Superliga duel: Close contest expected between Godoy Cruz and Unión Santa Fe

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Thu 26.August
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Feliciano Gambarte

Godoy Cruz have managed 2 home wins so far, Unión Santa Fe have won 0 away. Who improves their record in this one?

Insights:
  • Godoy Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Superliga
  • Unión Santa Fe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Superliga.

Unión Santa Fe have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Godoy Cruz form and stats

The story so far in the Superliga for Godoy Cruz, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Superliga, at their home stadium (Estadio Feliciano Gambarte) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

The spoils were shared in Godoy Cruz's previous game, also at home. Visiting Huracan (placed 18th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfield player Martín Ojeda got a match rating of 7.22 in that game, the max score being 10. Ojeda scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Lanús.

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 Godoy have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won seven, drawn one and lost three.

There will be little rest for Godoy after this match as they are travelling to Velez Sarsfield for a Superliga game in only three days.

The Godoy fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Godoy Cruz have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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Unión Santa Fe form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Unión Santa Fe with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. Two points from the last two away games for Unión, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Home advantage was not enough for Unión in their previous game, as they lost their Superliga-match, hosting Talleres Córdoba, 1-2. Claudio Corvalán was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.43. The defender Corvalán won 8 of 11 duels.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Huracan that ended 0-0.

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

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Argentinos Juniors in just four days.

Unión are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. As for defending, Unión rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Godoy Cruz-Unión Santa Fe H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Godoy three wins, Unión Santa Fe four wins, one draw. three of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GodoyM. Ojeda
M. Ojeda
7 goals
Godoy CruzE. Bullaude
E. Bullaude
5 goals
Unión Santa FeJ. García
J. García
5 goals

Godoy Cruz missing players

Unión Santa Fe missing players

Godoy Cruz Unión Santa Fe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 6 Played P 4 10 20
7 4 3 Won W 2 2 5
4 1 1 Drew D 1 5 10
9 5 2 Lost L 1 3 5
27 13 9 Scored S 2 6 19
34 18 7 Conceded C 4 14 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 80%
80% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 60% 60%
60% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 30% 35%
35% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 25%
15% 20% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
70% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 45%
5% 10% 17% Clean Sheets C S 75% 40% 40%
25% 20% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 35%
 
5.5 6.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.5 3.9
5.2 4.2 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.1 4.3
2.5 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.9 10.5 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.8 8.7
4.2 4.5 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3 3.2
32% 29% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 20% 30%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Godoy Cruz have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Unión Santa Fe have scored away.
  • Godoy Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Superliga
  • Godoy Cruz have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Superliga
  • Godoy Cruz have the most points from losing position (12) in Superliga
  • Godoy Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Unión Santa Fe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 Independiente 7 4 3 0 7 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 2 5 15
2 Racing Club 7 4 2 1 8 1 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 2 1 1 5 1 7 14
3 Estudiantes 7 4 1 2 13 7 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 2 1 1 8 6 6 13
4 Talleres Córdoba 7 4 1 2 10 6 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 2 0 2 6 6 4 13
5 Aldosivi 7 4 1 2 9 7 4 2 0 2 4 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 13
6 Lanús 7 4 1 2 14 13 4 2 1 1 8 7 3 2 0 1 6 6 1 13
7 Colon 7 4 1 2 7 9 3 2 0 1 3 4 4 2 1 1 4 5 -2 13
8 Argentinos Juniors 7 3 3 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 3 12
9 River Plate 7 3 2 2 13 6 4 2 1 1 8 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 7 11
10 Patronato 7 3 2 2 7 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 11
11 Newell's Old Boys 7 3 2 2 9 8 4 3 1 0 9 5 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 11
12 Godoy Cruz 7 3 1 3 9 10 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 1 0 2 3 5 -1 10
13 Gimnasia La Plata 7 2 3 2 7 7 4 2 2 0 5 3 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 9
14 Sarmiento 7 3 0 4 7 10 4 3 0 1 5 3 3 0 0 3 2 7 -3 9
15 Defensa y Justicia 7 2 2 3 9 9 3 2 0 1 8 6 4 0 2 2 1 3 0 8
16 Atletico Tucuman 7 2 2 3 7 11 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 1 0 3 4 9 -4 8
17 San Lorenzo 7 2 2 3 5 9 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 7 -4 8
18 Huracan 7 1 4 2 5 6 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 7
19 Banfield 7 1 4 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 3 4 -2 7
20 Boca Juniors 7 1 4 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 3 1 1 2 -2 7
21 Velez Sarsfield 7 1 3 3 5 5 4 1 2 1 5 2 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 6
22 Central Cordoba SdE 7 1 3 3 7 9 4 1 2 1 6 6 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 6
23 Platense 7 1 3 3 7 9 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 2 2 4 6 -2 6
24 Unión Santa Fe 7 1 3 3 7 9 4 1 1 2 6 4 3 0 2 1 1 5 -2 6
25 Arsenal de Sarandi 7 1 2 4 5 14 4 1 2 1 4 6 3 0 0 3 1 8 -9 5
26 Rosario Central 7 1 1 5 5 9 3 1 0 2 3 4 4 0 1 3 2 5 -4 4

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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.