Struggling Unión Santa Fe will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying River Plate in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Unión Santa Fe form and stats
4-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Unión Santa Fe so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Unión Santa Fe bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager L. Madelón led his Unión Santa Fe to a defeat in the Superliga match away at Estudiantes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio 15 de Abril. Before that, Unión Santa Fe had a home game versus Argentinos Juniors which ended with a victory 1-0.
The Unión Santa Fe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. From these home matches, Unión Santa Fe have conceded only 6 goals.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate, who have the most scored goals (34) in Superliga, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 23 points collected from 9 Superliga games. 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the record so far. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Argentinos Juniors game have they lost an away game, meaning River Plate has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
223 minutes! That's how long the River Plate goalkeeper Franco Armani and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed River Plate's previous game versus Central Cordoba SdE (placed 18th), a Superliga 2-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Godoy Cruz.
River Plate made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Paulo Díaz receiving a red card in the 14th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, River Plate won the match 2-0!
River Plate are a potent attacking force on the road with their 24 goals in 9 league games. As opposed to that, River Plate have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last five meetings between the teams: Unión Santa Fe won one, River Plate won two and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Borré Amaury 11 goals |  I. Scocco 6 goals |   W. Bou 4 goals |
Unión Santa Fe missing players
River Plate missing players
| Unión Santa Fe | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | 34 |
| 23 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 83% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 56% | 38% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 89% | 72% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 44% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 67% | 44% |
| 39% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 33% | 39% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 3.8 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 190 | 108 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 61 | 131 | 271 |
| 67 | 33 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 52 | 99 |
| 25% | 24% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 46% | 34% |
- River Plate has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- River Plate has the most points (23) away
- River Plate has the most scored goals (24) away
- River Plate has the most scored goals (34)
- River Plate has the most scored goals in the second half (20)
- River Plate has the the best goal difference (+15) away
- River Plate has the the best goal difference (+19)
- River Plate have not yet lost a game away.
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals away as Unión Santa Fe have scored home.
- River Plate have scored in all their away matches so far.
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 33 |
| 3 | Lanús | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| 5 | Velez Sarsfield | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Estudiantes | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 9 | Racing Club | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Atletico Tucuman | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | San Lorenzo | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 13 | Independiente | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | Defensa y Justicia | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 15 | Banfield | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 16 | Talleres Cordoba | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 | Unión Santa Fe | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 20 | Huracan | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 16 |
| 21 | Aldosivi | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 16 |
| 22 | Colón | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 16 |
| 23 | Patronato | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 24 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -23 | 9 |