Evenly matched teams: Antofagasta vs Audax Italiano match preview

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sat 23.July
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán (21178 seats)

Antofagasta are impatient to add to their goals scored at their own stadium in this fixture against Audax Italiano.

Insights:
  • Antofagasta have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Primera Division

Audax Italiano play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this fixture occurs on grass. Relevant results for Audax Italiano when playing on grass are 11 wins, 15 draws and 16 defeats from 42 matches. They have managed to score 46 goals and conceded 60 times on these occasions.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Audax Italiano, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.

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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Antofagasta form and stats

Antofagasta's struggle is real here at Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán with only 8 points collected from 8 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-2.

It's back home for Antofagasta, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating La Serena away with the result 1-0. Torres found the net in that victory. A big relief, as that was the first league win after failing to win six fixtures in a row. Manager Torrente felt very clever after Torres scored the winning goal against La Serena, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.

Before that, Antofagasta drew at home versus Universidad Chile.

This is expected to be a close game, with Antofagasta perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Antofagasta as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Antofagasta has won 7 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.

Low on goals? In this team's last 13 league matches, 11 have had two goals or less.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Antofagasta here at Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Antofagasta have conceded only 7 goals. Antofagasta has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Audax Italiano form and stats

Audax Italiano have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 2-3-4 (9 played).

Home advantage was not enough for Audax Italiano in their previous game as they lost hosting Colo-Colo, 1-2. Late heartbreak for Italiano in the Colo-Colo match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Huachipato.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Audax Italiano playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Audax Italiano wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Both teams to score? This side's fresh fixtures suggest that, having played 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.

Audax Italiano are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Italiano rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the teams played each other previously this campaign; Audax Italiano - Antofagasta 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Antofagasta three wins, five draws and Audax Italiano two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

AntofagastaG. Torres Tejada
G. Torres Tejada
4 goals
Audax ItalianoF. Cornejo
F. Cornejo
4 goals
AntofagastaJ. Flores Abrigo
J. Flores Abrigo
2 goals

Antofagasta missing players

Audax Italiano missing players

Antofagasta Audax Italiano
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 2 9 18
3 1 0 Won W 0 2 5
6 5 3 Drew D 0 3 5
9 2 0 Lost L 2 4 8
15 6 3 Scored S 2 10 22
21 7 3 Conceded C 4 14 27
89% 75% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
56% 38% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 78%
33% 25% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 56%
17% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 28%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 22% 17%
39% 38% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 67%
28% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 17%
44% 50% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 22%
 
4.3 5 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.7 4.7
4.4 5 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.7 4.7
2.8 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.9 2.9
7 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.7 12.2 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 15.5 10.8 11.4
3.2 4 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 4.4
26% 19% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 28% 28%
 
12.3 13.1 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 9.4 9.9
4.4 4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4 4
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Antofagasta have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primera Division
  • Antofagasta have the fewest points (8) at home in Primera Division
  • Antofagasta have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Primera Division
  • Antofagasta have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Primera Division
  • Antofagasta have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Primera Division

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Colo-Colo 18 10 6 2 35 12 8 6 2 0 20 3 10 4 4 2 15 9 23 36
2 Ñublense 18 9 6 3 28 16 8 5 2 1 17 8 10 4 4 2 11 8 12 33
3 Curico Unido 18 9 5 4 34 17 10 7 1 2 23 6 8 2 4 2 11 11 17 32
4 Cobresal 18 9 3 6 26 20 10 6 2 2 16 9 8 3 1 4 10 11 6 30
5 Union Espanola 17 8 5 4 23 18 8 4 4 0 11 6 9 4 1 4 12 12 5 29
6 Palestino 18 7 8 3 22 19 9 6 2 1 15 10 9 1 6 2 7 9 3 29
7 Everton 18 5 10 3 18 15 9 3 5 1 8 5 9 2 5 2 10 10 3 25
8 Huachipato 18 7 4 7 20 24 9 5 1 3 13 12 9 2 3 4 7 12 -4 25
9 O'Higgins 18 6 6 6 18 21 9 4 4 1 15 10 9 2 2 5 3 11 -3 24
10 Universidad Catolica 17 7 1 9 23 27 9 6 1 2 12 6 8 1 0 7 11 21 -4 22
11 Universidad Chile 18 6 3 9 22 25 9 5 2 2 12 7 9 1 1 7 10 18 -3 21
12 Audax Italiano 18 5 5 8 22 27 9 3 2 4 12 13 9 2 3 4 10 14 -5 20
13 La Serena 18 4 5 9 20 32 10 2 3 5 11 16 8 2 2 4 9 16 -12 17
14 Antofagasta 18 3 6 9 15 21 8 1 5 2 6 7 10 2 1 7 9 14 -6 15
15 Union La Calera 18 2 9 7 13 26 9 2 5 2 8 10 9 0 4 5 5 16 -13 15
16 Coquimbo Unido 18 3 4 11 20 39 9 3 2 4 15 17 9 0 2 7 5 22 -19 13

Read more about Primera Division

The Chilean Primera División is the top level league of the football pyramid in Chile. It is also known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital, a sponsorship name. The league has 16 teams playing a season from February to December, split into Apertura (“opening”) and Clausura (“closing”) tournaments.