Primera B match prediction: Little separates Santiago Wanderers and La Serena in quality

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Competition: Chile Primera B
Competition: Sat 08.Jul
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander (23000 seats)

La Serena will not count on any pleasantries from hosting team Santiago Wanderers in this Primera B game. Here's our thorough match preview!

Insights:
  • Santiago Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Primera B
  • La Serena have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Primera B

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Santiago Wanderers form and stats

The complete Primera B statistics playing at home this season for Santiago Wanderers are 3-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, but a victory now would be sweet for Santiago Wanderers.

The regulars are hoping that Wanderers will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the Chilean Cup fixture against Universidad Catolica.

Before that match, a Primera B win away at Deportes Santa Cruz.

Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have seen zero, one or two goals.

The Santiago Wanderers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. Santiago Wanderers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.

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La Serena form and stats

4-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for La Serena, who have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Primera B, in their Primera B matches away.

It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Coquimbo Unido in their previous outing. The Chilean Cup battle ended 1-1.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Recoleta.

Serena are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. 9 goals have been conceded by La Serena in these games.

Head 2 Head

La Serena have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (2-3-0) versus Santiago Wanderers.

Santiago Wanderers and La Serena have faced off before this season: La Serena - Wanderers 3-1.

Top Goalscorers

La SerenaJ. Sánchez Sotelo
J. Sánchez Sotelo
9 goals
Santiago WanderersC. Muñoz Rojas
C. Muñoz Rojas
4 goals
La SerenaS. Mederos Pascal
S. Mederos Pascal
4 goals

Santiago Wanderers missing players

La Serena missing players

Santiago Wanderers La Serena
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 9 1 Played P 3 8 16
6 3 0 Won W 0 4 9
5 5 1 Drew D 1 1 4
5 1 0 Lost L 2 3 3
19 12 1 Scored S 2 13 26
18 8 1 Conceded C 5 9 15
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
81% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 69%
31% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 62% 50%
19% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 25%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
56% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 50%
25% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 44%
25% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 12% 12%
 
5.2 6.8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 5.1 5.9
5.2 4.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.2 4.9
2.9 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.3 4.5 3.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.3 13.7 17 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.9 12
4.2 5.1 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.2 5.3
28% 26% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 31% 31%
 
11.2 8.1 10 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 11.9 12.2
4.1 3.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.1 4.1
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • La Serena have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • La Serena have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Primera B
  • La Serena haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Santiago Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Primera B
  • Santiago Wanderers have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Primera B
  • Santiago Wanderers have won significantly more corners at home than 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 La Serena 16 9 4 3 26 15 8 5 3 0 13 6 8 4 1 3 13 9 11 31
2 San Luis 16 9 3 4 26 15 8 6 1 1 15 6 8 3 2 3 11 9 11 30
3 Deportes Iquique 16 7 6 3 28 20 7 4 2 1 14 9 9 3 4 2 14 11 8 27
4 Cobreloa 16 8 3 5 21 15 9 7 0 2 14 7 7 1 3 3 7 8 6 27
5 Antofagasta 16 8 2 6 31 19 7 5 0 2 17 5 9 3 2 4 14 14 12 26
6 Deportes Temuco 16 7 5 4 19 20 8 5 2 1 14 9 8 2 3 3 5 11 -1 26
7 Unión San Felipe 16 7 4 5 26 21 6 2 3 1 10 8 10 5 1 4 16 13 5 25
8 Santiago Wanderers 16 6 5 5 19 18 9 3 5 1 12 8 7 3 0 4 7 10 1 23
9 San Marcos 16 6 3 7 25 24 8 6 0 2 17 8 8 0 3 5 8 16 1 21
10 Barnechea 16 5 4 7 18 23 8 4 3 1 9 4 8 1 1 6 9 19 -5 19
11 Rangers 16 5 3 8 20 26 8 3 1 4 12 15 8 2 2 4 8 11 -6 18
12 Recoleta 16 4 6 6 14 20 8 3 3 2 9 8 8 1 3 4 5 12 -6 18
13 Deportes Santa Cruz 16 4 5 7 13 21 9 2 4 3 8 12 7 2 1 4 5 9 -8 17
14 Santiago Morning 16 4 4 8 16 22 7 4 0 3 11 10 9 0 4 5 5 12 -6 16
15 Puerto Montt 16 4 4 8 12 21 9 2 3 4 6 10 7 2 1 4 6 11 -9 16
16 Univ. Concepción 16 4 1 11 15 29 9 4 1 4 11 12 7 0 0 7 4 17 -14 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.