A important match in Superliga as both teams are battling for the top spots. With Unión Santa Fe in 9th position and Godoy Cruz at 4th, this has all the looks of an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Unión Santa Fe have the most scored goals (16) in Superliga
- Godoy Cruz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Unión Santa Fe and Godoy Cruz should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Unión Santa Fe form and stats
Unión Santa Fe have played 4 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Unión Santa Fe drew their last game, 2-2 away at San Lorenzo (placed 11th). Late drama in the game against San Lorenzo as Unión were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Gonzalez popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. Gonzalez was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against San Lorenzo after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Castrillón (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.64/10. Castrillón served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 8 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Huracán.This is expected to be a close game, with Unión Santa Fe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Unión Santa Fe as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Unión Santa Fe has won 8 of these, drawn 6 and lost 4.
Take note: 9 of the latest 11 league games from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.
The manager Vera will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Talleres Córdoba in only four 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 5 in 4 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Unión defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Godoy Cruz form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Godoy Cruz has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Huracán for a 0-0 draw. Negri was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.02. The defender Negri hit one key pass and won 11 of 14 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Lanus.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Godoy Cruz playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 Godoy wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Godoy Cruz are hosting Vélez Sarsfield in the Superliga only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Godoy Cruz as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Godoy Cruz as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's five Unión victories, one draw and three Godoy Cruz wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ojeda 9 goals | E. Rodríguez Lima 9 goals |  E. Bullaude 6 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 28 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 30 |
| 87% | 91% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 91% |
| 61% | 55% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 78% |
| 61% | 55% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 48% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 13% |
| 57% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 35% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 26% |
| 22% | 9% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 9.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 11.3 | 13.3 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 30% | 28% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 37% | 30% |
| 11.4 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.9 | 10.7 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | 4 |
- Godoy Cruz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Unión Santa Fe have the most scored goals (16) in Superliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Atletico Tucuman | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Platense | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Godoy Cruz | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Newell's Old Boys | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Huracán | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Gimnasia La Plata | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Unión Santa Fe | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Patronato | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | San Lorenzo | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | River Plate | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Banfield | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 14 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Boca Juniors | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Estudiantes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 18 | Rosario Central | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 19 | Colon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 20 | Defensa y Justicia | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 21 | Tigre | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 22 | Barracas Central | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 23 | Talleres Córdoba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 25 | Independiente | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 26 | Vélez Sarsfield | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 27 | Lanus | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 5 |
