Union Santa Fe v Instituto Cordoba result

Full-time · Union Santa Fe 3–2 Instituto Cordoba

Liga Profesional Argentina · Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:15 BST · Estadio 15 de Abril

Updated 21 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Union Santa Fe · Instituto Cordoba · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Union Santa Fe 3–2 Instituto Cordoba — Union Santa Fe won this Liga Profesional Argentina match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.40 at William Hill

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.3% of 4357 landed (95% range 76–78.5%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Union Santa Fe beat Instituto Cordoba 3–2 at Estadio 15 de Abril in Liga Profesional Argentina on Tuesday 8 September.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Instituto Cordoba: L. Mosevich (13’, assisted by A. Luna) and H. De La Fuente (87’, assisted by A. Luna); Union Santa Fe: Brahian Cuello (25’, assisted by J. Pintado), Cristian Tarragona (48’, assisted by Brahian Cuello) and M. Aguirre (74’, assisted by Lucas Menossi). Cristian Tarragona (90’) and M. Gallardo (90’) were sent off.

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s seven key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Cristian Tarragona’s goal on 48 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Union Santa Fe 0.95, Instituto Cordoba 0.65, from 9 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

N. Lamolina showed six yellow cards and two reds — against 4.5 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Union Santa Fe: Emilio Giaccone (28’); Instituto Cordoba: F. Alarcón (37’), M. Gallardo (44’), A. Luna (83’), M. Gallardo (90+6’) and Facundo Suárez (90+8’).

What it changes

With five goals it was the highest-scoring match of Clausura round 8, across 15 matches. Union Santa Fe have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, L. Mosevich (Instituto Cordoba) 8.2, Brahian Cuello (Union Santa Fe) 8.2 and A. Luna (Instituto Cordoba) 7.7 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Union Santa Fe or Instituto Cordoba (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.3% of the time in the last 90 days (3366 of 4357).

Next up

Union Santa Fe next travel to Deportivo Riestra on 20 October 2026.

Instituto Cordoba next host Deportivo Riestra on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Union Santa Fe: Deportivo Riestra v Union Santa Fe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Instituto Cordoba: Instituto Cordoba v Deportivo Riestra, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Union Santa Fe 3–2 Instituto Cordoba · Liga Profesional Argentina
Venue: Estadio 15 de Abril · Santa Fe
Referee: N. Lamolina
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 5): Union Santa Fe 2 · draws 2 · Instituto Cordoba 1 · 2.2 goals/game
Recent form: Union Santa Fe 3W 0D 2L · Instituto Cordoba 3W 2D 0L

Union Santa Fe 3–2 Instituto Cordoba (Liga Profesional Argentina): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 21 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.5 / 0.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2

over 8 matches

3.57 / 6

Corners

against 4.86 / 4 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.43 / 4.86

Shots on target

against 5.14 / 2.29 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 2.43

Cards

against 2.57 / 2.71 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.5 yellows

Referee · N. Lamolina

1.67 home / 2.83 away

over 6 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 September 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Union Santa Fe for / against	Line	Instituto Cordoba for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2our book	0.88 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.57 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.14 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.29 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.43 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.86 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.29 for · 9 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.57 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.43 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: N. Lamolina — 4.5 yellow cards a game, 0.5 red cards, 20 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 2.83 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 2.83

Union Santa Fe

Union Santa Fe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Brahian Cuello n 8	54	3.1 7/4	1 3/2	—
S. Vera n 4	21.5	3.1 2/1	0 0/0	—
Marcelo Estigarribia n 8	65.6	2.6 5/5	0.3 1/1	A. Luna
Cristian Tarragona n 8	91	1.9 7/6	1.9 7/5	A. Luna
Eric Ramírez n 8	11.6	1.9 1/1	1 1/0	—

Union Santa Fe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Eric Ramírez n 8	11.6	2.9 3/0	2.9 3/0
Marcelo Estigarribia n 8	65.6	2.6 6/5	0.9 3/1
Cristian Tarragona n 8	91	2.2 6/4	0.9 4/3
M. Aguirre n 8	46.9	1.9 5/2	0.7 3/0
Ignacio Malcorra n 8	69.3	1.3 5/3	0.5 3/0

Union Santa Fe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Eric Ramírez n 8	11.6	1 1/0	0 0/0
Cristian Tarragona n 8	91	0.6 3/2	0.1 1/0
Joaquin Mosqueira n 8	42.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Lucas Menossi n 8	78.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Ignacio Malcorra n 8	69.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Union Santa Fe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Pintado n 8	59	3.1 5/4
S. Vera n 4	21.5	3.1 2/1
M. Luna Diale n 8	43.3	2.9 5/3
Lucas Ayala n 5	83.4	2.8 5/4
Emilio Giaccone n 7	50.9	2.8 4/4

