Union Santa Fe vs Independiente Prediction

Estadio 15 de Abril, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz·Luis Lobo Medina, Argentina 19/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
68%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.36
SignalSOLIDModel42%SurpriseMediumGap-5.6%
Value Analysis
56%Trust
Total Cards
Cards Under 4.5
2.00
SignalNEUTRALModel56%SurpriseMediumGap+6.1%
Union Santa Fe Rest
6 days
Independiente Rest
5 days

Union Santa Fe vs Independiente: the result in context

Independiente beat Union Santa Fe 2-1 in the Liga Profesional Argentina on 19 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their 7 previous meetings averaged 2.6 goals, with both teams scoring in 1 of them.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
39%2.45
X
31%3.00
2
30%3.02
Double Chance
1X
70%1.36
X2
61%1.50
Both Teams to Score
Yes
49%1.95
No
51%1.75
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.1 + 0.94 = 2.04
Over 1.5
67%1.40
Over 2.5
41%2.38
Over 3.5
20%4.50
Under 1.5
33%2.70
Under 2.5
59%1.57
Under 3.5
80%1.20
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.3 + 4.6 = 9.9
Over 8.5
61%1.59
Over 9.5
50%2.00
Over 10.5
39%2.53
Under 8.5
39%2.22
Under 9.5
50%1.74
Under 10.5
61%1.42
Cards
Projected Cards: 2 + 2.3 = 4.3
Over 3.5
63%1.38
Over 4.5
44%1.74
Under 3.5
37%2.90
Under 4.5
56%2.00

Match Events

15'L. MenossiUnsportsmanlike conduct
21'C. Avila INI. Morales out
37'L. GodoyFoul
45+2'J. Palais INM. Abaldo out
45+5'Goal Disallowed - offsideJ. Mosqueira
46'F. Zabala INR. Martino out
49'M. EstigarribiaAssist: J. Mosqueira
52'S. MontielAssist: L. Godoy
57'M. MezaAssist: M. Abaldo
59'B. Cuello INM. Luna Diale out
59'J. Mosqueira INI. Malcorra out
65'C. TarragonaFoul
68'M. Estigarribia INE. Ramirez out
70'I. MarconeFoul
71'J. ArrayagoFoul
75'M. AbaldoFoul
79'M. Perez Curci IND. Martinez out
80'J. Palacios INM. Aguirre out
80'S. Montiel INL. Millan out
80'L. Ayala INB. Pitton out

Lineups

Union Santa Fe
4-4-2Coach: Leonardo Madelon
Independiente
4-3-3Coach: Jadson Viera
Avg rating6.66
Avg rating6.77
Matías Mansilla5.921M. Mansilla
Juan Pintado6.715J. Pintado
Matías Rocha6.24M. Rocha
Juan Pablo Ludueña6.326J. Pablo Ludueña
Lucas Ayala6.918L. Ayala
Julián Palacios6.920J. Palacios
Joaquin Mosqueira6.317J. Mosqueira
Lucas Menossi7.35L. Menossi
Brahian Cuello7.222B. Cuello
Marcelo Estigarribia7.319M. Estigarribia
Cristian TarragonaC6.925C. Tarragona
Rodrigo Rey7.533R. Rey
Leonardo Godoy6.929L. Godoy
Juan Fedorco6.313J. Fedorco
Juan Miguel Arrayago7.035J. Miguel Arrayago
Facundo Zabala6.722F. Zabala
Mateo Perez Curci6.616M. Perez Curci
Iván MarconeC6.223I. Marcone
Maxi Meza7.98M. Meza
Santiago Montiel8.07S. Montiel
Chimy Ávila6.56C. Ávila
Josias Palais6.224J. Palais

