On Sat Aug 6th, Vélez Sarsfield will travel to Ciudad de Santa Fe to battle Unión Santa Fe in a Superliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Unión Santa Fe sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Godoy Cruz. Machuca struck first for Unión Santa Fe in the 33rd minute on a feed from Bryan Castrillón, then Zenon added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Unión Santa Fe should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 25th placed Vélez Sarsfield is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Godoy Cruz. Pier Barrios scored the first goal for Godoy Cruz in the 3rd minute, then Diego Godín got the equalizer for Vélez Sarsfield in the 15th minute on a feed from Emanuel Insua earning Vélez Sarsfield a comeback draw. Vélez Sarsfield looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Vélez Sarsfield won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Vélez Sarsfield’s most prolific scorer has been Walter Bou. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Both Daniel Juárez and Machuca have been the hottest scorers for Unión Santa Fe in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.