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Liga Profesional de Fútbol10/26/2026, 10:00 PM

Unión Santa Fe – Estudiantes3 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Unión Santa Fe
1.20
Total xG
2.35
Estudiantes
1.15
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 FeEstudiantes
Attack strength (1.23x league average)+0.54
Low-scoring league (2.2 goals/match)−0.34−0.34
Attack strength (1.25x league average)+0.31
5 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.6 goals/match)−0.28
Declining form (0.6 vs 1.5 season average)−0.28
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.14
Rising form (1.8 vs 1.4 season average)+0.14
Standings disadvantage (pos 8 vs 1, 7 places gap)−0.09
Defensive weakness (0.9 conceded vs 1 league avg)−0.08
Standings advantage (pos 1 vs 8, 7 places gap)+0.04
Ignacio Malcorra on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
Fabricio Pérez on the bench (5 goals, 1 assists)
Santiago Núñez on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)

Key factors

  • xG: Unión Santa Fe averages 1.29 xG per match in the league this season, Estudiantes averages 1.32 xG per match
  • Shots: Unión Santa Fe registered 16 shots per match in their last 5 matches, Estudiantes 16.6 shots per match

Risks

  • Table: Estudiantes rank 1st in the league with 31 points from 16 matches, Unión Santa Fe are 8th with 21 points
  • Form: Unión Santa Fe are winless in their last 5 matches with 4 losses, while Estudiantes registered 2 wins

All probabilities

Result
Unión Santa Fe35%
Draw31%
Estudiantes33%
Double chance
Unión Santa Fe or draw67%
Estudiantes or draw65%
No draw69%
Goals
Over 1.570%
Under 1.530%
Over 2.542%
Under 2.558%
Over 3.521%
Under 3.579%
Both teams score
Yes49%
No51%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.20 : 1.15, rounded up only from .915% probability

Other likely scores

0:0
11%
1:0
10%
0:1
9%
2:1
8%
3:1
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Estudiantes: 6 goals from minute 80 onwards in 12 games. Against Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: 3 goals (83', 90', 90+4')
  2. Unión Santa Fe: 81% of all goals in the second half (13 of 16, last 12 games)
  3. Estudiantes with Adolfo Gaich starting: 1.6 goals/game, without him: 0.9 (10/11 games, last 30)
  4. Unión Santa Fe: opponent scores first in 8 of 12 games (67%)
  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 · Estudiantes 4-3-3

Unión Santa Fe
  • 21 M. Mansilla
  • 27 T. Rubio
  • 4 M. Rocha Calderón
  • 26 J. Ludueña
  • 18 L. Ayala
  • 20 J. Palacios
  • 34 M. Peresutti
  • 17 J. Mosqueira
  • 22 B. Cuello
  • 19 M. Estigarribia
  • 25 C. Tarragona
Estudiantes
  • 16 N. Muslera Micol
  • 20 E. Meza
  • 14 L. González Pírez
  • 24 T. Palacios
  • 13 G. Benedetti Taffarel
  • 10 T. Palacios
  • 21 L. Piovi
  • 31 B. Gallego Rodríguez
  • 40 E. Mancuso
  • 19 A. Gaich
  • 18 E. Cetré Angulo
Substitutes
  • 23 A. Solari
  • 31 M. Aguirre
  • 40 L. Meuli Palma
  • 12 B. Pittón
  • 8 E. Giaccone
  • 43 E. Ramírez
  • 10 V. Malcorra
  • 11 M. Luna Diale
  • 15 J. Pintado Leines
  • 44 T. Fagioli
  • 38 V. Cerrudo
  • 33 I. Isla
  • 5 F. Rojo
  • 29 F. Pérez Escudero
  • 7 J. Sosa
  • 27 L. Alario
  • 28 B. Aguirre
  • 22 A. Castro
  • 17 J. Tobio Burgos
  • 4 S. Núñez
  • 1 F. Iacovich
  • 34 M. Monsalve Gonzáles
  • 52 B. Kociubinski
  • 41 B. Sagües Barreiro

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