Union Santa Fe Substitutes

10Ignacio Malcorra59'for J. Mosqueira6.7
11Mauro Luna59'for B. Cuello6.9
43Eric Ramírez68'for M. Estigarribia6.3
31Misael Aguirre80'for J. Palacios6.3
12Bruno Pittón80'for L. Ayala6.5
40Lucas Meuli
44Tomás Fagioli
36Mateo Aimar
27Tobías Rubio
8Emilio Giaccone
34Mateo Peresutti
38Valentín Cerrudo

Independiente Substitutes

9Iván Morales21'for C. Avila6.3
19Matías Abaldo45+2'for J. Palais75'6.7
39Ramiro Martino46'for F. Zabala6.3
32David Martínez79'for M. Perez Curci6.7
14Lautaro Millán80'for S. Montiel6.5
77Santiago Mele
2Franco Calderón
36Sebastián Valdez
4Santiago Arias
30Tomás Parmo
10Luciano Cabral
34Felipe Tempone

Match Stats

Union Santa FeIndependiente
56%Ball Possession44%
6Corner Kicks1
2Yellow Cards4
20Total Shots8
4Shots on Goal4
10Shots off Goal2
13Shots Inside Box4
7Shots Outside Box4
6Blocked Shots2
11Fouls12
3Offsides0
2Goalkeeper Saves3
366Total Passes312
277Passes Accurate235
76%Pass Accuracy75%

Team Comparison

Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe
IndependienteIndependiente
1617Elo Rating 1648
1.15Attack 0.61
1.55Defense 1.74
23%Hit Rate 0%
13.9Shots per Game 14.1
5.0Shots on Target 4.0
4.1Corners per Game 4.3
2.8Cards per Game 3.3

AI Insights

📉Home Underperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.2 vs 0 in first half)
IndependienteIndependiente
  • Tied at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time

Head to Head

Last 7 meetings, all competitions

Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1Wins · 14%
Draws229%
IndependienteIndependiente4Wins · 57%
2.6Avg Goals
14%Both teams scored1 of 7
43%3+ goals3 of 7

Previous meetings

Copa Argentina23/05/2026
Union Santa FeIndependiente
02
Liga Profesional Argentina10/03/2026
IndependienteUnion Santa Fe
44
Liga Profesional Argentina06/11/2024
IndependienteUnion Santa Fe
30
Liga Profesional Argentina24/06/2023
Union Santa FeIndependiente
30
Liga Profesional Argentina20/09/2022
Union Santa FeIndependiente
01
Liga Profesional Argentina26/10/2021
IndependienteUnion Santa Fe
10
Liga Profesional Argentina25/04/2021
Union Santa FeIndependiente
00

Referee Profile

Luis Lobo Medina209 matches

5.69Cards per match
5.40Yellow cards per match
0.30Red cards per match
24.0Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Luis Lobo Medina5.69
Other referees5.23

5.69 cards a match, 0.46 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.23).

Cards come from 88 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

Apertura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1694319:7+1231DDLLD
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1686222:9+1330WWWWD
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1677218:12+628LDWWL
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1675417:13+426DWLLD
5IndependienteIndependiente1666424:20+424WDLDD
6LanusLanus1666418:15+324DDDWW
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1657414:14022LDDWW
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1656524:20+421WDWDL
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1663717:17021DDWWD
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1647518:21-319LDWLW
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1654714:22-819DDLLW
12PlatensePlatense1637610:15-516WWWLD
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1644811:21-1016DLLLD
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1636715:27-1215DDDWL
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra161875:12-711LLLDL
#TeamMPGPts
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1619:731
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1622:930
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1618:1228
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1617:1326
5IndependienteIndependiente1624:2024
6LanusLanus1618:1524
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1614:1422
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1624:2021
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1617:1721
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1618:2119
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1614:2219
12PlatensePlatense1610:1516
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1611:2116
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1615:2715
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra165:1211

