Open game expected at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes: Talleres Córdoba vs Unión Santa Fe preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Fri 29.July
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes (57000 seats)

This league campaign has been rough for Talleres Córdoba so far, while Unión Santa Fe have taken lots of points. Will the guests get another win at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes?

Insights:
  • Talleres Córdoba have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Superliga
  • Unión Santa Fe have the most scored goals (18) in Superliga

It's no vacation for neither Talleres nor Unión Santa Fe as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Talleres Córdoba form and stats

2-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Talleres Córdoba so far this season.

The home team returns to Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes after drawing with San Lorenzo (placed 13th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Midfield player Oliva got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Oliva hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).

Before that, Talleres Córdoba had a home game versus Banfield which ended with a victory 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Talleres Córdoba perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Talleres Córdoba as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Talleres Córdoba has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 12 latest league games highlights that 9 of them had at least one goal from each team.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Talleres here at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). When Talleres Córdoba hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Central Cordoba SdE, Sarmiento, Aldosivi, Lanus, Independiente, Barracas Central, Rosario Central, Vélez Sarsfield and Estudiantes), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Unión Santa Fe form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (18) in Superliga, on their Superliga travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Zenón and Machuca scored in Unión Santa Fe's previous match, the home game against Godoy Cruz that ended 2-1. Zenón came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Godoy Cruz last time out, making the manager Vera feel like a tactical genius.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus San Lorenzo that ended 2-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Unión in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Unión Santa Fe, 7 draws and 8 defeats.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 11 of this side's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Unión Santa Fe are regular goalscorers on their travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Unión Santa Fe have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Talleres Córdoba - Unión Santa Fe 0-0 was the product when these squads last did battle, earlier this season. Talleres-Unión Santa Fe H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Talleres Córdoba two wins, Unión Santa Fe four wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Unión Santa FeJ. Alvez Sagar
J. Alvez Sagar
5 goals
Talleres CórdobaF. Girotti
F. Girotti
4 goals
Talleres CórdobaD. Valoyes Ruíz
D. Valoyes Ruíz
3 goals

Talleres Córdoba missing players

Unión Santa Fe missing players

Talleres Córdoba Unión Santa Fe
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 2 12 24
5 5 1 Won W 1 3 10
5 1 0 Drew D 0 4 5
14 6 2 Lost L 1 5 9
15 9 3 Scored S 3 14 29
31 14 4 Conceded C 3 16 29
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
54% 50% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 62%
29% 25% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 62%
8% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 17%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
38% 25% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 58%
25% 42% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 33%
46% 42% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 21%
 
4.6 5.4 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.4 5.4
4.6 3.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.2 5
2.8 2.3 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 2.5
10 3 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
10.2 12.7 15 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 8.7 10.4
2.8 3.3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.7 4.1
22% 22% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 29%
 
11.1 8.4 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 13.5 11.8
4.4 3.6 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.8 4.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Talleres Córdoba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Talleres Córdoba have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Superliga
  • Talleres Córdoba have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Superliga
  • Unión Santa Fe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Unión Santa Fe have the most scored goals (18) in Superliga
  • Unión Santa Fe have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Tucumán 10 6 4 0 10 3 5 3 2 0 7 3 5 3 2 0 3 0 7 22
2 Argentinos Juniors 10 6 2 2 15 9 5 4 1 0 9 4 5 2 1 2 6 5 6 20
3 Racing Club 10 5 3 2 16 8 5 4 1 0 11 1 5 1 2 2 5 7 8 18
4 Gimnasia La Plata 10 5 3 2 10 6 5 4 1 0 7 1 5 1 2 2 3 5 4 18
5 Unión Santa Fe 10 5 3 2 18 16 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 3 2 0 11 8 2 18
6 Godoy Cruz 10 5 2 3 12 8 4 4 0 0 7 2 6 1 2 3 5 6 4 17
7 Huracan 10 4 5 1 11 8 4 2 2 0 5 2 6 2 3 1 6 6 3 17
8 Platense 10 4 5 1 11 8 5 2 3 0 6 3 5 2 2 1 5 5 3 17
9 Newell's Old Boys 10 4 4 2 10 7 5 1 3 1 4 4 5 3 1 1 6 3 3 16
10 River Plate 10 4 3 3 15 10 4 2 1 1 3 3 6 2 2 2 12 7 5 15
11 Boca Juniors 10 5 0 5 16 16 6 4 0 2 12 10 4 1 0 3 4 6 0 15
12 Patronato 9 4 2 3 12 11 5 3 1 1 6 3 4 1 1 2 6 8 1 14
13 San Lorenzo 10 2 7 1 14 12 6 1 5 0 10 9 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 13
14 Banfield 10 3 4 3 12 10 6 1 3 2 8 9 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 13
15 Colon 10 3 4 3 10 9 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 1 2 2 4 4 1 13
16 Defensa y Justicia 10 3 4 3 11 12 5 2 3 0 7 5 5 1 1 3 4 7 -1 13
17 Arsenal de Sarandi 9 2 6 1 11 10 4 1 3 0 4 3 5 1 3 1 7 7 1 12
18 Tigre 10 3 3 4 14 14 5 2 2 1 7 4 5 1 1 3 7 10 0 12
19 Sarmiento 10 3 2 5 9 11 5 3 1 1 8 5 5 0 1 4 1 6 -2 11
20 Estudiantes 10 3 2 5 13 16 5 2 2 1 8 7 5 1 0 4 5 9 -3 11
21 Rosario Central 9 3 2 4 4 7 5 3 1 1 3 1 4 0 1 3 1 6 -3 11
22 Barracas Central 9 2 3 4 11 15 5 1 1 3 6 10 4 1 2 1 5 5 -4 9
23 Talleres Córdoba 10 2 3 5 6 10 5 2 0 3 3 5 5 0 3 2 3 5 -4 9
24 Vélez Sarsfield 10 1 5 4 10 13 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 0 3 2 5 8 -3 8
25 Independiente 10 2 2 6 8 14 5 2 1 2 4 5 5 0 1 4 4 9 -6 8
26 Central Cordoba SdE 10 2 2 6 10 17 5 1 0 4 4 10 5 1 2 2 6 7 -7 8
27 Lanus 10 1 3 6 9 16 4 1 2 1 6 6 6 0 1 5 3 10 -7 6
28 Aldosivi 10 1 2 7 6 18 5 1 1 3 2 6 5 0 1 4 4 12 -12 5

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.