This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these crews so far, loss and gain leading to mid-table places so far. Let's get ready for Vélez Sarsfield - Unión Santa Fe!
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vélez Sarsfield have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Unión Santa Fe have scored away.
Vélez Sarsfield and Unión Santa Fe 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.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Vélez Sarsfield have to build on here at Estadio José Amalfitani in the Superliga. Two home wins in a row for Sarsfield bring valid hopes of a third.
Sarsfield's previous game was a Superliga match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Godoy Cruz (placed 21st). The home side are looking to build on that result. Federico Mancuello (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.92/10. Mancuello scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 44 successful passes (of 53 total).
Before that, Sarsfield played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Huracan.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sarsfield have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won five times, drawn three and lost three.
A decent goal production from Sarsfield in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Defensively Sarsfield have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Unión Santa Fe form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Unión go into this game after a win, the home game against Argentinos Juniors that ended 1-0. Franco Calderón was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.42. The defender Calderón hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Godoy Cruz at their stadium, the result 2-1.Unión are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, four draws and seven defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The attacking power of Unión when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Unión have conceded 6 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Vélez Sarsfield - Unión Santa Fe 4-1 was the output when this pair of participants last played each other, also in this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the former six meetings): Sarsfield won four games, zero matches ended in a draw and Unión Santa Fe managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / threeTop Goalscorers
  J. García 5 goals |   T. Almada 4 goals |  A. Centurión 4 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Unión Santa Fe missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Unión Santa Fe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 19 | 10 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 15 | 24 |
| 83% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 82% | 82% |
| 57% | 42% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 64% | 59% |
| 30% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 36% |
| 17% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 17% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 30% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 45% |
| 52% | 67% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 36% | 41% |
| 35% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 32% |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.7 | 11.3 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 28% | 31% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 31% |
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vélez Sarsfield have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Unión Santa Fe have scored 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 | Talleres Cordoba | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Lanús | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 3 | Independiente | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | River Plate | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Atlético Tucumán | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Colón | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Aldosivi | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Unión Santa Fe | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Patronato | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Boca Juniors | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Newell's Old Boys | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | San Lorenzo | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 17 | Vélez Sarsfield | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 18 | Rosario Central | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 21 | Godoy Cruz | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 22 | Huracan | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 23 | Platense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 24 | Banfield | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -13 | 6 |