Union Santa Fe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Matías Mansilla n 8	93	4 7/6

Instituto Cordoba

Instituto Cordoba — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Méndez n 8	13.3	3.4 4/0	0 0/0	—
N. Guerra n 8	40	2.8 5/3	1.1 3/1	—
A. Luna n 8	78.8	2 5/4	3.3 7/6	Cristian Tarragona
J. Acevedo n 8	11	2 2/0	1 1/0	—
M. Fonseca n 8	17.8	1.9 3/0	0.6 1/0	—

Instituto Cordoba — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Luna n 8	78.8	3.6 8/7	1.9 7/2
N. Guerra n 8	40	2.5 7/2	0.6 2/0
M. Fonseca n 8	17.8	2.5 2/2	0.6 1/0
Facundo Suárez n 8	44.4	2.3 5/4	1.3 4/1
M. Tissera n 8	65.5	1.7 5/5	1 4/2

Instituto Cordoba — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Lázaro n 8	43.6	0.3 1/0	0.5 2/0
G. Lodico n 8	60.8	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
Facundo Suárez n 8	44.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
N. Guerra n 8	40	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
G. Cerato n 8	92.9	0.2 2/0	0 0/0

Instituto Cordoba — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Gallardo n 8	76.1	4.3 6/6
F. Alarcón n 8	87.3	3.4 8/8
I. Méndez n 8	13.3	3.4 2/1
A. Massaccesi n 8	52.3	2.6 5/2
J. Lázaro n 8	43.6	2.3 4/2

Instituto Cordoba — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Ledesma n 8	93.5	1.9 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Union Santa Fe		Instituto Cordoba
43%	Possession	57%
0.95	Expected goals (xG)	0.65
9	Shots	11
4	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	6
1	Blocked shots	3
5	Shots inside the box	7
2	Corners	7
3	Offsides	0
6	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	5
1	Red cards	1
0	Saves	1
313	Passes	411
71%	Pass accuracy	75%

Union Santa Fe player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Matías Mansilla	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Fagioli	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Juan Pablo Ludueña	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.5
Lucas Ayala	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Ignacio Malcorra	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Cristian Tarragona	90	1	0	1	1	1	1	R	6.9
J. Pintado	89	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	6.5
Lucas Menossi	89	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Brahian Cuello	70	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	8
Marcelo Estigarribia	70	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
Emilio Giaccone	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Joaquin Mosqueira sub	28	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Aguirre sub	20	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
Eric Ramírez sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Nazareno Fazzi sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Mateo Peresutti sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Instituto Cordoba player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Ledesma	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
L. Mosevich	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.7
F. Alarcón	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	5.6
M. Gallardo	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	RY	6.6
D. Sosa	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.2
A. Luna	90	0	2	1	0	3	2	Y	7.2
J. Galván	73	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
G. Cerato	73	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
G. Abregú	73	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Córdoba	58	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. Tissera	58	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
J. Lázaro sub	32	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
N. Guerra sub	32	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
Facundo Suárez sub	17	0	0	1	0	2	0	Y	6.2
I. Méndez sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
H. De La Fuente sub	17	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Union Santa Fe v Instituto Cordoba — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Union Santa FeWLLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Instituto CordobaWWDDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 0.8 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Union Santa Fe 2 · 2 draws · Instituto Cordoba 1 · 2.2 goals/game

2026-03-01 Instituto Cordoba 1–2 Union Santa Fe
2025-08-15 Instituto Cordoba 0–4 Union Santa Fe
2025-02-14 Union Santa Fe 0–0 Instituto Cordoba
2024-05-18 Instituto Cordoba 1–1 Union Santa Fe
2023-02-06 Union Santa Fe 0–2 Instituto Cordoba

League standing · 2026

Union Santa Fe#11 pos13 pts12 pl-4 GD

Instituto Cordoba#1 pos29 pts13 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Union Santa Fe scored1.42

Instituto Cordoba scored1.54

Union Santa Fe conceded1.75

Instituto Cordoba conceded0.77

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Union Santa Fe v Instituto Cordoba?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Union Santa Fe v Instituto Cordoba was Home or Away (best price 1.40 at William Hill).
What is the head-to-head record between Union Santa Fe and Instituto Cordoba?: In their last 5 meetings, Union Santa Fe won 2, Instituto Cordoba won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Union Santa Fe and Instituto Cordoba?: Recent form — Union Santa Fe 3W 0D 2L; Instituto Cordoba 3W 2D 0L.

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