The league table in Primera Division tells a story about these teams so far, with Antofagasta leading La Serena by 7 points. Match preview to follow:
- Antofagasta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- La Serena have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Antofagasta saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Primera Division. That game was an away game at Curicó Unido, so at least Antofagasta are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as La Serena have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Antofagasta form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Antofagasta at their home stadium (Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Antofagasta's attacking players as they have now played 235 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Flores was their last goal scorer.
No payout for Antofagasta in their previous match, an away game at Curicó Unido that ended in defeat 0-2. Preceding that match was the home game against Colo-Colo that was lost 0-1.
Antofagasta are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Cobresal awaits in four days.
Antofagasta has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Antofagasta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
La Serena form and stats
Playing away, La Serena have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 7 defeats in the Primera Division this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Serena as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Serena played 1-1 against Everton in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to O'Higgins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Serena are hosting Unión La Calera in the Primera Division only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Serena have scored 14 goals in 14 league games away. Serena have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; La Serena - Antofagasta 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Antofagasta four wins, zero draws and La Serena two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Bello Gil 7 goals |   H. Suazo Pontivo 7 goals | A. Souper De La Cruz 5 goals |
Antofagasta missing players
La Serena missing players
| Antofagasta | La Serena | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 34 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 28 |
| 32 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | 31 |
| 89% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 68% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 70% |
| 39% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 41% |
| 21% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 50% | 71% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 44% |
| 32% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 30% |
| 29% | 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 36% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.4 | 13.1 | 17.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 38% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 6% | 25% | 25% |
- Antofagasta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- La Serena 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 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 31 | 55 |
| 2 | Unión La Calera | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Unión Española | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Antofagasta | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 40 |
| 5 | Curicó Unido | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -5 | 40 |
| 6 | Universidad Chile | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 39 |
| 7 | Palestino | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 39 |
| 8 | Huachipato | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 9 | Everton | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Santiago Wanderers | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -8 | 36 |
| 11 | O'Higgins | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Cobresal | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | La Serena | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 33 |
| 14 | Univ. Concepción | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -9 | 32 |
| 15 | Audax Italiano | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -5 | 30 |
| 16 | Deportes Iquique | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 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 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -13 | 25 |