- Recent form: Gimnasia Mendoza have won their last 2 matches, while Union Santa Fe have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5.
- Home record: Gimnasia are unbeaten in 1 home match in Liga Profesional – Clausura 2026, averaging 1.00 goals scored per game and 0.00 goals conceded.
Sides set to scrap it out in Mendoza
Match preview
Gimnasia Mendoza and Union Santa Fe are set to make an entertaining Clausura 2026 season game on Saturday. The sides are currently 5th and 10th in the table after 3 and 1 points from their opening 1 and 1 games respectively.
Recent form
Gimnasia have been playing with an edge after 3 wins from their last 5, and their latest 1-0 home victory over Central Cordoba De Santiago came just yesterday. Union enter in mixed form with 2 defeats in their last 5, the last trip here a 4-0 home win over Gimnasia Mendoza in Liga Profesional – Apertura 2026, and a 2-2 draw away at Platense in their latest Clausura outing.
Pivotal players and probable results
Tactics
Dario Franco has Gimnasia Mendoza set up in a compact 4-4-2 formation, where they look to stay narrow and absorb pressure, but they also play with enough steel and energy to break fast on the counterattack. Leonardo Madelon is more flexible with Unión, setting them up in a 4-2-3-1/4-4-2 system, playing with a higher tempo, pressing in numbers and trying to stretch their opponents with vertical runs from the wide areas.
Players and betting
Despite the 2.6 favourites tag for Unión in this clash, there is enough to like about the hosts to suggest a smaller interest in the draw. Union do have the edge in the betting, but Gimnasia's home steel and good run of form suggests that this is more of a close match than a runaway.
- Agustín Modica and Cristian Alberto Tarragona are the danger man and hot hand for Gimnasia and Unión respectively, so those two could be pivotal in deciding this game.
- A draw looks the most likely outcome and is available at 2.95, while an under 2.5 goals bet at 1.53 also fits the tactical script nicely.
- Both Teams To Score – No at 1.73 also looks a good play, given neither side is great at scoring or conceding.
