosa 4' Y
Y 30' Mateo Del Blanco
Joaquin Pereyra 44' Y
Tiago Palacios 68' Y
Y 76' Marcelo Estigarribia
Y 77' Brahian Cuello
Y 79' Matias Mansilla
Brian Aguirre 79' Y
Y 85' Juan Pablo Luduena

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yael Falcon
  • Assistant 1 Hugo Paez
  • Assistant 2 Daiana Milone
20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Vélez 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 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 Junin 27 26
27 CA Banfield 27 24
28 CA Barracas Central 27 23

Head-to-Head

4
2
3
Estudiantes de La Plata 9 games · Avg 1.9 goals CA Unión
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 CA Unión 2025-07-15 CA Unión 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2024-07-21 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–0 CA Unión 2023-03-03 CA Unión 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2022-08-22 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–0 CA Unión

Recent Form

Estudiantes de La Plata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr CA Unión H 2–1 W
03 Apr CA San Lorenzo de Almagro A 0–1 L
23 Mar CA Central Cordoba H 5–0 W
18 Mar CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza A 2–1 W
13 Mar CA Lanus H 0–1 L
02 Mar CA Vélez Sarsfield H 0–1 L
CA Unión
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
10 Mar CA Independiente A 4–4 D
01 Mar Instituto AC Cordoba A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Estudiantes de La Plata CA Unión
#12 Position #9
36 Points 40
27 Played 27
8 / 12 / 7 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 9
36 Scored 27
34 Conceded 26
+2 GD +1
1.33 PPG 1.48
30% Win % 41%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
39% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de La Plata this season
18% Clean Sheets
CA Unión this season

Estudiantes de La Plata are 12th (36 pts). CA Unión are 9th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
CA Unión
0-15
2/2
16-30
6/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
8/6
61-75
8/5
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Estudiantes de La Plata
Fabricio Perez Escudero 6 G 1 A
Tiago Palacios 5 G 3 A
Alexis Castro 4 G
CA Unión
Cristian Tarragona 17 G 2 A
Marcelo Estigarribia 6 G 4 A
Brahian Cuello 4 G 1 A
Lucas Menossi 4 G
Julian Palacios 3 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Estudiantes de La Plata host CA Union — let the battle begin!
  • 4' A moment of madness from Jose Sosa on 4 minutes earns him a card. Estudiantes de La Plata will be frustrated.
  • 9' Mauro Pitton, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' Matias Mansilla has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 29' Bruno Pitton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CA Union so far.
  • 30' The referee has no hesitation. Mateo Del Blanco is booked for CA Union — card on 30.
  • 35' CA Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 36' A stunning finish from Marcelo Estigarribia — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 41' Estudiantes de La Plata has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 44' Joaquin Pereyra catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
  • 49' Both keepers have barely been tested. Estudiantes de La Plata and CA Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Estudiantes de La Plata and CA Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Estudiantes de La Plata — Tiago Palacios on, Jose Sosa off on 56 minutes.
  • 59' What composure from Fabricio Perez Escudero! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 62' Estudiantes de La Plata make a change. Joaquin Pereyra trudges off to be replaced by Gaston Benedetti on 62 minutes.
  • 66' Another change for CA Union made on 66 minute. Nicolas Paz leaves to be changed by Emiliano Alvarez.
  • 68' Tiago Palacios was booked on 68.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Estudiantes de La Plata — Leandro Gonzalez Pirez on, Ramiro Funes Mori off on 73 minutes.
  • 76' Marcelo Estigarribia is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Brahian Cuello on 77 minutes.
  • 77' A tactical swap from CA Union — Augusto Solari on, Brahian Cuello off on 77 minutes.
  • 79' CA Union player sees a card in front of him.
  • 84' 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.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Juan Pablo Luduena on 85 minutes.
  • 88' Nicolas Palavecino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julian Palacios on 88 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Estudiantes de La Plata Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Medina

CA Unión Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Madelón

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Cauteruccio 2
Marcelo Estigarribia 2
Mikel Amondarain 1
Fabricio Perez Escudero 1
Javier Mendez 1
Erik Ramirez 1
Mateo Retegui 1
Cristian Tarragona 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 CA Unión 2025-07-15 CA Unión 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2024-07-21 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–0 CA Unión 2023-03-03 CA Unión 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2022-08-22 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–0 CA Unión

Estudiantes de La Plata Form

2026-04-11 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 CA Unión W 2026-04-03 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 1–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2026-03-23 Estudiantes de La Plata 5–0 CA Central Cordoba W 2026-03-18 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 1–2 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2026-03-13 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–1 CA Lanus L 2026-03-02 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–1 CA Vélez Sarsfield L

CA Unión Form

2026-04-11 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 CA Unión L 2026-04-03 CA Unión 2–0 CD Riestra W 2026-03-21 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 2–0 CA Unión L 2026-03-16 CA Unión 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D 2026-03-10 CA Independiente 4–4 CA Unión D 2026-03-01 Instituto AC Cordoba 1–2 CA Unión W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Estudiantes de La Plata xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 CA Unión xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Estudiantes de La Plata47% Draw27% CA Unión26%
Actual: Estudiantes de La Plata win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Estudiantes de La Plata or Draw
74%
Draw or CA Unión
53%
Estudiantes de La Plata or CA Unión
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Estudiantes de La Plata33% Draw47% CA Unión20%
Actual: CA Unión win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Estudiantes de La Plata

Handicap Estudiantes de La Plata covers Push CA Unión covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Estudiantes de La Plata keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
CA Unión keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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