Estudiantes de La Plata vs CA Union, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA
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Overview
Match Preview
Estudiantes de La Plata vs CA Union — Superliga Argentina at Jorge Luis Hirschi.
- Estudiantes de La Plata 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
- CA Union 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yael Falcon
- Assistant 1 Hugo Paez
- Assistant 2 Daiana Milone
17 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr CA Union 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 Velez Sarsfield H 0–1 L 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 Cordoba A 2–1 W Season Stats
Estudiantes de La Plata CA Union #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
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history53% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de La Plata this season28% Clean Sheets
CA Union this seasonEstudiantes de La Plata are 12th (36 pts). CA Union are 9th (40 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Estudiantes de La Plata0-15–/116-30–/–31-45–/146-602/–61-751/–76+2/1■ Scored ■ ConcededCA Union0-151/116-302/131-452/246-601/161-751/276+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Estudiantes de La PlataTiago Palacios 3 G 2 A Alexis Castro 3 G Fabricio Perez Escudero 3 G CA UnionCristian Tarragona 8 G Marcelo Estigarribia 4 G 1 A Julian Palacios 3 G 5 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Estudiantes de La Plata to score. At the same time, CA Union does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
Estudiantes de La Plata Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
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7
Jose Sosa ↓ Tiago Palacios 56'
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- 22
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19
Adolfo Gaich ↓ Lucas Alario 73'
- 40
- 8
- 28
- 4
- 36
- 29
Bench
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27
Lucas Alario ↑ 73'
- 9
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14
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez ↑ 73'
- 21
- 11
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13
Gaston Benedetti ↑ 62'
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- 18
- 35
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32
Mikel Amondarain ↑ 56'
- 17
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10
Tiago Palacios ↑ 56'
Coach Alexander MedinaCA Union Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 25
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- 21
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Mateo Del Blanco ↓ Bruno Pitton 88'
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22
Brahian Cuello ↓ Augusto Solari 77'
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32
Nicolas Paz ↓ Emiliano Alvarez 66'
- 26
- 24
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Bench
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23
Augusto Solari ↑ 77'
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12
Bruno Pitton ↑ 88'
- 7
- 5
- 9
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Nicolas Palavecino ↑ 88'
- 40
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- 43
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Emiliano Alvarez ↑ 66'
- 46
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Coach Leonardo Madelón -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Martin Cauteruccio 2 Mateo Retegui 1 Manuel Castro 1 Gustavo Del Prete 1 Mauro Boselli 1 Imanol Machuca 1 Oscar Piris 1 Marcelo Estigarribia 1 Head to Head
Estudiantes de La Plata Form
2026-04-11 Estudiantes de La Plata 2–1 CA Union 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 Velez Sarsfield L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.61 Estudiantes de La Plata xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.07 CA Union xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Estudiantes de La Plata winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.68Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Estudiantes de La Plata or Draw 76%Draw or CA Union 50%Estudiantes de La Plata or CA Union 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: CA Union win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%1 – 0 10.1%2 – 1 Actual0 – 0 8.8%2 – 0 8.7%0 – 1 6.3%1 – 2 6.1%3 – 1 5%2 – 2 4.9%3 – 0 4.6%0 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — Estudiantes de La Plata
Handicap Estudiantes de La Plata covers Push CA Union covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 23% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 15% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Estudiantes de La Plata keeps clean sheet 35% ✓CA Union keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.