Union Santa Fe v Sarmiento Junin result

Full-time · Union Santa Fe 4–1 Sarmiento Junin

Liga Profesional Argentina · Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:00 BST · Estadio 15 de Abril

Updated 11 Sep 2026, 04:32 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Union Santa Fe · Sarmiento Junin · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Union Santa Fe 4–1 Sarmiento Junin — 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: 1.33 at Betfair

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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 Sarmiento Junin 4–1 at Estadio 15 de Abril in Liga Profesional Argentina on Friday 28 August. Sarmiento Junin have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Union Santa Fe led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Union Santa Fe: Cristian Tarragona (18’, assisted by Emilio Giaccone; 61’, assisted by Ignacio Malcorra), Ignacio Malcorra (74’, assisted by Lucas Ayala) and Eric Ramírez (84’); Sarmiento Junin: Julián Mavilla (79’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s five key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Cristian Tarragona’s goal on 18 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Union Santa Fe 1.29, Sarmiento Junin 0.49, from 12 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Pablo Echavarria, Argentina showed three yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Union Santa Fe: Ignacio Malcorra (62’); Sarmiento Junin: Julian Contrera (8’) and Lucas Suárez (43’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Cristian Tarragona (Union Santa Fe) 9.2, Ignacio Malcorra (Union Santa Fe) 9.1 and Julián Mavilla (Sarmiento Junin) 6.5 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Union Santa Fe or Sarmiento Junin (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.

Sarmiento Junin next host Barracas Central on 19 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 Sarmiento Junin: Sarmiento Junin v Barracas Central, Monday 19 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Union Santa Fe 4–1 Sarmiento Junin · Liga Profesional Argentina
Venue: Estadio 15 de Abril · Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
Referee: Pablo Echavarria, Argentina
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Union Santa Fe 3 · draws 0 · Sarmiento Junin 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Union Santa Fe 2W 0D 3L · Sarmiento Junin 4W 0D 1L

Union Santa Fe 4–1 Sarmiento Junin (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 11 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.25

over 8 matches

4.29 / 4.57

Corners

against 4.86 / 5.43 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.29 / 4.29

Shots on target

against 5.43 / 5.57 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.14 / 1.71

Cards

against 2.29 / 2.71 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.15 yellows

Referee · Pablo Echavarria, Argentina

1.77 home / 2.38 away

over 13 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 August 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	Sarmiento Junin for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.25our book	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.57 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.14 for · 13.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.43 for · 14.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.29 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.29 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.86 for · 8 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.14 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Pablo Echavarria, Argentina — 4.15 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22 fouls over 13 matches (1.77 to the home side, 2.38 to the away side).

Home 1.77Away 2.38

Union Santa Fe

Union Santa Fe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 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
S. Vera n 4	21.5	3.1 2/1	0 0/0	—
Brahian Cuello n 8	50.8	2.7 6/3	0.7 2/1	Julian Contrera
Eric Ramírez n 8	10	2.3 1/1	0 0/0	—
Marcelo Estigarribia n 8	67.1	2.2 5/4	0.7 2/2	—
Julián Palacios n 8	89	1.8 7/5	1.8 7/4	—

Union Santa Fe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Marcelo Estigarribia n 8	67.1	3 6/5	1 4/1
Tomás Gonzalez n 8	33.4	2.7 4/3	1 2/1
Eric Ramírez n 8	10	2.3 2/0	2.3 2/0
Cristian Tarragona n 8	90.5	2.2 6/4	1.1 4/3
M. Aguirre n 8	46.5	2.2 6/2	0.7 3/0

Union Santa Fe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Cristian Tarragona n 8	90.5	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
Joaquin Mosqueira n 8	42.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Lucas Menossi n 8	70.1	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Julián Palacios n 8	89	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
M. Luna Diale n 8	43.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Union Santa Fe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Lucas Ayala n 4	80.8	3.1 4/3
Emilio Giaccone n 6	43.7	3.1 3/3
S. Vera n 4	21.5	3.1 2/1
M. Luna Diale n 8	43.6	2.8 5/3
Lucas Menossi n 8	70.1	2.7 6/4

Union Santa Fe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Matías Mansilla n 8	92.5	3.6 7/5

