Match guide for Superliga: Unión Santa Fe - Racing Club at Estadio 15 de Abril

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio 15 de Abril (22852 seats)

Preview: 4 points separate the squads so far this season, Racing Club having performed best. Can Unión Santa Fe strike back?

Insights:
  • All of Unión Santa Fe's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Racing Club have won significantly less corners away then at home.

This looks to be an exciting match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Unión Santa Fe form and stats

Unión Santa Fe have collected 4 points from their Superliga home games so far after 1-1-1.

The Unión manager Vera and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Rosario Central (placed 10th). The forward Diale was named "man of the match" for Unión Santa Fe with a rating of 7.61/10. Diale scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Estudiantes in a game that was won 2-0.

Betting people who like betting for low-scoring games might be interested to know that this team have played 7 league rounds in a row with two goals or less (under 2.5).

At Estadio 15 de Abril, Unión Santa Fe has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 3 league fixtures.

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Racing Club form and stats

Things could have gone better for Racing Club in their Superliga away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.

The supporters enjoyed Racing Club's previous fixture versus Sarmiento (placed 15th), a 1-0 win played at home. Galván was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.0. The defender Galván served one assist, hit two key passes and won 9 of 13 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Godoy Cruz's place.

It's early days yet, but Racing Club has scored 3 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (3 games).

Head 2 Head

Racing Club have not lost in the last 4 games (3-1-0) facing Unión Santa Fe.

Top Goalscorers

Racing ClubM. Rojas Romero
M. Rojas Romero
3 goals
UniónI. Machuca
I. Machuca
2 goals
Racing ClubG. Piovi
G. Piovi
2 goals

Unión Santa Fe missing players

Racing Club missing players

Unión Santa Fe Racing Club
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 1 3 7
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 3
4 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
5 3 0 Scored S 3 3 8
6 3 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
86% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
71% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 57%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 29%
29% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 43%
43% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 43%
 
4.4 4.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.7 5.7
3.9 2.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 3.3
2.9 3.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.3 14.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 16 11.3 13.1
3.3 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 4 4.6
22% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 25%
 
12.1 12 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10 14 11.7
3.1 3.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.3 3.4
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Unión Santa Fe's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Racing Club 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 San Lorenzo 7 5 1 1 10 3 4 4 0 0 7 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 7 16
2 River Plate 7 5 0 2 12 5 3 2 0 1 6 3 4 3 0 1 6 2 7 15
3 Defensa y Justicia 7 4 2 1 11 5 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 4 0 6 14
4 Talleres Cordoba 7 4 1 2 12 7 4 2 0 2 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 13
5 Lanus 7 4 1 2 10 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 13
6 Huracan 7 3 3 1 12 8 3 2 1 0 6 3 4 1 2 1 6 5 4 12
7 Racing Club 7 3 2 2 8 6 4 2 2 0 5 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 11
8 Boca Juniors 7 3 2 2 7 5 4 2 2 0 4 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 11
9 Belgrano 7 3 2 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 3 -2 11
10 Rosario Central 7 3 2 2 8 11 4 3 1 0 5 2 3 0 1 2 3 9 -3 11
11 Instituto 7 2 4 1 8 6 4 1 3 0 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 10
12 Argentinos Juniors 7 3 1 3 7 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 10
13 Newell's Old Boys 6 3 1 2 7 6 3 3 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 10
14 Godoy Cruz 7 3 0 4 4 6 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 1 0 3 1 5 -2 9
15 Sarmiento 7 2 2 3 10 9 3 1 0 2 7 7 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 8
16 Velez Sarsfield 6 2 2 2 7 6 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 8
17 Barracas Central 7 2 2 3 8 9 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 8
18 Tigre 7 2 2 3 8 9 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 6 5 -1 8
19 Central Cordoba SdE 7 2 2 3 4 6 4 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 8
20 Estudiantes 7 2 2 3 6 9 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 -3 8
21 Unión Santa Fe 7 1 4 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 3 1 2 3 -1 7
22 Independiente 7 1 4 2 5 7 3 0 1 2 3 6 4 1 3 0 2 1 -2 7
23 Platense 6 1 3 2 9 12 4 0 3 1 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 6
24 Banfield 7 1 3 3 3 6 4 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 2 6 -3 6
25 Atlético Tucumán 7 1 3 3 4 9 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 2 6 -5 6
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 7 1 2 4 5 10 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 1 1 2 4 5 -5 5
27 Gimnasia La Plata 7 1 2 4 3 10 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 3 1 8 -7 5
28 Colon 6 0 3 3 3 7 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 0 2 1 1 2 -4 3

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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.