A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Unión Española and Colo-Colo know what's at stake in this second leg of the Chilean Cup Semi-finals clash.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Unión Española form and stats
Last season, Española's Chilean Cup journey ended in the semi-finals against Universidad Chile.Unión Española have played 9 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Chilean Cup, Unión Española has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Española's previous game was a Primera Division match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Union La Calera. The home side are looking to build on that result. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of C. Bravo when P. Rubio scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.
Before that match, a Primera Division win away at Santiago Wanderers.The Unión Española fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Española have conceded 12 goals.
Colo-Colo form and stats
They also participated in Chilean Cup last season. This ended in the copa libertadores play-offs.Colo-Colo's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Colo-Colo collect 20 points from their 9 away matches in the Primera Division. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Chilean Cup stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
Colo-Colo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Cobresal proved too strong as Colo-Colo slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Monumental David Arellano.
Before that, Colo-Colo travelled to Union La Calera and returned home with a draw after the Primera Division game finished 1-1.Colo-Colo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Colo-Colo have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Colo-Colo - Española 4-0 was the product when these two sides previously met, some time ago this season. Previous ten meetings between these crews: Española won three, Colo-Colo triumphed in six and we saw one draw. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Palacios Ferreira 10 goals |  I. Morales Bravo 10 goals |  L. Gil 4 goals |
Unión Española missing players
Colo-Colo missing players
| Unión Española | Colo-Colo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 24 | 44 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 13.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Union La Calera | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 32 |
| 3 | Audax Italiano | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Universidad Chile | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Universidad Catolica | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Unión Española | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Antofagasta | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Nublense | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Cobresal | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | O'Higgins | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | La Serena | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 13 | Palestino | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Huachipato | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Melipilla | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Curico Unido | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Santiago Wanderers | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | -24 | 2 |