Can Unión Santa Fe defeat Gimnasia La Plata in Estadio 15 de Abril clash?

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Thu 18.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio 15 de Abril (22852 seats)

It's only four sleeps since Unión Santa Fe faced Argentinos Juniors and the result was 0-2. Can they win against Gimnasia La Plata?

Insights:
  • Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superliga

It's no vacation for neither Unión nor Gimnasia La Plata 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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Unión Santa Fe form and stats

The story so far in the Superliga for Unión Santa Fe at their home stadium (Estadio 15 de Abril) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Unión Santa Fe bring valid hopes of a third.

Unión Santa Fe lost their last game at Argentinos Juniors (placed 4th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that game this club had gone seven consecutive league fixtures without a defeat.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Vélez Sarsfield in a game that was won 2-1.

Betting people might want to know that 11 of the most recent 14 league matches from this football club have had goals from both teams.

There will be little rest for Unión after this match as they are travelling to Estudiantes for a Superliga game in only four days.

The Unión Santa Fe fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Gimnasia La Plata form and stats

The visitors are W2-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga.

Gimnasia La Plata are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Vélez Sarsfield (placed 26th). Defender Morales was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Morales scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 1 of 3 duels.

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A tale of few goals? 12 of this side's most recent 13 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gimnasia as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Gimnasia La Plata as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Unión and Gimnasia La Plata have played each other already this season: Gimnasia La Plata - Unión Santa Fe 1-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Unión Santa Fe wins - draws - Gimnasia La Plata wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Gimnasia La PlataC. Tarragona
C. Tarragona
10 goals
Gimnasia La PlataB. Alemán Athaydes
B. Alemán Athaydes
9 goals
Unión Santa FeJ. Alvez Sagar
J. Alvez Sagar
5 goals

Unión Santa Fe missing players

Gimnasia La Plata missing players

Unión Santa Fe Gimnasia La Plata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 6 Played P 2 14 27
11 8 4 Won W 1 5 14
5 1 1 Drew D 1 4 7
10 4 1 Lost L 0 5 6
31 17 6 Scored S 2 18 38
32 14 6 Conceded C 1 18 27
88% 92% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
65% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 67%
62% 62% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 41%
15% 8% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 30%
8% 8% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
58% 54% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 41%
31% 46% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 44%
23% 8% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 22%
 
5.2 6.2 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.9 5.4
4.8 3.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.3 5.9
2.5 2.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.7 2.9
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.3 12.1 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.9 12.4
4.1 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.4 5
29% 29% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 29% 28%
 
12.1 10.4 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 12 11
4.8 3.6 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4.3 3.7
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Superliga
  • Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superliga
  • Gimnasia La Plata 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 13 8 4 1 14 6 7 5 2 0 10 3 6 3 2 1 4 3 8 28
2 Gimnasia La Plata 13 7 4 2 14 7 6 5 1 0 9 1 7 2 3 2 5 6 7 25
3 Huracan 13 6 5 2 16 10 6 3 2 1 9 4 7 3 3 1 7 6 6 23
4 Argentinos Juniors 13 7 2 4 17 12 7 5 1 1 11 5 6 2 1 3 6 7 5 23
5 River Plate 13 6 3 4 21 13 6 3 1 2 8 6 7 3 2 2 13 7 8 21
6 Racing Club 13 5 6 2 19 11 7 4 3 0 14 4 6 1 3 2 5 7 8 21
7 Patronato 13 6 3 4 19 15 7 5 1 1 12 5 6 1 2 3 7 10 4 21
8 Godoy Cruz 13 6 3 4 15 11 6 5 1 0 10 3 7 1 2 4 5 8 4 21
9 Platense 13 5 6 2 15 11 7 3 4 0 9 4 6 2 2 2 6 7 4 21
10 Unión Santa Fe 12 6 3 3 20 19 6 3 1 2 9 9 6 3 2 1 11 10 1 21
11 Boca Juniors 13 6 1 6 18 20 7 5 0 2 14 11 6 1 1 4 4 9 -2 19
12 Tigre 13 4 5 4 20 18 6 3 2 1 10 5 7 1 3 3 10 13 2 17
13 San Lorenzo 13 3 8 2 17 15 7 1 6 0 10 9 6 2 2 2 7 6 2 17
14 Arsenal de Sarandi 13 3 8 2 15 15 6 2 3 1 7 7 7 1 5 1 8 8 0 17
15 Newell's Old Boys 13 4 5 4 11 13 6 1 4 1 4 4 7 3 1 3 7 9 -2 17
16 Sarmiento 13 5 2 6 14 17 6 4 1 1 10 6 7 1 1 5 4 11 -3 17
17 Rosario Central 13 5 2 6 11 14 7 4 1 2 6 5 6 1 1 4 5 9 -3 17
18 Estudiantes 13 4 4 5 14 16 7 3 3 1 9 7 6 1 1 4 5 9 -2 16
19 Banfield 13 3 6 4 13 13 7 1 4 2 8 9 6 2 2 2 5 4 0 15
20 Colon 13 3 6 4 11 13 7 2 3 2 7 9 6 1 3 2 4 4 -2 15
21 Defensa y Justicia 13 3 6 4 11 13 7 2 5 0 7 5 6 1 1 4 4 8 -2 15
22 Central Cordoba SdE 13 4 2 7 14 18 6 2 0 4 5 10 7 2 2 3 9 8 -4 14
23 Barracas Central 13 3 5 5 14 19 7 2 2 3 8 11 6 1 3 2 6 8 -5 14
24 Talleres Córdoba 12 3 3 6 8 11 6 3 0 3 5 5 6 0 3 3 3 6 -3 12
25 Independiente 13 3 3 7 12 16 6 2 1 3 4 6 7 1 2 4 8 10 -4 12
26 Vélez Sarsfield 13 1 7 5 13 17 6 1 3 2 6 6 7 0 4 3 7 11 -4 10
27 Aldosivi 13 2 2 9 7 21 6 1 1 4 2 7 7 1 1 5 5 14 -14 8
28 Lanus 13 1 4 8 11 20 6 1 3 2 7 8 7 0 1 6 4 12 -9 7

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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.