26 October 2026, 22:00 UTC

Union Santa Fe vs Estudiantes La Plata Liga Profesional Argentina prediction & result

Estadio 15 de Abril, Santa Fe
Referee: Pablo Dovalo
Full time3 – 1

Final score: Union Santa Fe 3-1 Estudiantes La Plata.

Before kick-off the model made it 36% Union Santa Fe, 29% draw, 35% Estudiantes La Plata — fair odds of 2.78, 3.45 and 2.86.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model called the result correctly.

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Has the model earned this number?

Union Santa Fe at 36%: of 4,828 settled 30–40% forecasts, 33.4% came in (average 33.7%). It can be read literally. The full record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

40'
⚽Lucas Ayala (OG)
44'
Lucas Piovi
🔁Mateo Peresuttiout: Mauro Luna Diale
45'
🔁Tobias Javier Rubioout: Juan Pintado
45'
⚽Cristian Tarragonaassist: Juan Pintado
51'
🔁Matías Emiliano Rocha Calderónout: Ignacio Isla
56'
⚽Marcelo Estigarriba
64'
66'
🔁Adolfo Gaichout: Benjamin Sagues Barreiro
66'
🔁Edwuin Cetreout: Brian Aguirre
🔁Marcelo Estigarribaout: Erik Ramirez
74'
75'
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
77'
🔁Eros Nazareno Mancusoout: Fabricio Pérez
🔁Julián Palaciosout: Victor Malcorra
85'
88'
🔁Eric Mezaout: Alexis Castro
89'
🔁Lucas Pioviout: Lucas Alario
⚽Erik Ramirezassist: Cristian Tarragona
90+6'

Match stats — Union Santa Fe vs Estudiantes La Plata

36%Possession64%
15Shots13
6On target4
6Corners5
2.01xG0.55

Goals against chances

Union Santa Fe3 from 2.01 xGmore than the chances were worth
Estudiantes La Plata1 from 0.55 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Union Santa Fe 4-4-2
  • 21M. MansillaG
  • 27T. RubioD
  • 4M. RochaD
  • 26J. LudueñaD
  • 18L. AyalaD
  • 20J. PalaciosM
  • 34Mateo PeresuttiM
  • 17J. MosqueiraM
  • 22B. CuelloM
  • 25C. TarragonaF
  • 19M. EstigarribiaF
Substitutes
  • 12B. PittónD
  • 15J. PintadoD
  • 43E. RamírezF
  • 23A. SolariM
  • 44T. FagioliD
  • 38V. J. CerrudoF
  • 31M. AguirreF
  • 8E. GiacconeM
  • 33I. IslaD
Coach: Leonardo Madelon
Estudiantes La Plata 4-3-3
  • 16F. MusleraG
  • 20E. MezaD
  • 14L. GonzálezD
  • 24T. PalaciosD
  • 13G. BenedettiD
  • 10T. PalaciosM
  • 21Lucas Ezequiel PioviM
  • 31B. GallegoM
  • 40E. MancusoF
  • 19A. GaichF
  • 18E. CetréF
Substitutes
  • 27L. AlarioF
  • 22A. CastroM
  • 1F. IacovichG
  • 52B. KociubinskiM
  • 34M. MonsalveM
  • 4S. NúñezD
  • 29F. Pérez EscuderoF
  • 5M. RojoD
  • 41Benjamin Sagues BarreiroF
Coach: Alexander Medina

Form going into Union Santa Fe vs Estudiantes La Plata

Union Santa Fe

Liga Profesional Argentina

  • D1-1away to Deportivo Riestra20 October 2026
  • L0-2Defensa Y Justicia10 October 2026

Estudiantes La Plata

Liga Profesional Argentina

  • L1-2San Lorenzo18 October 2026
  • D2-2away to Central Cordoba de Santiago10 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Liga Profesional Argentina table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
9Union Santa Fe166372424021
12Estudiantes La Plata164482122-116

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Estudiantes La Plata vs Union Santa Fe

Estudiantes La Plata and Union Santa Fe have met 7 times in the records we hold, they have won 3 each, with 1 drawn.

The record

Union Santa Fe won the last one 3–1 on 26 Oct 2026.

ClubWDLGFGA
Estudiantes La Plata31389
Union Santa Fe31398

Between them these 7 meetings produced 17 goals, an average of 2.43 a game.

Every meeting

Every recorded meeting, newest first.

  • 26 Oct 2026
    Liga Profesional Argentina
    Union Santa Fe 3–1 Estudiantes La Plata
  • 11 Apr 2026
    Liga Profesional Argentina
    Estudiantes La Plata 2–1 Union Santa Fe
  • 15 Jul 2025
    Liga Profesional Argentina
    Union Santa Fe 1–0 Estudiantes La Plata
  • 25 Jan 2025
    Liga Profesional Argentina
    Estudiantes La Plata 3–1 Union Santa Fe
  • 21 Jul 2024
    Liga Profesional Argentina
    Estudiantes La Plata 0–0 Union Santa Fe
  • 2 Feb 2024
    Copa de la Liga Profesional
    Union Santa Fe 0–1 Estudiantes La Plata
  • 26 Aug 2023
    Copa de la Liga Profesional
    Estudiantes La Plata 1–3 Union Santa Fe

How the model rates them now

On the current ratings, Union Santa Fe's attack rates 11% above Estudiantes La Plata's, and Estudiantes La Plata concede 13% fewer than Union Santa Fe. How the ratings are derived.

ClubAttackDefence
Estudiantes La Plata0.881.29
Union Santa Fe0.981.49

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Leading scorers: Union Santa Fe and Estudiantes La Plata

Union Santa Fe

GoalsAssists

  • C. Tarragona172

Estudiantes La Plata

No player in Liga Profesional Argentina's leading scorers — 21 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Union Santa Fe beat Estudiantes La Plata 3–1. The model had made a win for Union Santa Fe its most likely outcome, at 36%, so the call held; the score it named was 1–0. The goals: Lucas Ayala (own goal) 40' for Estudiantes La Plata, Cristian Tarragona 51' for Union Santa Fe, Marcelo Estigarriba 64' for Union Santa Fe, Erik Ramirez 90+6' for Union Santa Fe. On expected goals it finished 2.01–0.55.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Union Santa Fe a 20.7% chance to finish in the bottom three: 2.4% after a win, 20.2% after a draw, 36.3% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 2.4%, 18.3 points lower than before the match.

For Estudiantes La Plata the question was the chance to finish in the top eight: 37.0% after a win, 10.1% after a draw, 3.1% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure about where it was, at 3.1%.

Read from our Liga Profesional Argentina season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.