Clausura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba16104226:15+1134DDWWD
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1696124:14+1033WWWWD
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1677225:17+828LDWWL
4Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1684421:15+628LDWLW
5LanusLanus1675419:12+726DDDWW
6Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1658316:13+323DDDWL
7IndependienteIndependiente1665515:16-123WDLDD
8Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1664618:17+122DDLLW
9Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1663724:24021WDWDL
10PlatensePlatense1655618:20-220WWWLD
11San LorenzoSan Lorenzo165479:16-719LDDWW
12Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1644821:22-116DDLLD
13Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1634917:23-613DWLLD
14Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra1626811:19-812LLLDL
15Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1625912:26-1411DLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1626:1534
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1624:1433
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1625:1728
4Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1621:1528
5LanusLanus1619:1226
6Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1616:1323
7IndependienteIndependiente1615:1623
8Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1618:1722
9Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1624:2421
10PlatensePlatense1618:2020
11San LorenzoSan Lorenzo169:1619
12Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1621:2216
13Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1617:2313
14Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra1611:1912
15Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1612:2611

Liga Profesional Argentina

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors321712346:23+2363WWWWD
2Rosario CentralRosario Central32188646:28+1862WWWWW
3Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS32179637:27+1060LWWWD
4Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia32169750:39+1157DWLDL
5Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.32176944:39+557WWWWD
6Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield321414443:29+1456LDWWL
7River PlateRiver Plate321741143:26+1755WLWWD
8Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba32167943:32+1155DDWWD
9LanusLanus321311837:27+1050DDDWW
10Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba321310934:28+649LDLLW
11Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.321381140:29+1147DDLLD
12Barracas CentralBarracas Central321211932:28+447WDWDW
13IndependienteIndependiente321211939:36+347WDLDD
14Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia321211939:36+347LDWLW
15HuracanHuracan3211111031:29+244WLLLL
16Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe321191248:44+442WDWDL
17Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.321181332:39-741DDLLW
18San LorenzoSan Lorenzo3210111123:30-741LDDWW
19Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin321241636:44-840LLLDD
20TigreTigre329121134:31+339WWLDL
21Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba321091334:36-239DWLLD
22Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys328141031:40-938DDDWL
23Racing ClubRacing Club32991433:39-636LWLDL
24PlatensePlatense328121228:35-736WWWLD
25BanfieldBanfield32891535:44-933DLDLW
26Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman327111431:37-632DLWLD
27Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago32691723:47-2427DLLLD
28Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra323141516:31-1523LLLDL
29AldosiviAldosivi323101922:45-2319LLWLL
30Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto32352415:47-3214LLLWL
#TeamMPGPts
1Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors3246:2363
2Rosario CentralRosario Central3246:2862
3Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS3237:2760
4Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia3250:3957
5Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.3244:3957
6Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield3243:2956
7River PlateRiver Plate3243:2655
8Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba3243:3255
9LanusLanus3237:2750
10Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba3234:2849
11Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.3240:2947
12Barracas CentralBarracas Central3232:2847
13IndependienteIndependiente3239:3647
14Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia3239:3647
15HuracanHuracan3231:2944
16Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe3248:4442
17Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.3232:3941
18San LorenzoSan Lorenzo3223:3041
19Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin3236:4440
20TigreTigre3234:3139
21Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba3234:3639
22Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys3231:4038
23Racing ClubRacing Club3233:3936
24PlatensePlatense3228:3536
25BanfieldBanfield3235:4433
26Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman3231:3732
27Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago3223:4727
28Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra3216:3123
29AldosiviAldosivi3222:4519
30Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto3215:4714
Relegation

About the Union Santa Fe vs Independiente forecast

The forecasts for this Liga Profesional Argentina match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Union Santa Fe and Independiente in the Liga Profesional Argentina table

In the Liga Profesional Argentina table, Independiente are 5th and Union Santa Fe 8th, 3 points apart. League goal record so far: Union Santa Fe 24-20, Independiente 24-20. The full standings are on the Liga Profesional Argentina Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.