Sarmiento Junin

Sarmiento Junin — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 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
Julian Contrera n 8	59.5	3 8/4	1.5 3/3	Brahian Cuello
Manuel Garcia n 8	56.3	2.6 6/4	0.4 2/0	—
Gabriel Díaz n 8	46.8	2.2 3/3	0.5 2/0	—
E. Gimenez n 8	46.1	2.2 4/3	0.5 2/0	—
G. Gonzalez n 8	22.6	2 3/1	1.5 3/0	—

Sarmiento Junin — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Junior Marabel n 8	80.8	2 6/6	0.8 4/2
G. Gonzalez n 8	22.6	2 4/0	1 2/0
Diego Churin n 8	22.4	2 3/1	1.5 2/1
J. Gomez n 8	46.4	1.5 4/2	0.7 3/0
Julián Mavilla n 8	59.9	1.3 4/3	0.6 3/0

Sarmiento Junin — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Gonzalez n 8	22.6	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
Junior Marabel n 8	80.8	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
Julián Mavilla n 8	59.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Pablo Magnin n 8	44.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
J. Gomez n 8	46.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Sarmiento Junin — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Cristian Zabala n 8	91.6	3.7 8/8
Lucas Suárez n 8	81.8	2.6 7/7
Mauricio Martínez n 8	84.3	2.4 5/5
Julián Mavilla n 8	59.9	2.3 7/3
Manuel Garcia n 8	56.3	2.2 5/3

Sarmiento Junin — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Ayala n 4	93	4.1 3/3
I. Arboleda n 8	91.5	2.8 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Union Santa Fe		Sarmiento Junin
49%	Possession	51%
1.29	Expected goals (xG)	0.49
12	Shots	11
5	Shots on target	6
6	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	7
2	Corners	4
0	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	1
333	Passes	334
73%	Pass accuracy	76%

Union Santa Fe player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Matías Mansilla	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Pintado	94	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	7.5
Maizon Rodriguez	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Juan Pablo Ludueña	94	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	6.7
Lucas Ayala	94	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	6.7
Emilio Giaccone	94	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	7
Cristian Tarragona	94	2	0	4	2	0	1	0	8.3
Lucas Menossi	78	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Marcelo Estigarribia	78	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.3
Brahian Cuello	71	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	6.7
M. Luna Diale	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Ignacio Malcorra sub	71	1	1	2	1	3	3	Y	8.9
M. Aguirre sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Mateo Peresutti sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Eric Ramírez sub	16	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	8.2

Sarmiento Junin player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Ayala	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
R. Orihuela	94	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.7
Juan Manuel Insaurralde	94	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.9
Lucas Suárez	94	0	1	1	1	3	Y	5.2
Cristian Zabala	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Mauricio Martínez	94	0	1	0	0	4	0	7
Julián Mavilla	89	1	2	2	2	0	0	7.2
Junior Marabel	81	0	3	1	0	0	0	5.9
Santiago Salle	66	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
Jonathan Herrera	66	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
Julian Contrera	45	0	1	1	0	0	Y	5.9
U. Gimenez sub	49	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.2
G. Gonzalez sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Pablo Magnin sub	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
Diego Churin sub	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
E. Gimenez sub	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	–

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 Sarmiento Junin — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Union Santa FeLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Sarmiento JuninLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Union Santa Fe 3 · 0 draws · Sarmiento Junin 3 · 3 goals/game

2026-02-26 Sarmiento Junin 1–3 Union Santa Fe
2024-09-29 Sarmiento Junin 1–0 Union Santa Fe
2023-05-15 Union Santa Fe 0–2 Sarmiento Junin
2022-09-08 Union Santa Fe 1–0 Sarmiento Junin
2022-02-27 Sarmiento Junin 2–1 Union Santa Fe
2021-10-16 Sarmiento Junin 3–4 Union Santa Fe

League standing · 2026

Union Santa Fe#11 pos13 pts12 pl-4 GD

Sarmiento Junin#5 pos20 pts12 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Union Santa Fe scored1.42

Sarmiento Junin scored1.75

Union Santa Fe conceded1.75

Sarmiento Junin conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Union Santa Fe v Sarmiento Junin?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Union Santa Fe v Sarmiento Junin was Home or Away (best price 1.33 at Betfair).
What is the head-to-head record between Union Santa Fe and Sarmiento Junin?: In their last 6 meetings, Union Santa Fe won 3, Sarmiento Junin won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Union Santa Fe and Sarmiento Junin?: Recent form — Union Santa Fe 2W 0D 3L; Sarmiento Junin 4W 0D 1L.

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