Home advantage could prove decisive in Magallanes - Copiapó battle

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Competition: Chile Primera B
Competition: Sun 15.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal (3500 seats)

A lot at stake in this fixture, with Magallanes placed 1st and Copiapó placed 5th. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals (29) in Primera B
  • Copiapó have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Primera B

These teams have little in common geographically as Copiapó have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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.

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Magallanes form and stats

This stadium, Estadio Municipal, has been a fortress for Magallanes in the Primera B so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-0-0. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Magallanes has won eight games in a row. The Deportes Iquique match was the last time out without a victory.

Magallanes are confident in defense, having played 182 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The Magallanes regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Copiapó and win 1-0.

Ahead of that match, Magallanes won a home game hosting Union San Felipe (1-0).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Magallanes's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.

A decent goal production from Magallanes in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Defensively Magallanes have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Copiapó form and stats

There's been little loot from Copiapó's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Primera B. Copiapó only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.

Copiapó are travelling again after losing away to Magallanes in their previous match (0-1).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Santiago Morning.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Copiapó when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Copiapó as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Copiapó have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Magallanes - Copiapó 1-0 was the outcome when this pair of contenders previously played each other, also in this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Magallanes four wins, four draws and Copiapó two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

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Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 1 6 11
12 7 2 Won W 1 1 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
0 0 0 Lost L 0 3 3
27 13 3 Scored S 1 5 15
8 2 1 Conceded C 0 8 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 91%
77% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 73%
46% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 55%
23% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 27%
15% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 29% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 64%
54% 71% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 27%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 18%
 
3.5 3.4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.3 4.1
4.6 3.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 9 4.2 3.8
3.3 3.7 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 10 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 18 10.3 11.1
4.8 5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.3 3.7
44% 37% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 25% 37%
 
11.2 11.6 12 Shots against (avg) S A 11 8 7.8
3.5 2.7 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.5
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • Copiapó have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Primera B
  • Copiapó have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Magallanes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Magallanes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Copiapó have scored away.
  • Magallanes have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Magallanes have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most clean sheets (7) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most points (21) at home in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most points from losing position (10) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals (13) at home in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals (29) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the the best goal difference (+20) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Magallanes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Magallanes is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 14 13 1 0 29 9 7 7 0 0 13 2 7 6 1 0 16 7 20 40
2 Rangers 14 8 1 5 21 16 7 3 0 4 11 12 7 5 1 1 10 4 5 25
3 Union San Felipe 10 6 3 1 12 5 6 4 2 0 7 2 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 21
4 Cobreloa 11 6 3 2 17 11 5 4 1 0 11 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 21
5 Copiapó 12 5 4 3 16 12 6 4 2 0 11 4 6 1 2 3 5 8 4 19
6 Barnechea 13 4 5 4 21 19 6 2 3 1 12 7 7 2 2 3 9 12 2 17
7 Santiago Morning 12 4 5 3 17 16 6 2 3 1 7 6 6 2 2 2 10 10 1 17
8 Melipilla 13 4 4 5 13 14 7 3 2 2 8 7 6 1 2 3 5 7 -1 16
9 Puerto Montt 12 3 6 3 13 11 5 3 2 0 8 1 7 0 4 3 5 10 2 15
10 Deportes Iquique 13 3 6 4 13 17 7 3 3 1 9 7 6 0 3 3 4 10 -4 15
11 Deportes Temuco 13 3 5 5 13 18 6 3 2 1 8 7 7 0 3 4 5 11 -5 14
12 San Luis 13 2 6 5 12 18 7 1 4 2 5 7 6 1 2 3 7 11 -6 12
13 Fernández Vial 14 1 9 4 9 15 7 1 4 2 4 5 7 0 5 2 5 10 -6 12
14 Santiago Wanderers 12 2 5 5 11 17 5 1 1 3 6 10 7 1 4 2 5 7 -6 11
15 Recoleta 13 2 4 7 11 17 7 2 2 3 9 9 6 0 2 4 2 8 -6 10
16 Univ. Concepcion 13 1 6 6 10 16 7 0 4 3 6 11 6 1 2 3 4 5 -6 9
17 Deportes Santa Cruz 12 1 5 6 11 18 6 1 4 1 6 6 6 0 1 5 5 12 -7 8

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.