Union Santa Fe vs Estudiantes Prediction: Can Union Santa Fe get their first win in the championship?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Union Santa Fe will receive Estudiantes at the Estadio 15 de Abril in Santa Fé. The hosts came from a loss against the powerful San Lorenzo (1-0), while the visitors drew (1-1) against Sarmiento Junin at home.

Continue reading to find out more about the competing sides and their overall statistics in terms of goals scored and conceded.

Union Santa Fe (LDDLD)

Union Santa Fe will hope for an improved performance in this match after a loss and 2 draws in their last 3 matches. In fact, in their 5 games, Union Santa Fe couldn't secure any victory.

In fact, in all of those matches, Union Santa Fe conceded goals in 4 of those 5 matches. Despite their table position, Union Santa Fe is not one of the worst defensive teams, conceding 5 goals in 5 matches, averaging 1 goal conceded per match.

The problem lies on the offense. In 5 matches, Union Santa Fe could just score 2 goals, averaging just 0.4 goals scored per match, the 2nd worst in the league.

Having accumulated 3 points in 5 matches, with 3 draws, Union Santa Fe now sits 25th in the Argentina Primera División.

Estudiantes (DWLDL)

Estudiantes got a really bad start of the season, with 2 losses and 1 draw in the first 3 matches. Yet, in the last 2 matches they began to climb on the table, with a draw and a victory.

In 5 matches, Estudiantes scored in 4 of them, but scoring just 1, averaging just 0.8 goals per match. The only match this season where they scored more than 1 goal was in the Cup victory (3-0).

Talking about the goal conceding average, Estudiantes averages 1.2 goals per match,

whereas the conceding rate was just 0.5 goals. In their last 3 matches, Talleres Cordoba scored 2 goals in each of them, showing their good offensive performance.

It is worth mentioning that 4 of the 5 points they have so far were made on away games, with a win against Godoy Cruz (0-1) and a draw against Arsenal Sarandi (1-1).

Expert Betting Tips

The last 5 games between these 2 teams were really close, with 4 draws between them and 1 win to Estudiantes. Goals were scored in just 3 of the 5 matches, and just in 1 of the matches more than 2 goals were scored.

Not many goals are expected in this matchup, with a draw as the most likely outcome, yet due to Estudiantes form on away games they could also be expected to come out as winners.