Preview: Magallanes likely to triumph over Deportes Santa Cruz at Estadio Municipal

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Competition: Chile Primera B
Competition: Sat 16.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal (3500 seats)

Magallanes have performed better than Deportes Santa Cruz so far this season, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the information you need before kickoff:

Insights:
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals (36) in Primera B
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have the fewest points (2) away in Primera B

Both teams have had enough rest since their previous game. Let's agree to expect an animated fixture!

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Magallanes form and stats

Magallanes have been outstanding at home so far in the Primera B with 9 wins, 0 draws and only 0 losses.

A nice win for Magallanes last time playing, versus San Luis. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Gainza, Flores and Zapata scoring for the victors.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Puerto Montt (0-1).

Defensively Magallanes have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Deportes Santa Cruz form and stats

Deportes Santa Cruz have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Primera B, after 0-2-7 (9 played).

Deportes Santa Cruz had fun at their own home (Estadio Municipal) last time out, beating Santiago Morning 1-0. Becica scored.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Deportes Temuco that ended 1-1.

Few goals? 5 league matches in a row with this team have had two goals or less.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Deportes as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. As for defending, Deportes Santa Cruz rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Deportes Santa Cruz - Magallanes 1-2 was the end result in these sides' latest H2H match, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Magallanes three wins, two draws and Deportes Santa Cruz two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 4 red cards from the last seven duels.

Top Goalscorers

Deportes Santa CruzP. Muñoz Zúñiga
P. Muñoz Zúñiga
8 goals
MagallanesF. Flores Chandia
F. Flores Chandia
7 goals
MagallanesJ. Alfaro Gaete
J. Alfaro Gaete
6 goals

Magallanes missing players

Deportes Santa Cruz missing players

Magallanes Deportes Santa Cruz
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 9 18
15 9 2 Won W 0 0 4
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 6
1 0 0 Lost L 3 7 8
36 18 3 Scored S 2 6 17
13 3 0 Conceded C 5 15 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
78% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 67%
56% 56% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 39%
22% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 50%
44% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 28%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 28%
 
4.1 3.4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.8 4.7
4.1 3.3 1 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.6 5.4
3.1 3.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 2.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.3 9.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 10.3 12.2
4.4 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 4.3 4.8
45% 43% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 15% 20%
 
10.6 10.1 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12 13 11.4
3.6 2.6 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 5.1 4.2
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have the fewest points (2) away in Primera B
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have yet to win a game away.
  • Deportes Santa Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Magallanes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Magallanes have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Magallanes have scored more than double the goals of Deportes Santa Cruz.
  • Magallanes have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most points (27) at home in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most points from losing position (14) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals (18) at home in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals (36) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Primera B
  • Magallanes have the the best goal difference (+23) in Primera B
  • Magallanes have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Magallanes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 18 15 2 1 36 13 9 9 0 0 18 3 9 6 2 1 18 10 23 47
2 Cobreloa 18 11 4 3 23 13 9 8 1 0 16 5 9 3 3 3 7 8 10 37
3 Union San Felipe 18 10 6 2 24 12 9 6 3 0 12 3 9 4 3 2 12 9 12 36
4 Rangers 18 9 3 6 26 22 9 3 1 5 14 17 9 6 2 1 12 5 4 30
5 Barnechea 18 6 8 4 28 23 9 4 4 1 17 9 9 2 4 3 11 14 5 26
6 Copiapo 17 7 4 6 26 18 8 5 2 1 16 5 9 2 2 5 10 13 8 25
7 Puerto Montt 18 5 8 5 18 20 9 5 4 0 12 3 9 0 4 5 6 17 -2 23
8 Deportes Iquique 17 5 6 6 18 22 9 5 3 1 14 8 8 0 3 5 4 14 -4 21
9 Melipilla 18 5 6 7 17 21 9 4 2 3 10 9 9 1 4 4 7 12 -4 21
10 Santiago Morning 18 4 8 6 21 26 9 2 5 2 9 9 9 2 3 4 12 17 -5 20
11 Deportes Santa Cruz 18 4 6 8 17 21 9 4 4 1 11 6 9 0 2 7 6 15 -4 18
12 Deportes Temuco 17 4 6 7 16 25 9 4 3 2 11 12 8 0 3 5 5 13 -9 18
13 Univ. Concepcion 18 3 8 7 18 19 9 1 5 3 12 13 9 2 3 4 6 6 -1 17
14 Fernandez Vial 18 2 11 5 13 18 9 1 6 2 5 6 9 1 5 3 8 12 -5 17
15 San Luis 18 3 7 8 15 27 9 1 5 3 5 9 9 2 2 5 10 18 -12 16
16 Santiago Wanderers 17 3 6 8 14 22 8 2 2 4 8 11 9 1 4 4 6 11 -8 15
17 Recoleta 18 2 7 9 17 25 9 2 3 4 14 15 9 0 4 5 3 10 -8 13

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.