Match Report
The table read 8th (Unión Santa Fe, 21 pts) against 5th (Independiente, 24 pts), 3 points apart. The last five rounds placed Unión Santa Fe no better than 48th for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Unión Santa Fe were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.25, Independiente 1.5 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 2 for Unión Santa Fe, 6 for Independiente and 6 drawn, at 2.36 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 36% of the wins in this matchup. 3.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.36.
The match was played at Estadio 15 de Abril (capacity 27,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Unión Santa Fe: Marcelo Estigarribia (49') · Independiente: Santiago Montiel (51'), Maximiliano Meza (57')
Key stats
Possession: Unión Santa Fe 56% · Independiente 44% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-1