Cobreloa vs Deportes Santa Cruz match preview

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Competition: Chile Primera B
Competition: Sun 08.August
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Zorros del Desierto (13000 seats)

High flying Deportes Santa Cruz arrive at Cobreloa after their 0-0-result versus Barnechea. Check out our full preview!

Insights:
  • Cobreloa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

It's quite the trip for Deportes Santa Cruz when visiting Cobreloa as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.

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Cobreloa form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera B, Cobreloa have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio Zorros del Desierto after three straight home wins.

In their previous game, the manager R. Meléndez Araya led his Cobreloa to a defeat in the Primera B match away at Deportes Temuco. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Zorros del Desierto. The defeat against Deportes Temuco was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by R. Castro).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Puerto Montt.

Cobreloa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Zorros del Desierto with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Deportes Santa Cruz form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera B matches, Deportes Santa Cruz have produced an overall stat of 3-1-2 so far.

Deportes Santa Cruz has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Barnechea for a Primera B game that ended a draw (0-0).

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Fernandez Vial.

Deportes are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Deportes are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - zero - three (Cobreloa wins - draws - Deportes Santa Cruz wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Deportes Santa CruzC. Duma
C. Duma
5 goals
CobreloaD. Escalante
D. Escalante
4 goals
CobreloaG. Tellas
G. Tellas
4 goals

Cobreloa missing players

Deportes Santa Cruz missing players

Cobreloa Deportes Santa Cruz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 7 4 Played P 3 6 13
3 3 1 Won W 2 3 6
6 2 2 Drew D 0 1 2
3 2 1 Lost L 1 2 5
14 12 7 Scored S 4 7 18
14 11 7 Conceded C 3 5 20
75% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
58% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 50% 69%
42% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 46%
33% 43% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 46%
17% 29% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
50% 71% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 46%
42% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 38%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 23%
 
5.2 6.6 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5.7 5.4
4.5 4.7 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.8 5.6
2.3 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.1
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
9.9 13.3 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.2 9.1
3.4 4.4 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.5 3.7
34% 39% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 33% 38%
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • Cobreloa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cobreloa have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Cobreloa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Cobreloa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Puerto Montt 13 6 5 2 14 11 7 4 3 0 10 6 6 2 2 2 4 5 3 23
2 Coquimbo Unido 13 5 6 2 17 11 7 2 4 1 4 3 6 3 2 1 13 8 6 21
3 Santiago Morning 12 5 5 2 21 13 6 2 2 2 8 5 6 3 3 0 13 8 8 20
4 Univ. Concepcion 13 5 5 3 24 22 6 3 3 0 13 8 7 2 2 3 11 14 2 20
5 Deportes Santa Cruz 13 6 2 5 18 20 7 3 1 3 11 15 6 3 1 2 7 5 -2 20
6 Deportes Temuco 13 5 4 4 18 13 7 3 3 1 11 6 6 2 1 3 7 7 5 19
7 Rangers 12 5 4 3 16 13 6 3 1 2 9 7 6 2 3 1 7 6 3 19
8 Copiapo 12 5 4 3 12 12 6 2 3 1 6 5 6 3 1 2 6 7 0 19
9 San Marcos 12 5 2 5 15 16 5 2 1 2 6 5 7 3 1 3 9 11 -1 17
10 Magallanes 13 4 5 4 15 17 6 2 1 3 8 10 7 2 4 1 7 7 -2 17
11 Cobreloa 12 3 6 3 14 14 7 3 2 2 12 11 5 0 4 1 2 3 0 15
12 Deportes Iquique 13 4 2 7 20 20 6 1 2 3 10 9 7 3 0 4 10 11 0 14
13 Union San Felipe 12 3 2 7 12 21 6 2 1 3 8 10 6 1 1 4 4 11 -9 11
14 Barnechea 12 3 1 8 11 17 7 1 1 5 4 8 5 2 0 3 7 9 -6 10
15 San Luis 12 2 3 7 7 13 5 1 0 4 3 6 7 1 3 3 4 7 -6 9
16 Lautaro de Buin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Fernandez Vial 5 2 0 3 5 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 6

Read more about Primera B

The Campeonato Primera B is the second level of the Chilean football league. It has 16 teams and the season runs from February to December with each team playing 30 fixtures. The winner is promoted while teams in the second to sixth place in the league table enter a promotion playoff.