Estudiantes de la Plata (home)
- Estudiantes has won four of its six home matches in the 2026 Apertura.
- This Saturday’s meeting between Estudiantes de la Plata (21 points from 12 matches) and Union Santa Fe (19 points from 12) in Argentina’s Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 is a top-half clash that should be close and tense.
- Medina, who took charge in February, has made them a tough side to break down - particularly at home where they have conceded just three goals in six matches.
Union Santa Fe (away)
Union Santa Fe, under the stewardship of Leonardo Madelón since April 2025, have been in great form, unbeaten in their last three with a two-match winning streak across all competitions.
Key Players
- Adolfo Gaich
- Adolfo Gaich is their focal point up front and has scored three of their seven goals in their last five fixtures.
- Cristian Alberto Tarragona
- Cristian Alberto Tarragona (6 goals in 12 appearances this season) has been Union’s biggest threat.
- The Argentine’s four strikes have come in their last five matches.
Betting Insights
- Estudiantes are favoured at 2.18 to defeat Union, who are listed at 4.1, but those prices seem like a bit of a mismatch given each side has one win and one loss in their last two meetings.
- This clash of styles should lead to a chess match where the wide areas and set pieces may be decisive, but our selection here is to oppose 'both teams to score' at 1.62 because of the defensive discipline both sides bring to the match.
Prediction
The visitors are better at pressing and have the better form, but we feel Estudiantes are more likely to hold firm at home and nick a 1-0 win as the odds suggest.
