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

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Liga Profesional · 2026

Estudiantes de La Plata

2 – 1

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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.

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

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 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 Unión	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 Córdoba	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 Junín	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

Estudiantes de La Plata 8 games · Avg 1.6 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	CA Unión	H	2–1	W
03 Apr	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	A	0–1	L
23 Mar	CA Central Córdoba	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 Velez Sarsfield	H	0–1	L

CA Unión

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Córdoba	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

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% 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

–/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Unión

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)

Estudiantes de La Plata

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

CA Unión

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' Welcome to Jorge Luis Hirschi that hosts another battle between Estudiantes de La Plata and CA Union.
4' The referee shows Estudiantes de La Plata player a card on 4.
9' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Estudiantes de La Plata side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
14' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alexander Medina might look to freshen things up shortly.
19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
24' Estudiantes de La Plata currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' The referee calls foul for Mateo Del Blanco. He receives a card.
35' 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.
36' Against the run of play, Marcelo Estigarribia has scored! This game has turned on its head.
41' It looks surprising Estudiantes de La Plata does not make any changes. Augusto Solari has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
44' Estudiantes de La Plata receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
49' It is a cagey affair so far. Estudiantes de La Plata in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past CA Union's compact 4-4-2.
54' Joaquin Pereyra has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' Another substitution for Estudiantes de La Plata to replace Jose Sosa by Tiago Palacios on 56 minute.
59' What composure from Fabricio Perez Escudero! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-1.
62' Estudiantes de La Plata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gaston Benedetti is hanging Joaquin Pereyra on the field on 62 minute.
66' Nicolas Paz makes way for Emiliano Alvarez at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Union.
68' Controversy at the stadium! Tiago Palacios argues furiously but the card stands.
73' The Estudiantes de La Plata manager makes a substitution. Ramiro Funes Mori departs to be replaced by Leandro Gonzalez Pirez.
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' Another substitution for CA Union to replace Brahian Cuello by Augusto Solari on 77 minute.
79' CA Union player sees a card in front of him.
84' Estudiantes de La Plata looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mikel Amondarain scoring 1 goals.
85' Juan Pablo Luduena picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
88' Nicolas Palavecino is replacing Julian Palacios for the CA Union side.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Estudiantes de La Plata to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Estudiantes de La Plata Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

26
Ramiro Funes Mori ↓ Leandro Gonzalez Pirez 73'
7
Jose Sosa ↓ Tiago Palacios 56'
16
Fernando Muslera
22
Alexis Castro ↓ Mikel Amondarain 56'
19
Adolfo Gaich ↓ Lucas Alario 73'
40
Eros Mancuso
8
Gabriel Neves
28
Brian Aguirre
4
Santiago Nunez
36
Joaquin Pereyra ↓ Gaston Benedetti 62'
29
Fabricio Perez Escudero

Bench

Coach Alexander Medina

CA Unión Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

30
Mauro Pitton
25
Cristian Tarragona
20
Julian Palacios ↓ Nicolas Palavecino 88'
19
Marcelo Estigarribia
21
Matias Mansilla
11
Mateo Del Blanco ↓ Bruno Pitton 88'
22
Brahian Cuello ↓ Augusto Solari 77'
32
Nicolas Paz ↓ Emiliano Alvarez 66'
26
Juan Pablo Luduena
24
Rafael Profini
2
Alex Rodriguez

Bench

Coach Leonardo Madelón

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Martin Cauteruccio	2
Oscar Piris	1
Marcelo Estigarribia	1
Mikel Amondarain	1
Fabricio Perez Escudero	1
Javier Mendez	1
Mauricio Martinez	1
Mateo Retegui	1

Head to Head

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 Córdoba 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 Velez 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 Córdoba 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

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.