Big-shot Defensa y Justicia visit Unión Santa Fe after their 3-0-result versus Rosario Central. Get out our complete match preview!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Unión Santa Fe form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Unión Santa Fe have to build on here at Estadio 15 de Abril in the Superliga.
In their previous game, the manager G. Munúa Vera led his Unión Santa Fe to a defeat in the Superliga match away at Newell's Old Boys. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio 15 de Abril. Defender Franco Calderón got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.3/10. Calderón won 12 of 15 duels.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Rosario Central.Unión are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Arsenal de Sarandi awaits in three days.
The Unión Santa Fe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
The visitors are W2-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga.
Justicia won their last game, 3-0 versus Rosario Central played at home. Marcelo Benítez was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.35. The defender Benítez hit three key passes and won 1 of 3 duels.
Prior to that result Justicia won their away game at Racing Club. The scoreline was 2-1.The schedule is very tough for Defensa y Justicia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Superliga game at Atletico Tucuman is waiting in only three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Justicia as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Defensa y Justicia as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H meeting ended Defensa y Justicia - Unión 0-1, played this season. Stats for the previous ten meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Unión Santa Fe, three draws and three wins for Defensa y Justicia. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  W. Bou 10 goals |  J. García 7 goals | M. Merentiel Serrano 7 goals |
Unión Santa Fe missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| Unión Santa Fe | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 35 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 45 |
| 41 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 39 |
| 88% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 85% |
| 64% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 70% |
| 39% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 55% |
| 24% | 25% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 19% | 24% |
| 9% | 6% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 45% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 52% |
| 30% | 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| 36% | 25% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 30% |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.5 | 10.4 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.4 | 9.2 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 30% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 25% | 36% |
| 8.9 | 8.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 10.8 | 9.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 46 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 39 |
| 3 | Lanus | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | Colon | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Independiente | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Estudiantes | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Huracán | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Racing Club | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | Unión Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Platense | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 19 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Banfield | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 21 |
| 21 | Atletico Tucuman | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | Aldosivi | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 21 |
| 23 | Patronato | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 20 |
| 24 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -18 | 16 |