Primera B match prediction: Little separates Rangers and Unión San Felipe in quality

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Competition: Chile Primera B
Competition: Mon 18.July
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Fiscal de Talca (8200 seats)

Rangers and Unión San Felipe are both doing (very) nicely in the Primera B with their 4th and 3rd spots respectively. Let's hope for a wonderful game!

Insights:
  • Rangers have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Primera B
  • Unión San Felipe have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Primera B

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Rangers form and stats

The story so far in the Primera B for Rangers at their home stadium (Estadio Fiscal de Talca) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Happy days for Rangers in their previous game, a fixture away at Melipilla (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Finally, a league win after three games without.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Fernandez Vial (1-3).

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 Rangers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 4 and lost 5.

The Rangers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Rangers have conceded 17 from these games.

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Unión San Felipe form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Unión San Felipe, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Primera B, playing as the away team in the Primera B this season.

Briceño and Pineda (2) scored in Felipe's previous match, the home game against Copiapo that ended 3-1.

Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Recoleta.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Unión San Felipe playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 6 Unión San Felipe wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Unión San Felipe are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league).

Head 2 Head

The newest reported history between these participants is the Unión San Felipe - Rangers 1-0 played previously this season. Data for the former ten meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Rangers, two draws and seven wins for Unión San Felipe. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

RangersA. Ábalos
A. Ábalos
8 goals
Unión San FelipeJ. Castro Gutiérrez
J. Castro Gutiérrez
8 goals
RangersL. Altamirano
L. Altamirano
6 goals

Rangers missing players

Unión San Felipe missing players

Rangers Unión San Felipe
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
9 3 0 Won W 1 4 10
3 1 1 Drew D 0 3 6
6 5 1 Lost L 1 2 2
26 14 3 Scored S 1 12 24
22 17 4 Conceded C 1 9 12
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
67% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 56% 56%
56% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 28%
33% 56% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 17%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
61% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 56% 44%
28% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 50%
17% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 11% 17%
 
5.3 5.9 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.2 3.5
5.1 4.1 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.1 5.1
3 2.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.4 3.4
4 4 2 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.9 11.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 11 7.4 8.4
3.8 4.3 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.6
38% 36% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 39% 38%
 
11.7 9.4 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6 8.3 8.3
4.3 3.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.1 3.2
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rangers have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Primera B
  • Rangers have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Primera B
  • Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Unión San Felipe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Unión San Felipe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Unión San Felipe have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Primera B
  • Unión San Felipe have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Unión San Felipe haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 19 15 3 1 36 13 10 9 1 0 18 3 9 6 2 1 18 10 23 48
2 Cobreloa 18 11 4 3 23 13 9 8 1 0 16 5 9 3 3 3 7 8 10 37
3 Unión 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 19 6 8 5 28 24 9 4 4 1 17 9 10 2 4 4 11 15 4 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 Melipilla 18 5 6 7 17 21 9 4 2 3 10 9 9 1 4 4 7 12 -4 21
9 Deportes Iquique 18 5 6 7 20 25 9 5 3 1 14 8 9 0 3 6 6 17 -5 21
10 Deportes Temuco 18 5 6 7 19 27 10 5 3 2 14 14 8 0 3 5 5 13 -8 21
11 Santiago Morning 19 4 8 7 22 28 10 2 5 3 10 11 9 2 3 4 12 17 -6 20
12 Deportes Santa Cruz 19 4 7 8 17 21 9 4 4 1 11 6 10 0 3 7 6 15 -4 19
13 San Luis 19 4 7 8 16 27 10 2 5 3 6 9 9 2 2 5 10 18 -11 19
14 Santiago Wanderers 18 4 6 8 16 23 8 2 2 4 8 11 10 2 4 4 8 12 -7 18
15 Univ. Concepción 18 3 8 7 18 19 9 1 5 3 12 13 9 2 3 4 6 6 -1 17
16 Fernandez Vial 18 2 11 5 13 18 9 1 6 2 5 6 9 1 5 3 8 12 -5 17
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.