Evenly matched teams: Antofagasta vs Colo-Colo match preview

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sun 03.January
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán (21178 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Antofagasta leading Colo-Colo by 18 points.

Insights:
  • Antofagasta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Antofagasta and Colo-Colo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Antofagasta form and stats

Antofagasta have collected 24 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 6-6-1. The Antofagasta fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán and will expect new points from this game. Antofagasta has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

Antofagasta drew their last game, 1-1 away at Union Espanola (placed 3rd). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Coquimbo Unido.

There will be little rest for Antofagasta after this match as they are travelling to Curico Unido for a Primera Division game in only four days.

A decent goal production from Antofagasta in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. On the other hand, Antofagasta have conceded 13 goals.

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Colo-Colo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Colo-Colo so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-4 (win-draw-lose).

Colo-Colo has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Universidad Católica for a Primera Division game that ended a draw (0-0). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Union Espanola at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Colo-Colo have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Colo-Colo have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Colo-Colo - Antofagasta 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Antofagasta, three draws and five wins for Colo-Colo. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

AntofagastaE. Bello Gil
E. Bello Gil
7 goals
Colo-ColoL. Valencia Rossel
L. Valencia Rossel
6 goals
AntofagastaA. Souper De La Cruz
A. Souper De La Cruz
5 goals

Antofagasta missing players

Colo-Colo missing players

Antofagasta Colo-Colo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 5 12 24
10 6 1 Won W 1 2 5
10 6 2 Drew D 3 6 7
6 1 0 Lost L 1 4 12
34 20 5 Scored S 3 13 25
29 13 4 Conceded C 3 16 36
88% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 83% 92%
69% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 75% 71%
42% 46% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 58% 46%
23% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
54% 77% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 75% 50%
35% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 17% 21%
23% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 25% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.3
5 3 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.1 12.8 18 Shots (avg) S ( 7 10.1 11.2
3.7 3.8 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.6 4
36% 40% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 30% 26%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Antofagasta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Universidad Católica 23 14 6 3 51 24 11 8 2 1 27 10 12 6 4 2 24 14 27 48
2 Union La Calera 23 14 3 6 40 25 12 8 3 1 22 9 11 6 0 5 18 16 15 45
3 Union Espanola 25 13 6 6 43 33 14 7 4 3 25 20 11 6 2 3 18 13 10 45
4 Antofagasta 26 10 10 6 34 29 13 6 6 1 20 13 13 4 4 5 14 16 5 40
5 Curico Unido 24 11 4 9 28 33 12 8 1 3 17 12 12 3 3 6 11 21 -5 37
6 Universidad Chile 25 9 9 7 37 28 11 5 6 0 22 8 14 4 3 7 15 20 9 36
7 Palestino 25 10 5 10 30 31 13 7 3 3 20 15 12 3 2 7 10 16 -1 35
8 Huachipato 26 9 7 10 29 32 13 6 5 2 15 11 13 3 2 8 14 21 -3 34
9 Cobresal 25 9 6 10 31 30 12 6 3 3 18 10 13 3 3 7 13 20 1 33
10 Everton 26 7 11 8 30 31 13 4 6 3 16 12 13 3 5 5 14 19 -1 32
11 Santiago Wanderers 25 9 5 11 33 41 13 7 2 4 20 19 12 2 3 7 13 22 -8 32
12 O'Higgins 25 9 4 12 30 33 11 3 1 7 13 21 14 6 3 5 17 12 -3 31
13 La Serena 25 9 4 12 26 29 12 5 2 5 13 11 13 4 2 7 13 18 -3 31
14 Univ. Concepcion 26 7 10 9 30 37 13 4 3 6 15 19 13 3 7 3 15 18 -7 31
15 Audax Italiano 26 7 8 11 36 41 13 6 4 3 21 14 13 1 4 8 15 27 -5 29
16 Deportes Iquique 24 7 6 11 26 33 13 5 3 5 14 17 11 2 3 6 12 16 -7 27
17 Coquimbo Unido 25 7 5 13 23 36 13 4 3 6 12 19 12 3 2 7 11 17 -13 26
18 Colo-Colo 24 5 7 12 25 36 12 3 1 8 12 20 12 2 6 4 13 16 -11 22

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.