Union Santa Fe under pressure as losing run meets Riestra

Union Santa Fe travel to Flores with pressure building on their shoulders. Four defeats in their last five league matches have turned a steady season into a worrying one, and a trip to a side just two points behind them leaves little room for another slip.

A slide that narrows the margins

Union are eleventh in Clausura Group A with 13 points from 12 matches. In their last five games they have scored five goals and conceded eleven, and a goal difference of -4 underlines their defensive problems. Earlier in the campaign, in the Apertura, they sat eighth with 21 points, which makes this dip harder to shrug off.

Riestra are twelfth on 11 points with a goal difference of -3, so the gap between the two sides is narrow.

Road trouble and home stubbornness

Union have won only four of their 16 away league matches this season, losing nine, and have conceded 29 goals on the road. Riestra, meanwhile, have drawn seven of their 14 home games and won three, scoring 11 times in front of their own supporters. Their recent spell has been less productive: three draws and two defeats in the last five, with two goals scored and six conceded.

Union’s edge in a thin history

There are only two recent meetings to draw on. Union beat Riestra 2-0 at home in April, and the earlier meeting, in August 2024, ended goalless.

Our prediction

Union need points more than their opponents, but their away record is the biggest concern. Riestra have drawn half their home matches, and a cautious game would suit them. We expect a tight contest in which neither side fully shakes off its problems.

Deportivo Riestra 1-1 Union Santa Fe