Football betting preview: Platense vs Unión Santa Fe

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Wed 14.September
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López (31000 seats)

Which team will get all the points when Unión Santa Fe visit Platense? In this match guide you'll get all the relevant information and statistics required to predict the outcome.

Insights:
  • Platense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Unión Santa Fe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

These are active days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the Superliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Patronato.

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Platense form and stats

3-6-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Platense so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Costa was the last player to score a league goal for Platense and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Platense haven't scored in 216 minutes.

No payout for Platense in their previous match, an away game at Patronato that ended in defeat 0-1. The first loss after collecting points through three league rounds. Villalba (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.44/10. Villalba hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Estudiantes that ended 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Platense perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Platense as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Platense has won 5 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.

It should be taken into account that a peek at the 10 latest league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Defensively Platense have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Unión Santa Fe form and stats

As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Unión Santa Fe have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far.

284 minutes! That's how long the Unión goalkeeper Santiago Andres Mele Castanero and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Impressive finishing from Nardoni secured the home win 1-0 against Sarmiento in their previous game. That victory felt good as this side had gone five league games without winning. Midfield player Esquivel was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.75/10. Esquivel hit two key passes.

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

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by Unión Santa Fe in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Unión Santa Fe, 8 draws and 8 defeats.

Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 5 league games in a row with this club have had zero, one or two goals.

Unión Santa Fe have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Unión have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled previously this season: Unión Santa Fe - Platense 1-0. Numbers for the former nine meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for Platense, two draws and five wins for Unión Santa Fe. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Unión Santa FeJ. Alvez Sagar
J. Alvez Sagar
5 goals
PlatenseI. Gómez
I. Gómez
3 goals
PlatenseG. Bergessio
G. Bergessio
3 goals

Platense missing players

Unión Santa Fe missing players

Platense Unión Santa Fe
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 15 31
8 5 1 Won W 1 3 12
12 7 4 Drew D 1 5 7
12 4 0 Lost L 2 7 12
29 14 3 Scored S 5 14 32
37 12 1 Conceded C 6 19 35
84% 75% 40% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 84%
66% 56% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 60% 58%
38% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 53% 52%
19% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 13%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 6%
44% 38% 20% BTTS BTTS 75% 53% 48%
31% 44% 80% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 35%
41% 44% 60% Failed to Score F T 25% 47% 32%
 
4.9 6.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.1 5.5
5.4 4.1 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 5.5 4.4
2.6 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 2.6
5 3 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
10.3 12.1 16 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 9.4 10.9
3.7 4.2 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.7 4
25% 21% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 25% 26%
 
12.1 10.8 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10 13.1 11.6
4.1 3.2 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.7 4.6
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Platense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Unión Santa Fe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 Atletico Tucuman 17 9 6 2 19 8 9 6 3 0 14 3 8 3 3 2 5 5 11 33
2 Gimnasia La Plata 17 9 6 2 19 8 8 6 2 0 12 2 9 3 4 2 7 6 11 33
3 Huracán 18 8 8 2 22 13 8 5 2 1 12 4 10 3 6 1 10 9 9 32
4 Godoy Cruz 17 9 4 4 21 14 8 6 2 0 12 4 9 3 2 4 9 10 7 31
5 Argentinos Juniors 18 9 3 6 20 16 10 7 1 2 14 8 8 2 2 4 6 8 4 30
6 River Plate 17 8 5 4 27 14 8 5 1 2 13 6 9 3 4 2 14 8 13 29
7 Boca Juniors 17 9 2 6 23 22 9 6 1 2 16 12 8 3 1 4 7 10 1 29
8 Racing Club 18 7 7 4 24 15 9 5 3 1 16 6 9 2 4 3 8 9 9 28
9 Patronato 18 7 6 5 23 19 10 6 3 1 13 5 8 1 3 4 10 14 4 27
10 Platense 18 6 8 4 17 14 9 3 6 0 9 4 9 3 2 4 8 10 3 26
11 Estudiantes 18 7 5 6 17 17 10 6 3 1 12 7 8 1 2 5 5 10 0 26
12 Unión Santa Fe 17 7 5 5 21 22 9 4 2 3 10 11 8 3 3 2 11 11 -1 26
13 San Lorenzo 17 5 10 2 22 17 9 2 7 0 13 10 8 3 3 2 9 7 5 25
14 Tigre 18 5 8 5 25 23 9 3 5 1 12 7 9 2 3 4 13 16 2 23
15 Newell's Old Boys 17 6 5 6 15 16 8 2 4 2 7 6 9 4 1 4 8 10 -1 23
16 Barracas Central 18 6 5 7 20 26 10 5 2 3 14 12 8 1 3 4 6 14 -6 23
17 Sarmiento 18 6 4 8 18 22 8 4 2 2 11 8 10 2 2 6 7 14 -4 22
18 Rosario Central 18 6 4 8 14 18 9 5 1 3 7 6 9 1 3 5 7 12 -4 22
19 Arsenal de Sarandi 17 3 10 4 16 18 8 2 5 1 8 8 9 1 5 3 8 10 -2 19
20 Banfield 17 4 7 6 15 17 9 1 4 4 9 13 8 3 3 2 6 4 -2 19
21 Defensa y Justicia 17 4 7 6 14 18 9 2 6 1 7 6 8 2 1 5 7 12 -4 19
22 Independiente 18 4 6 8 19 22 9 3 3 3 9 8 9 1 3 5 10 14 -3 18
23 Central Cordoba SdE 17 5 3 9 19 25 8 3 1 4 10 12 9 2 2 5 9 13 -6 18
24 Colon 17 4 6 7 14 20 9 3 3 3 10 12 8 1 3 4 4 8 -6 18
25 Talleres Cordoba 16 3 6 7 12 16 8 3 2 3 9 9 8 0 4 4 3 7 -4 15
26 Aldosivi 18 3 4 11 11 28 8 2 1 5 6 11 10 1 3 6 5 17 -17 13
27 Velez Sarsfield 17 1 9 7 17 23 8 1 4 3 7 8 9 0 5 4 10 15 -6 12
28 Lanus 18 2 5 11 15 28 8 2 3 3 9 10 10 0 2 8 6 18 -13 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.