Primera B: Two sides in good shape get together for this game. Rangers have a tiny advantage with their 4th spot in the table?
- Deportes Santa Cruz have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Primera B
- Rangers have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Primera B
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Deportes Santa Cruz form and stats
The story so far in the Primera B for Deportes Santa Cruz at their home stadium (Estadio Municipal de Santa Cruz) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
The supporters are hoping that Deportes Santa Cruz will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the game against Univ. Concepcion (placed 9th). Heartbreak for Deportes Santa Cruz in their last match as Univ. Concepcion's Canales scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Ahead of that match, Deportes won a home game hosting Deportes Iquique (1-0).It should be considered that a look at the 12 most recent league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
The Deportes Santa Cruz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. From these home matches, Deportes Santa Cruz have conceded only 7 goals.
Rangers form and stats
Rangers have an excellent away record in the Primera B so far with 7-3-2 from 12 games.
Rangers won their last game, 3-2 versus Barnechea played at home. Late drama in the previous game, when Díaz scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Barnechea.
Prior to that result Rangers won their away game at Deportes Temuco. The scoreline was 2-1.Rangers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 14 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams involved met each other earlier this campaign: Rangers - Deportes 2-1. Previous eight meetings featuring these teams: Deportes Santa Cruz won three, Rangers triumphed in four and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ábalos 11 goals |  P. Muñoz Zúñiga 10 goals | L. Altamirano 8 goals |
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| Deportes Santa Cruz | Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 23 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 34 |
| 27 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 30 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 83% | 92% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 50% | 64% |
| 33% | 17% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 56% |
| 12% | 8% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 8% | 28% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 46% | 42% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 42% | 60% |
| 33% | 58% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 42% | 24% |
| 29% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 24% |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11.8 | 13.7 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 20% | 25% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 39% | 37% |
| 11.8 | 9.9 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 13.4 | 11.8 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4 |
- Deportes Santa Cruz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Deportes Santa Cruz have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Primera B
- Deportes Santa Cruz have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Primera B
- Rangers have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Primera B
- Rangers have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Primera B
- Rangers have the most points (24) away in Primera B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Magallanes | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 57 |
| 2 | Cobreloa | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 51 |
| 3 | Union San Felipe | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 4 | Rangers | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 40 |
| 5 | Copiapo | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Puerto Montt | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Barnechea | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Santiago Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Univ. Concepcion | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 10 | San Luis | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 28 |
| 11 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Deportes Iquique | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Santiago Morning | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Deportes Temuco | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 25 |
| 15 | Melipilla | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Recoleta | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | Fernández Vial | 24 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 20 |
