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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sun 29.May
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Unión de Sunchales (5600 seats)

The season has been hard for Unión Sunchales up to now, while Crucero del Norte have won many games. Will the travellers take another scalp at Estadio Unión de Sunchales?

Insights:
  • Unión Sunchales have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Torneo Federal A
  • Crucero del Norte have the most points from losing position (5) in Torneo Federal A

It's quite the trip for Crucero del Norte when visiting Unión Sunchales as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Unión Sunchales form and stats

2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Torneo Federal A numbers at home for Unión Sunchales so far this season.

The spoils were shared in Sunchales's previous game, also at home. Visiting Crucero del Norte (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Sportivo Las Parejas.

This is expected to be a close game, with Unión Sunchales perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Unión Sunchales as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Unión Sunchales has won 6 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.

Unión Sunchales are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Sunchales are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Unión de Sunchales in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.

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Crucero del Norte form and stats

Playing away, Crucero del Norte have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Torneo Federal A this season. Crucero del Norte have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Crucero are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Unión Sunchales (placed 15th).

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Def. de Pronunciamiento.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Crucero del Norte in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Crucero del Norte, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Crucero have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. In the opposite end, Crucero del Norte have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also met each other before this campaign: Unión Sunchales - Crucero del Norte 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Unión Sunchales wins - draws - Crucero del Norte wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crucero del NorteE. Álvarez Fleitas
E. Álvarez Fleitas
4 goals
Unión SunchalesA. Rodríguez
A. Rodríguez
3 goals
SunchalesA. Pussetto
A. Pussetto
2 goals

Unión Sunchales missing players

Crucero del Norte missing players

Unión Sunchales Crucero del Norte
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 1 6 11
2 2 0 Won W 1 2 5
3 2 1 Drew D 0 3 4
5 1 1 Lost L 0 1 2
8 6 1 Scored S 1 8 13
13 4 2 Conceded C 0 9 12
80% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
70% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 73%
40% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 36%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 9%
40% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 83% 55%
40% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 17% 36%
40% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
4.2 5.2 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.4 4.5
4.8 5.4 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 3.8
3 2.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.6 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.2 8.4 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 6.4 9.1
2.9 2.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 4.1
31% 46% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 40% 27%
 
10.4 6.8 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7 9.8 9.2
3.8 2.4 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.2 4.5
Key stats in Torneo Federal A this season:
  • Crucero del Norte have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crucero del Norte have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Crucero del Norte have the most points from losing position (5) in Torneo Federal A
  • Crucero del Norte have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Crucero del Norte haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Unión Sunchales have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Torneo Federal A
  • Unión Sunchales 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 Racing Cordoba 10 6 4 0 17 2 5 4 1 0 10 2 5 2 3 0 7 0 15 22
2 Central Norte 10 6 4 0 15 5 5 4 1 0 9 2 5 2 3 0 6 3 10 22
3 Sarmiento Resistencia 11 5 5 1 11 3 6 2 4 0 5 1 5 3 1 1 6 2 8 20
4 Douglas Haig 11 6 1 4 17 9 6 4 1 1 11 4 5 2 0 3 6 5 8 19
5 Crucero del Norte 11 5 4 2 13 12 5 3 1 1 5 3 6 2 3 1 8 9 1 19
6 San Martin Formosa 10 5 3 2 14 7 5 2 3 0 7 2 5 3 0 2 7 5 7 18
7 Sportivo Las Parejas 11 5 2 4 14 13 5 3 1 1 6 3 6 2 1 3 8 10 1 17
8 Gimnasia y Tiro 10 4 2 4 6 9 5 2 0 3 4 5 5 2 2 1 2 4 -3 14
9 Boca Unidos 10 3 4 3 9 12 5 1 3 1 6 6 5 2 1 2 3 6 -3 13
10 Defensores Belgrano VR 11 3 3 5 12 12 6 2 1 3 9 7 5 1 2 2 3 5 0 12
11 Gimnasia Concepcion 10 3 3 4 9 11 5 3 1 1 8 5 5 0 2 3 1 6 -2 12
12 Juventud Antoniana 11 3 3 5 5 12 5 2 1 2 3 8 6 1 2 3 2 4 -7 12
13 Sportivo Belgrano 10 3 2 5 8 12 5 1 2 2 4 4 5 2 0 3 4 8 -4 11
14 Def. de Pronunciamiento 10 3 2 5 7 11 5 2 1 2 4 4 5 1 1 3 3 7 -4 11
15 Unión Sunchales 10 2 3 5 8 13 5 2 2 1 6 4 5 0 1 4 2 9 -5 9
16 Atletico Parana 10 1 3 6 5 13 5 1 1 3 3 5 5 0 2 3 2 8 -8 6
17 CDJU Gualeguaychu 10 1 0 9 6 20 5 1 0 4 3 8 5 0 0 5 3 12 -14 3

Read more about Torneo Federal A

The Torneo Federal A is, together with the league Primera B Metropolitana, the third level of football in Argentina. The division has 36 teams who are divided into four zones who play two fixtures against each other for the main league table. The top four teams in each zone move into a multi-staged promotion playoff, the remaining teams into a multi-phase relegation playoff. It’s complicated.