Evenly matched teams: Magallanes vs Deportes Santa Cruz match preview

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Competition: Chile Primera B
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal (3500 seats)

Both participants are capable of winning this one, Deportes Santa Cruz having a 2 point advantage on Magallanes in the tables. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Primera B
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have the most clean sheets (12) in Primera B

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Primera B.

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Magallanes form and stats

Magallanes have collected 19 points from their Primera B home games so far after 5-4-4.

The Magallanes goalkeeper Matias Gaston Rodriguez Olivera is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera B.

A good away victory last time out for Magallanes, who won 1-0 against Fernandez Vial (placed 11th).

Ahead of that match, Magallanes won a home game hosting Univ. Concepcion (3-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Magallanes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn five and lost five.

Magallanes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. Magallanes's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Deportes Santa Cruz form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Primera B, on their Primera B travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

The Deportes goalkeeper Rodrigo Alejandro Paillaqueo Munoz is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 220 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Deportes go into this game after a win, the home game against Rangers that ended 1-0.

A 0-0 draw at San Luis's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Deportes Santa Cruz playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Deportes wins, two draws and three defeats.

Deportes have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Deportes have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Magallanes and Deportes Santa Cruz have played each other before this season: Deportes Santa Cruz - Magallanes 2-0. Magallanes-Deportes Santa Cruz H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Magallanes two wins, Deportes Santa Cruz two wins, one draw. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MagallanesM. Orellana Arcos
M. Orellana Arcos
8 goals
MagallanesY. Zapata
Y. Zapata
8 goals
Deportes Santa CruzH. Becica
H. Becica
6 goals

Magallanes missing players

Deportes Santa Cruz missing players

Magallanes Deportes Santa Cruz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
9 5 2 Won W 2 5 11
10 4 1 Drew D 0 4 6
7 4 1 Lost L 2 4 9
32 19 6 Scored S 6 13 30
30 15 1 Conceded C 9 15 34
96% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 77% 88%
81% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 46% 58%
50% 69% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 38% 38%
12% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 31%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 12%
58% 46% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 38% 42%
23% 31% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 46% 46%
23% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 23%
 
5 5.4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.2 5.2
4.5 4.2 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.7 5.2
2.3 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.4
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 7
 
10.5 11.3 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.2 9.4
4.6 4.9 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.4 3.6
27% 30% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 30% 32%
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have the most clean sheets (12) in Primera B
  • Deportes Santa Cruz have the most clean sheets (6) away in Primera B
  • Magallanes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Magallanes have the most scored goals in the second half (26) 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 Coquimbo Unido 26 11 12 3 33 20 14 6 7 1 14 8 12 5 5 2 19 12 13 45
2 Copiapo 26 11 9 6 39 33 13 5 7 1 22 12 13 6 2 5 17 21 6 42
3 Santiago Morning 24 10 9 5 36 27 12 4 5 3 17 12 12 6 4 2 19 15 9 39
4 Deportes Santa Cruz 26 11 6 9 30 34 13 6 2 5 17 19 13 5 4 4 13 15 -4 39
5 Puerto Montt 25 9 11 5 26 25 13 6 5 2 17 13 12 3 6 3 9 12 1 38
6 Deportes Temuco 26 9 10 7 35 27 13 5 6 2 20 12 13 4 4 5 15 15 8 37
7 Magallanes 26 9 10 7 32 30 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 4 6 3 13 15 2 37
8 San Marcos 25 10 5 10 32 31 12 5 2 5 17 14 13 5 3 5 15 17 1 35
9 Deportes Iquique 26 9 6 11 44 42 13 6 3 4 27 18 13 3 3 7 17 24 2 33
10 Rangers 26 9 6 11 30 34 13 6 2 5 16 12 13 3 4 6 14 22 -4 33
11 Fernandez Vial 23 8 6 9 33 29 10 3 4 3 14 12 13 5 2 6 19 17 4 30
12 Univ. Concepcion 26 6 11 9 30 34 13 4 6 3 17 13 13 2 5 6 13 21 -4 29
13 Union San Felipe 25 8 5 12 26 34 13 4 4 5 14 16 12 4 1 7 12 18 -8 29
14 San Luis 25 6 10 9 21 27 12 3 4 5 10 12 13 3 6 4 11 15 -6 28
15 Cobreloa 25 6 8 11 24 33 13 6 2 5 19 19 12 0 6 6 5 14 -9 26
16 Barnechea 26 5 8 13 26 37 13 2 3 8 11 19 13 3 5 5 15 18 -11 23
16 Lautaro de Buin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.