There is Torneo Apertura action taking place on Friday as Unión de Santa Fe will take on Belgrano.
View all of the Unión de Santa Fe v Belgrano predictions, poll and stats below - along with the latest match odds.
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Unión de Santa Fe
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Unión de Santa Fe will be wanting a better result here following the 2-1 Torneo Apertura loss in their previous game against Barracas Central.
In that match, Unión de Santa Fe had 57% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Unión de Santa Fe was Julián Palacios (33'). Barracas Central got 19 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Jhonatan Candia (43') and Facundo Bruera (86') scored for Barracas Central.
Unión de Santa Fe have really struggled up front in more recent games. Their sum of goals equals just 3 versus opponents during the course of their last 6 matches. In those meetings, Unión de Santa Fe have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 8.
Belgrano
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In their last fixture, Belgrano drew 1-1 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Argentinos Juniors.
In that game, Belgrano had 33% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Belgrano was Nicolás Emanuel Fernández (21'). Argentinos Juniors got 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Alan Lescano (47') scored for Argentinos Juniors.
For 5 of the previous six clashes involving Belgrano, a notably low volume of goals have gone in between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game within that period comes to a paltry 1.83, with the average goals for Pirata equalling 0.83. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head-to-head clashes going back to 01/12/2017 shows that Unión de Santa Fe have won 0 of these games and Belgrano 3, with the number of drawn results being 3.
An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 for El Tatengue and 11 netted by Pirata. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.
The last league encounter featuring the two was Primera División match day 10 on 09/08/2024 when the final score was Belgrano 1-1 Unión de Santa Fe.
In that game, Belgrano had 70% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Matías Suárez (94').
Unión de Santa Fe had 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. Adrián Balboa (46') scored.
The match was refereed by Dario Herrera.
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Team News: Unión de Santa Fe
The Unión de Santa Fe manager doesn’t have any fitness worries at all coming into this game with a completely injury-free group available for selection.
In all likelihood, El Tatengue may well use a 3-5-2 system for the game, handing starts to Thiago Cardozo, Nicolas Paz, Franco Pardo, Mauricio Martínez, Lautaro Vargas, Julian Palacios, Ezequiel Ham, Mauro Pittón, Mateo Del Blanco, Marcelo Estigarribia and Lucas Gamba.
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Team News: Belgrano
With a fully injury-free group to pick from, the Belgrano manager has zero fitness worries at all coming into this game.
From our viewpoint, Pirata seem likely to elect for a 4-4-2 lineup, settling for Manuel Vicentini, Gabriel Compagnucci, Mariano Troilo, Anibal Leguizamon, Fausto Grillo, Lucas Menossi, Santiago Longo, Facundo Quignon, Lucas Zelarayán, Franco Jara and Nicolas Fernandez.
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Prediction
Belgrano and Unión de Santa Fe could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.
It appears that a draw might be on the cards. We’re therefore tipping a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the betting prices for this game in the full-time result market, a victory for Unión de Santa Fe can be had for 2.35, going for a drawn result is 3.3 and staking on the winner to be Belgrano gets you 3.1. They are the top bets offered at the moment.
Peter Guest,
21:01 01/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Unión de Santa Fe
Formed: 1907
Stadium: The Estadio 15 de Abril (27,358)
Captain: Claudio Corvalán
Chairman: Luis Spahn
Manager: Nicolás Vazzoler
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone A), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A), Copa Sudamericana (Group E)
⭐ Key Player: Jerónimo Dómina
Regularly deployed in the Striker position, Jerónimo Dómina was born in Argentina. Having made his senior debut playing for Unión de Santa Fe in the 2023 season, the talented Forward has struck 4 league goals in this Primera División 2024 season to date coming from a total of 17 appearances.