What suits them best: Unión's home and away stats | OneFootball

With qualification in the bag and their hopes intact, Unión faces the final matchday of the Torneo Clausura in the Liga Profesional with a clear objective: to find out whether they will begin the round of 16 at home or away. This is no minor detail, but past experiences invite calm.

The team led by Leonardo Madelón has proven to be more reliable when playing away from Santa Fe than at their own 15 de Abril stadium, where they ended their participation with a goalless draw against Barracas Central.

The rules are clear: those who finish among the top four in each group will start their series at home; those who qualify from fifth to eighth place, on the other hand, will have to do so as visitors. In this scenario, the match against Belgrano at the Gigante de Alberdi will determine what role Tatengue will play at the start of the playoffs.

Campaign at the 15 de Abril: consistency without dominance

Tate’s journey in Santa Fe left mixed feelings. Solid defensively, but lacking efficiency in attack, the team picked up points without shining.Of the seven matches played at home, they won two (against Estudiantes and Defensa y Justicia), drew four (Tigre, Huracán, Independiente Rivadavia, and Barracas Central), and lost one (Aldosivi).

They scored 7 goals and conceded 5, reaching 10 points out of a possible 21, which equals an effectiveness rate of 47.6%.

These numbers place Unión in 17th place in the home performance table, far from the top spots, although with a clear pattern: an organized team, hard to break down, but struggling to turn dominance into victories.

The stronger side, away from home

The contrast appears when looking at their performance away from Santa Fe. In eight away games, Unión won half of their matches (four wins), drew two, and lost the other two, collecting 14 points out of a possible 24 and an effectiveness rate of 58.3%.

The victories against Instituto, Racing, Gimnasia, and Newell’s were displays of personality and maturity. In addition, the team scored 13 goals and conceded only 8, for a positive balance of +5, figures that place them third in the away performance table.

That’s why the coaching staff is not dramatizing the possibility of starting the playoffs away from home. On the contrary, the numbers show that Tate feels comfortable in unfamiliar settings, where they find space and play more naturally.

The coach’s words

At the end of the last match, Madelón calmly explained his view: “Hopefully we can start at home, for the fans and for everything it means, but the numbers show we perform better away. The team has an identity that holds up on any pitch.”

That blend of conviction and balance characterizes the coach’s process, as he has managed to turn Unión into a competitive, mature, and reliable team, regardless of the context.

Everything still to be decided

The trip to Córdoba will be more than just a date on the calendar: there the final position of Tate and the starting point for their playoff dream will be decided.With a campaign that combines organization, character, and away effectiveness, Unión has shown they can compete with anyone.

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