What suits Unión best: their home and away stats analysed | OneFootball

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

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

The rules are clear: those who finish among the top four in each group will open their series at home; those who qualify from fifth to eighth place, on the other hand, will have to start 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 15 de Abril: consistency without dominance

Tate's journey in Santa Fe left mixed feelings. Solid defensively, but with little effectiveness 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 equates to an effectiveness of 47.6%.

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

Stronger 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 of 58.3%.

The victories against Instituto, Racing, Gimnasia, and Newell’s were displays of personality and maturity. Additionally, 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 overly concerned about 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 mix of conviction and balance characterizes the coach’s process, who has managed to turn Unión into a competitive, mature, and reliable team, no matter the context.

Everything 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 order, character, and away effectiveness, Unión has shown they can compete with anyone.

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