Football betting preview: Unión Santa Fe vs Sarmiento

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 27.March
Match begins: 00:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio 15 de Abril (22852 seats)

The league table in Superliga tells a story about these teams so far, with Unión Santa Fe leading Sarmiento by 4 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Unión Santa Fe have the most points from losing position (4) in Superliga
  • Sarmiento have the most conceded goals (12) in Superliga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Unión Santa Fe form and stats

Unión Santa Fe must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Superliga games here at Estadio 15 de Abril.

The home team returns to Estadio 15 de Abril after being equal after 90 minutes with Newell's Old Boys (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Superliga game ended 0-0. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Gimnasia La Plata that ended 1-1.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), Unión Santa Fe's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Sarmiento form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Sarmiento, who have the most conceded goals (12) in Superliga, with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.

Sergio Quiroga and Jonathan Torres (2) scored in Sarmiento's previous match, the home game against Defensa y Justicia that ended 3-1. Prior to that match, the Sarmiento manager M. Sciacqua faced defeat when travelling to Independiente and losing 0-6.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sarmiento as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Sarmiento's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 8 goals in 3 travels.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Unión one win, one draw and Sarmiento four victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Unión Santa FeJ. García
J. García
3 goals
UniónE. Cañete
E. Cañete
3 goals
SarmientoJ. Torres
J. Torres
3 goals

Unión Santa Fe missing players

Sarmiento missing players

Unión Santa Fe Sarmiento
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 3 6
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
4 2 1 Drew D 0 2 3
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
8 6 2 Scored S 0 2 7
6 5 2 Conceded C 6 8 12
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 50%
33% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 33%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 17%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 83%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 12 11 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9 9.7
3.8 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.7 4.5
35% 43% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 26%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Sarmiento's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Unión Santa Fe's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Sarmiento have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Sarmiento have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Superliga
  • Sarmiento have the most conceded goals (12) in Superliga
  • Sarmiento have the most conceded goals (8) away in Superliga
  • Sarmiento have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Superliga
  • Sarmiento have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in Superliga
  • Sarmiento have yet to win a game away.
  • Sarmiento haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Unión Santa Fe have not yet lost a game.
  • Unión Santa Fe have the most points from losing position (4) 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 Velez Sarsfield 6 5 0 1 8 8 3 2 0 1 3 7 3 3 0 0 5 1 0 15
2 Independiente 6 4 0 2 10 3 3 2 0 1 7 1 3 2 0 1 3 2 7 12
3 Defensa y Justicia 6 3 1 2 11 8 3 3 0 0 8 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 10
4 Unión Santa Fe 6 2 4 0 8 6 3 1 2 0 6 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 10
5 Lanus 6 3 1 2 7 7 2 2 0 0 4 2 4 1 1 2 3 5 0 10
6 Boca Juniors 6 2 3 1 13 7 4 0 3 1 5 6 2 2 0 0 8 1 6 9
7 Gimnasia La Plata 6 2 3 1 9 5 3 2 1 0 6 1 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 9
8 Talleres Cordoba 6 2 2 2 6 8 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 8
9 Huracan 6 1 4 1 6 6 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 7
10 Sarmiento 6 1 3 2 7 12 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 0 2 1 2 8 -5 6
11 Atletico Tucuman 6 1 2 3 9 11 3 1 1 1 6 5 3 0 1 2 3 6 -2 5
12 Newell's Old Boys 6 0 2 4 3 10 3 0 1 2 1 3 3 0 1 2 2 7 -7 2
13 Patronato 6 0 0 6 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 2 6 -7 0

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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.