This fixture involves two participants living in the lower section of the Superliga, Unión Santa Fe having 24th spot and Independiente sitting at 22nd. A good opportunity for one of the teams to boost their situation.
- Unión Santa Fe have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Superliga
- Independiente have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Superliga
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
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Superliga this season. Unión Santa Fe have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estadio 15 de Abril.
Unión Santa Fe drew their last game, also a home match. Lanús (placed 5th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Midfield player Diale got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Diale served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Newell's Old Boys that finished 1-1.Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 20 league matches, 16 have produced zero, one or two goals.
Unión aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio 15 de Abril in the league, with only {7 goals} from 9 games. 12 goals have been conceded. Unión Santa Fe has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Independiente form and stats
There's been little loot from Independiente's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Superliga. Independiente only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws. Independiente has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Giménez (2) scored in Independiente's previous match, the home game against Sarmiento that ended 2-0. That victory felt good as this club had gone three league fixtures without victory. Giménez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.63. Giménez scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Godoy Cruz wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Independiente as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Independiente have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (3-2-0) when playing Unión Santa Fe.Top Goalscorers
  M. Cauteruccio Rodríguez 10 goals | M. Giménez Rojas 4 goals |  I. Machuca 3 goals |
Unión Santa Fe missing players
Independiente missing players
| Unión Santa Fe | Independiente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 85% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 70% | 85% |
| 65% | 89% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 20% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 30% | 40% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 30% |
| 40% | 44% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 30% |
| 4.8 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | 14.1 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.6 |
| 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 19% | 16% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 30% |
| 13.6 | 11 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 12.5 | 11.2 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.6 | 4 |
- Independiente have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Superliga
- Independiente have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Unión Santa Fe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Unión Santa Fe have the fewest points (9) at home in Superliga
- Unión Santa Fe have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Superliga
- Unión Santa Fe have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | River Plate | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Lanús | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | Belgrano | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
| 13 | Platense | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Sarmiento | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 25 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Colon | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Tigre | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Instituto | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Independiente | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 23 | Atletico Tucuman | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 21 |
| 24 | Unión Santa Fe | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 20 |
| 25 | Vélez Sarsfield | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 26 | Huracan | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 27 | Banfield | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 18 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
