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Liga Profesional de Fútbol09/08/2026, 12:15 AM

Unión Santa Fe – Instituto3 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Unión Santa Fe
0.94
Total xG
2.13
Instituto
1.19
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorUnión Santa FeInstituto
Low-scoring league (2.1 goals/match)−0.43−0.43
Attack strength (1.74x league average)+0.40
Defensive strength (1.4 conceded vs 1.2 league avg)+0.26
5 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)+0.10
Rising form (2 vs 1.6 season average)+0.10
5 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.8 goals/match)−0.07
Defensive strength (0.9 conceded vs 0.9 league avg)−0.04
Julián Palacios not in squad (3 goals, 8 assists)
Lautaro Vargas not in squad (0 goals, 2 assists)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Excellent form of Instituto: The visitors travel with an unbeaten streak of 5 matches (4 wins, 1 draw)
  • Offensive trend of the hosts: Unión Santa Fe is currently scoring an average of 2.0 goals per game, higher than their season average of 1.7
  • Mathematical prediction: The model calculates a 40% probability for an away win by Instituto

Risks

  • Impacted creativity for Unión Santa Fe: Without Julián Palacios and Lautaro Vargas, key assists are missing
  • Injuries for the visitors: Midfielder F. Moyano is sidelined due to a muscle injury
  • Historical match-up: Instituto has never won a match against Unión Santa Fe in past meetings

All probabilities

Result
Unión Santa Fe27%
Draw33%
Instituto40%
Double chance
Unión Santa Fe or draw60%
Instituto or draw73%
No draw67%
Goals
Over 1.565%
Under 1.535%
Over 2.536%
Under 2.564%
Over 3.517%
Under 3.583%
Both teams score
Yes44%
No56%

Most likely scores

1:1
15%
0:0
14%
0:1
12%
1:0
9%
0:2
8%
3:2
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Instituto: first goal in 8 of 10 games (80%)
  2. Instituto: scored only in H2 in 3 consecutive games (6 of 11 total)
  3. Cristian Tarragona: 5 of 7 goals after minute 60 (last 12 games)
  4. Instituto: 4 goals from minute 80 onwards in the last 11 games (4 of 10 total)
  5. Unión Santa Fe: 6 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 0 over 90 minutes

Lineups

Unión Santa Fe 4-4-2 · Instituto 3-4-3

Unión Santa Fe
  • 21 M. Mansilla
  • 15 J. Pintado Leines
  • 44 T. Fagioli
  • 26 J. Ludueña
  • 18 L. Ayala
  • 22 B. Cuello
  • 5 L. Menossi
  • 8 E. Giaccone
  • 10 V. Malcorra
  • 25 C. Tarragona
  • 19 M. Estigarribia
Instituto
  • 29 M. Ledesma
  • 30 J. Galván
  • 26 L. Mosevich
  • 6 F. Alarcón
  • 44 G. Cerato
  • 55 G. Abregú
  • 15 M. Gallardo
  • 3 D. Sosa
  • 20 J. Córdoba Mosquera
  • 17 M. Tissera
  • 10 A. Luna
Substitutes
  • 4 M. Rocha Calderón
  • 46 S. Grella
  • 31 M. Aguirre
  • 40 L. Meuli Palma
  • 12 B. Pittón
  • 43 E. Ramírez
  • 17 J. Mosqueira
  • 45 R. Solbes
  • 36 M. Aimar
  • 34 M. Peresutti
  • 38 V. Cerrudo
  • 32 N. Fazzi
  • 19 L. Sanseviero
  • 7 N. Guerra
  • 13 J. Méndez
  • 2 H. De La Fuente
  • 9 F. Suárez
  • 11 M. Fonseca
  • 22 A. Massaccesi
  • 32 A. Bravo
  • 8 H. Acevedo
  • 35 E. Sittaro Miranda
  • 21 J. Lázaro
  • 23 J. Meli

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