Evenly matched teams: Unión Santa Fe vs Independiente match preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Mon 19.September
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio 15 de Abril (22852 seats)

Superliga: What this match might not have in glitz it should compensate in effort and enthusiasm. Get ready for Unión Santa Fe - Independiente!

Insights:
  • Unión Santa Fe have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Independiente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Copa Argentina game only four days ago. That game, against Vélez Sarsfield, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Independiente.

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Unión Santa Fe form and stats

Unión Santa Fe have collected 14 points from their Superliga home games so far after 4-2-3.

No payout for Unión in their previous match, an away game at Platense that ended in defeat 0-1. The first loss after collecting points through three league matches. Diale, a striker, was the best player for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 7.44 (out of 10). Diale hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).

Before that, Unión Santa Fe had a home game versus Sarmiento which ended with a victory 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Unión have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 6 and lost 5.

Some betting-related information: This club have finished 7 league games in a row with only one (or none) club scoring.

Unión Santa Fe has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Unión Santa Fe have conceded 11 goals.

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Independiente form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Independiente so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).

Two trips in a row for Independiente, whose manager Falcioni could celebrate last time after the Copa Argentina win against Vélez Sarsfield.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Sarmiento.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Independiente playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 4 Independiente wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Independiente are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Independiente have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Independiente have won at least one point in the last 4 games (2-2-0) facing Unión Santa Fe.

Top Goalscorers

IndependienteL. Fernández
L. Fernández
8 goals
IndependienteL. Benegas
L. Benegas
8 goals
UniónJ. Alvez Sagar
J. Alvez Sagar
5 goals

Unión Santa Fe missing players

Independiente missing players

Unión Santa Fe Independiente
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 17 33
12 9 3 Won W 1 3 8
7 2 1 Drew D 1 6 13
13 5 1 Lost L 3 8 12
32 18 7 Scored S 4 19 38
36 16 3 Conceded C 9 26 41
84% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
56% 56% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 76% 73%
50% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 59% 48%
12% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 18%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
47% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 61%
34% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 24%
34% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 24% 21%
 
5.7 6.9 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 6 5.8
4.4 3.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.5 4.2
2.6 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.1 2.6
5 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.8 12.2 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11.4 11.6
3.9 4.3 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.4 3.6
26% 26% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 33% 32%
 
11.6 10.3 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.6 11.4 10.8
4.6 3.6 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.5 3.7
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Independiente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Unión Santa Fe have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Unión Santa Fe have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gimnasia La Plata 19 10 6 3 21 10 9 7 2 0 14 2 10 3 4 3 7 8 11 36
2 Atletico Tucuman 19 9 8 2 21 10 10 6 4 0 15 4 9 3 4 2 6 6 11 35
3 Boca Juniors 19 11 2 6 25 22 10 7 1 2 17 12 9 4 1 4 8 10 3 35
4 Huracan 19 8 9 2 23 14 9 5 3 1 13 5 10 3 6 1 10 9 9 33
5 Godoy Cruz 19 9 5 5 22 18 9 6 3 0 13 5 10 3 2 5 9 13 4 32
6 Racing Club 19 8 7 4 25 15 10 6 3 1 17 6 9 2 4 3 8 9 10 31
7 Argentinos Juniors 19 9 3 7 21 18 10 7 1 2 14 8 9 2 2 5 7 10 3 30
8 River Plate 19 8 5 6 28 17 9 5 1 3 14 8 10 3 4 3 14 9 11 29
9 Platense 19 7 8 4 18 14 10 4 6 0 10 4 9 3 2 4 8 10 4 29
10 Newell's Old Boys 19 8 5 6 19 17 9 3 4 2 9 6 10 5 1 4 10 11 2 29
11 San Lorenzo 19 5 12 2 23 18 10 2 8 0 14 11 9 3 4 2 9 7 5 27
12 Patronato 19 7 6 6 23 20 10 6 3 1 13 5 9 1 3 5 10 15 3 27
13 Estudiantes 19 7 6 6 18 18 10 6 3 1 12 7 9 1 3 5 6 11 0 27
14 Unión Santa Fe 18 7 5 6 21 23 9 4 2 3 10 11 9 3 3 3 11 12 -2 26
15 Banfield 19 6 7 6 19 19 10 2 4 4 11 14 9 4 3 2 8 5 0 25
16 Tigre 19 5 9 5 26 24 9 3 5 1 12 7 10 2 4 4 14 17 2 24
17 Barracas Central 19 6 6 7 21 27 10 5 2 3 14 12 9 1 4 4 7 15 -6 24
18 Rosario Central 19 6 5 8 15 19 10 5 2 3 8 7 9 1 3 5 7 12 -4 23
19 Defensa y Justicia 19 5 7 7 16 20 10 3 6 1 9 7 9 2 1 6 7 13 -4 22
20 Sarmiento 19 6 4 9 19 24 9 4 2 3 12 10 10 2 2 6 7 14 -5 22
21 Independiente 19 5 6 8 21 23 9 3 3 3 9 8 10 2 3 5 12 15 -2 21
22 Central Cordoba SdE 18 6 3 9 22 25 9 4 1 4 13 12 9 2 2 5 9 13 -3 21
23 Arsenal de Sarandi 19 3 11 5 18 22 9 2 6 1 10 10 10 1 5 4 8 12 -4 20
24 Talleres Córdoba 18 4 7 7 14 17 9 4 2 3 10 9 9 0 5 4 4 8 -3 19
25 Colón 19 4 7 8 15 22 10 3 4 3 10 12 9 1 3 5 5 10 -7 19
26 Vélez Sarsfield 18 1 10 7 19 25 8 1 4 3 7 8 10 0 6 4 12 17 -6 13
27 Aldosivi 19 3 4 12 12 30 9 2 1 6 7 13 10 1 3 6 5 17 -18 13
28 Lanus 19 2 5 12 15 29 9 2 3 4 9 11 10 0 2 8 6 18 -14 11

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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.