Union Santa Fe

vs

Atletico Lanus

Preview

Union Santa Fe

• Union Santa Fe have had a miserable start to the Clausura season, sitting 19th in the Liga Profesional - Clausura 2026 table with just one point from one game.
• Leonardo Madelon's 4-4-2 system is a very fixed formation and is designed to press aggressively.
• The hosts do like to get the ball wide quickly and try to run at the opposition, which can cause the opposition to fluster early in the game.
• At home, Union are 0-1-1, but they don't yet have any momentum at the Estadio 15 de Abril.

Atletico Lanus

• Atletico Lanus have started a little better, sitting 10th with three points from one.
• Lanus head coach Mauricio Pellegrino is a little more flexible, often switching between different shapes depending on the game, but his game plan is usually to keep the football, dominate the midfield and control the tempo.

Head-to-Head

• Union haven't defeated Lanus in the last 2 H2H meetings (D1, L1).
• The most recent meeting between these sides in the Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 saw Lanus win 2-1, so the away side will be coming to town with the psychological advantage.

Key Players

• Cristian Alberto Tarragona is Union's current top scorer in the Clausura with 1 goal from 1 game.
• Cristian Alberto Tarragona has also scored 3 of his team's last 5 goals in all competitions.
• Dylan Aquino has 1 assist in 1 game so far for the visitors and looks to be the more likely to cause havoc in the middle of the park.

Betting Insights

• Union are the slight favorites at 2.24, while Lanus are 3.55 and the draw is 2.94.
• Under 2.5 goals at 1.44 and BTTS-No at 1.6 look like obvious bets considering the way Lanus like to keep it tight and Union's lack of cutting edge.

Prediction

• Tough contest expected as two inconsistent teams meet.
• This should be a tough match, but Union's home ground advantage and the way the teams play should lead to a narrow win or draw in the score.