Football tips: Antofagasta vs Curico Unido - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán (21178 seats)

Another interesting game in the Primera Division. Antofagasta is in the 5th position after playing six matches. They welcome Curico Unido who are placed 4th after five games.

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.

These teams have little in common geographically as Curicó Unido have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Antofagasta form and stats

Antofagasta have collected 4 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 1-1-1.

Antofagasta manager J. Azconzábal and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Palestino (placed 9th) in the Primera Division. Before that, Antofagasta drew at home versus Univ. Concepcion.

A disappointing finish for Antofagasta in their match versus Palestino as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Antofagasta have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won nine times, drawn five and lost two.

Antofagasta have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán with 5 goals in 3 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Antofagasta defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Curicó Unido form and stats

Things could have gone better for Curicó Unido in their Primera Division away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right. The fact that Curicó Unido have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

204 minutes! That's how long the Curicó Unido goalkeeper Paulo Andres Garces Contreras and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Curicó Unido go into this game after a win, the home game against Huachipato that ended 1-0. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Colo-Colo.

We have checked recent matches where Curicó Unido have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were one victory, seven draws and four defeats.

It's early days yet, but Curicó Unido has scored 3 and conceded 6 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Antofagasta, one draw and four wins for Curicó Unido. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Antofagasta
E. Bello Gil
4 goals
Curicó Unido
D. Vera Méndez
3 goals
Antofagasta
T. Figueroa
2 goals

Antofagasta missing players

Curicó Unido missing players

Antofagasta Curicó Unido
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 2 6
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 5
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 1 Lost L 1 1 1
12 5 2 Scored S 1 3 7
7 5 3 Conceded C 5 6 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 33%
67% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 33%
50% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 17%
17% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 17%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.7 5.7 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2 4
5.5 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.5 4.5
2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
89 52 16 Total Shots T S 11 18 65
35 19 7 Shots on Target S O 7 12 31
34% 26% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 25% 23%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Antofagasta's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Curicó Unido's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Antofagasta has the most scored goals in the first half (8)
  • Antofagasta have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Antofagasta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Curicó Unido has the most clean sheets (4)
  • Curicó Unido have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Curicó Unido have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Curicó Unido have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Curicó Unido haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 6 5 1 0 15 6 2 2 0 0 6 3 4 3 1 0 9 3 9 16
2 Curicó Unido 6 5 0 1 7 6 4 4 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 6 1 15
3 Universidad Chile 7 4 2 1 15 7 4 2 2 0 9 2 3 2 0 1 6 5 8 14
4 Unión La Calera 6 4 1 1 7 6 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 13
5 Antofagasta 6 3 2 1 12 7 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 11
6 Audax Italiano 5 3 1 1 11 7 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 4 10
7 Union Espanola 6 3 1 2 10 7 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 10
8 Everton 7 2 3 2 6 7 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 0 3 1 3 5 -1 9
9 Palestino 6 2 3 1 5 6 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 4 -1 9
10 Cobresal 7 2 3 2 9 11 3 1 2 0 4 3 4 1 1 2 5 8 -2 9
11 Huachipato 5 2 1 2 4 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
12 Coquimbo Unido 4 1 1 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 -1 4
13 Colo-Colo 6 1 1 4 7 9 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 0 0 3 2 5 -2 4
14 O'Higgins 6 1 1 4 8 12 4 1 0 3 6 9 2 0 1 1 2 3 -4 4
15 Univ. Concepcion 7 0 4 3 8 12 3 0 1 2 3 6 4 0 3 1 5 6 -4 4
16 Santiago Wanderers 6 1 1 4 7 13 3 0 1 2 4 8 3 1 0 2 3 5 -6 4
17 La Serena 6 1 0 5 6 8 3 1 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 3 2 5 -2 3
18 Deportes Iquique 6 0 2 4 6 14 2 0 1 1 2 6 4 0 1 3 4 8 -8 2

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.