Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of September 06, 2026

Sarmiento vs Unión Santa Fe: match statistics

Sarmiento crest
Sarmiento
1 : 3half-time 0:2
Unión Santa Fe crest
Unión Santa Fe
155%(3.81)
X25%(3.04)
220%(2.10)

Sarmiento presents impressive form at their own stadium with 100% efficiency (2 victories in 2 home matches) and a goal difference of +2. The hosts stand out with a high average xG (2.05) and shooting efficiency (9% conversion) in matches at home, while simultaneously maintaining 50% clean sheets. Unión Santa Fe has not won any away match this season (0% Win%), conceding an average of 1.5 goals per match and noting a negative goal difference (-2). The visitors' recent form away is two consecutive defeats, which, with just 3.5 shots on target per match and 50% FTS%, indicates offensive problems. The hosts' xG advantage (2.05 vs 1.59) and the decided disparity in home and away results for both teams speak for a victory for Sarmiento, although Unión's experience in drawing matches (2 draws overall) does not allow excluding a share of the points.

Sarmiento vs Unión Santa Fe: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sarmiento played against Unión Santa Fe in Primera División (Argentina). The game was played on February 26, 2026. Final score: 1:3.

Recent form

Sarmiento has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Unión Santa Fe has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Sarmiento scores 0.67 goals per game and allows 1.00. Unión Santa Fe scores 1.00 and allows 0.50. Games in this league average 1.87 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Sarmiento's games and 17% of Unión Santa Fe's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 33%, compared with league averages of 43% for BTTS and 32% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Unión Santa Fe has the higher season xG average, 1.88 to 1.38 per game. Sarmiento takes 11.3 shots per game, while Unión Santa Fe takes 18.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Sarmiento leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.17 goals per game after halftime. Unión Santa Fe leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sarmiento's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). For Unión Santa Fe, it is minutes 61-75 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División games average 1.87 goals. Both teams score in 43% of games, and 32% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Sarmiento presents impressive form at their own stadium with 100% efficiency (2 victories in 2 home matches) and a goal difference of +2. The hosts stand out with a high average xG (2.05) and shooting efficiency (9% conversion) in matches at home, while simultaneously maintaining 50% clean sheets. Unión Santa Fe has not won any away match this season (0% Win%), conceding an average of 1.5 goals per match and noting a negative goal difference (-2). The visitors' recent form away is two consecutive defeats, which, with just 3.5 shots on target per match and 50% FTS%, indicates offensive problems. The hosts' xG advantage (2.05 vs 1.59) and the decided disparity in home and away results for both teams speak for a victory for Sarmiento, although Unión's experience in drawing matches (2 draws overall) does not allow excluding a share of the points.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 2
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

63Possession (%)37
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
14Shots16
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
6Shots on target8
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
1.77xG1.79
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
7Corners2
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
65Dangerous attacks30
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
14Fouls16
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
2Cards3
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0.67Goals scored / game1
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
1Goals allowed / game0.5
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
50%Average possession50%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
4.33Shots on target / game4.83
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.33Shots per game18.33
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
4.33Shots on target4.83
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
5.9%Shot conversion5.5%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
50%Possession50%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
1.38xG for1.88
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
1.66xG against1.14
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

Shooting quality

Sarmiento: BalancedUnión Santa Fe: Attacking
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
Accuracy (shots on target)38%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.150.21

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Unión Santa Fe is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Sarmiento · 1.4 pts / game - Unión Santa Fe

Sarmiento
WLWLL
Season result split
33% W0% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-4
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Unión Santa Fe
LWLDW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-2
1.33 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 away
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.94Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Unión Santa Fe is 49% better for: goals scored per game.

0.67 goals / game - Sarmiento · 1 goals / game - Unión Santa Fe

Unión Santa Fe is 100% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Sarmiento · 0.5 goals / game - Unión Santa Fe

Sarmiento scoring profile: more difficult

Sarmiento scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 meczów), while Unión Santa Fe keeps a clean sheet in 67% (4 of 6 meczów).

Unión Santa Fe scoring profile: strong

Unión Santa Fe scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 meczów), while Sarmiento keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)6
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
6Goals conceded (season)3
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
1.67Average goals per game1.5
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
4Goals scored (last 5)6
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
5Goals conceded (last 5)3
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal50%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
17%2 goals17%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0%3 goals17%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0%4 goals17%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal33%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
17%2 goals17%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0%3 goals0%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0%4 goals0%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

43%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0%BTTS in both halves0%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0%Scored in both halves17%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
40%BTTS - last 520%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time33%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
17%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sarmiento is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - Sarmiento · 1.17 pts / game - Unión Santa Fe

Sarmiento - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing
Unión Santa Fe - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1.17
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.33
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0.17Goals conceded (1st half)0.17
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0.67Average goals (1st half)0.5
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
83%Clean sheet before half-time83%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
67%No goal before half-time83%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

After half-time (2nd half)

0.33Points per game (2nd half)1.5
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0.17Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
1Average goals (2nd half)1
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
17%Clean sheet after half-time67%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe
83%No goal after half-time50%
SarmientoUnión Santa Fe

Sarmiento - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Unión Santa Fe - second-half results

33% W50% R17% P
7
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sarmiento - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.40
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Unión Santa Fe - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game0.61.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Sarmiento
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
0
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Unión Santa Fe
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-37%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
25%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sarmiento

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.71
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.66
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
141%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Unión Santa Fe

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.74
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.88
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.64
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
141%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
43%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

SarmientoLigaUnión Santa Fe
Average goals per game 1.671.87 1.50
Both teams scored 33%43% 17%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%32% 33%
Clean sheets 17%37% 67%
Goal before half-time 50%54% 33%
Goal after half-time 83%69% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.87
Average goals per game
43%
Both teams scored
32%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.15
Home goals / game
0.71
Away goals / game
+62%
Home attack advantage
+38%
Home defensive advantage
+28%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
54%
1 goal
16%
2 goals
1%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Unión Santa FeGoalJulián PalaciosAssist: Rafael Profini
  2. Unión Santa FeGoalBrahian CuelloAssist: Rafael Profini
  3. Unión Santa FeYellow cardÁlex Maizon Rodríguez González
  4. Unión Santa FeYellow cardLautaro Valentín Vargas
  5. SarmientoYellow cardYair Ezequiel Arismendi
  6. Unión Santa FeYellow cardMateo Del Blanco
  7. Unión Santa FeGoalCristian Alberto TarragonaAssist: Rafael Profini
  8. SarmientoSubstitutionOn: Jonathan David GómezOff: Julián Contrera
  9. Unión Santa FeSubstitutionOn: Bruno Alejandro PittónOff: Cristian Alberto Tarragona
  10. SarmientoSubstitutionOn: Manuel GarcíaOff: Cristian Exequiel Zabala
  11. SarmientoYellow cardJuan Manuel Cabrera

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Sarmiento's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Unión Santa Fe. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Unión Santa Fe
1 : 0
Sarmiento

FAQ

What was the result of Sarmiento vs Unión Santa Fe?

The Primera División match finished Sarmiento 1:3 Unión Santa Fe. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sarmiento vs Unión Santa Fe?

Sarmiento score 0.67 goals per game on average and Unión Santa Fe 1.00. The Primera División average is 1.87 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 32% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Sarmiento's matches and 17% of Unión Santa Fe's.

What form are Sarmiento and Unión Santa Fe in?

Over the last 5 games Sarmiento have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Unión Santa Fe 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sarmiento vs Unión Santa Fe?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sarmiento vs Unión Santa Fe: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.