Antofagasta get ready to welcome Unión Española for something different than the ordinary league football: The Chilean Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Unión Española, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Antofagasta form and stats
Last season, Antofagasta's Chilean Cup journey ended in the 2nd round against Coquimbo Unido.Antofagasta have played 12 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 188 minutes without scoring a league goal. Figueroa was the last player to find the net.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Antofagasta, who played 0-0 against Curico Unido. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting O'Higgins (0-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Antofagasta have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 6 and lost 5.
The manager Torrente will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Unión Española in only four days.
Antofagasta aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán in the league, with only 11 goals from 12 games. Antofagasta have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Unión Española form and stats
Unión Española's mission in Chilean Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against Colo-Colo.6-1-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Unión Española in their Primera Division matches away.
Unión Española aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 187 league minutes without a goal. Rivero was the last player to find the net.
Unión Española have a lot to prove after their out-of-character defeat (0-1) to La Serena in their previous game, played at home.
Prior to that match, the Española manager Bravo faced defeat when travelling to Colo-Colo and losing 0-4.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Unión Española playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 8 Unión Española wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
After this away game Unión Española return home for a Chilean Cup game against Antofagasta. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Española's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. Unión Española's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these contenders: Antofagasta won two, Unión Española triumphed in four and we saw four draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Garate 9 goals |  R. Piñeiro Silva 6 goals |  J. Flores Abrigo 5 goals |
Antofagasta missing players
Unión Española missing players
| Antofagasta | Unión Española | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 18 | Scored | S | 22 | 41 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.3 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 27% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 11.7 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.5 | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 54 |
| 2 | Curico Unido | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | Nublense | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Palestino | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 5 | Audax Italiano | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | Universidad Catolica | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Unión Española | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | O'Higgins | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Cobresal | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Everton | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 11 | Huachipato | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 29 |
| 12 | Union La Calera | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Universidad Chile | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | La Serena | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -19 | 24 |
| 15 | Antofagasta | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Coquimbo Unido | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -19 | 20 |
