Antofagasta - O'Higgins: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán (21178 seats)

A short glance at the Primera Division standings suggest an advantage to O'Higgins when they arrive at Antofagasta. Nevertheless; let's play before we hand out the points!

Insights:
  • Antofagasta is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Primera Division

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for O'Higgins, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.

Antofagasta have less rest than O'Higgins in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa Sudamericana game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Atlético GO, was also a home game here at Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán. The away team is better rested.

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Antofagasta form and stats

0 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Antofagasta have to build on here at Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán in the Primera Division. Two draws in a row at home now for Antofagasta.

Stress levels are on the rise for Antofagasta's attacking players as they have now played 197 minutes without scoring in a league game. Torres was their last goal scorer.

Antofagasta's previous match was a Copa Sudamericana game also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Atlético GO. The home side are looking to continue in that form.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Primera Division home game that ended 0-0 versus Huachipato.

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 twelve games. Antofagasta has won six of these, drawn three and lost three.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Antofagasta, as the Copa Sudamericana home game vs LDU Quito is only four days away.

Antofagasta have scored 2 goals here in 5 league matches, a depressing statistic. From these home matches, Antofagasta have conceded only 4 goals.

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O'Higgins form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, O'Higgins have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.

199 minutes! That's how long the O'Higgins goalkeeper Alexis Martin Arias and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

O'Higgins won their last game, 1-0 versus Nublense played at home.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Union La Calera that ended 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with O'Higgins playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four O'Higgins wins, one draw and five defeats.

Goals are few and far between in O'Higgins's away league games. Only 1 goal from 4 travels. O'Higgins struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Antofagasta won eight games, two matches ended with a draw and O'Higgins got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five The matches between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

O'HigginsF. Castro Souto
F. Castro Souto
3 goals
AntofagastaG. Tello Mery
G. Tello Mery
2 goals
AntofagastaG. Torres Tejada
G. Torres Tejada
2 goals

Antofagasta missing players

O'Higgins missing players

Antofagasta O'Higgins
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 2 4 10
1 0 0 Won W 1 1 5
4 3 0 Drew D 1 1 3
5 2 1 Lost L 0 2 2
9 2 0 Scored S 1 1 12
12 4 1 Conceded C 0 6 11
80% 60% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 75% 90%
60% 20% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 60%
40% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 50%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 20%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 10%
40% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 40%
30% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 40%
50% 80% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 75% 30%
 
4.6 5.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.5 3.8
3.9 5.4 10 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.5 5.4
2.6 2.2 6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 3.3
6 2 2 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.9 11.6 6 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.5 9.2
3.1 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4 4.2
29% 13% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 6% 29%
 
12.8 13.6 24 Shots against (avg) S A 16 13.2 11.6
4.4 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.5 3.7
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Antofagasta have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Primera Division
  • Antofagasta have yet to win a game at home.
  • Antofagasta is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • O'Higgins have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals (1) away 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 11 6 3 2 22 8 5 4 1 0 13 3 6 2 2 2 9 5 14 21
2 Union Espanola 11 6 3 2 13 10 6 3 3 0 8 5 5 3 0 2 5 5 3 21
3 Curico Unido 11 5 4 2 19 7 5 3 1 1 11 1 6 2 3 1 8 6 12 19
4 Nublense 11 5 4 2 14 10 5 3 2 0 9 5 6 2 2 2 5 5 4 19
5 O'Higgins 10 5 3 2 12 11 6 4 2 0 11 5 4 1 1 2 1 6 1 18
6 Cobresal 11 5 2 4 17 14 5 2 1 2 8 7 6 3 1 2 9 7 3 17
7 Huachipato 11 5 2 4 9 11 5 4 0 1 7 4 6 1 2 3 2 7 -2 17
8 Everton 11 3 5 3 10 9 5 1 3 1 3 2 6 2 2 2 7 7 1 14
9 Universidad Católica 11 4 1 6 13 17 6 3 1 2 6 6 5 1 0 4 7 11 -4 13
10 Palestino 11 2 7 2 9 14 5 2 2 1 5 8 6 0 5 1 4 6 -5 13
11 Coquimbo Unido 11 3 3 5 15 18 6 3 1 2 11 10 5 0 2 3 4 8 -3 12
12 Universidad Chile 10 3 2 5 13 15 5 2 2 1 5 3 5 1 0 4 8 12 -2 11
13 Audax Italiano 10 2 4 4 10 13 5 1 1 3 5 8 5 1 3 1 5 5 -3 10
14 La Serena 11 2 3 6 15 23 6 0 2 4 7 13 5 2 1 2 8 10 -8 9
15 Union La Calera 11 1 6 4 6 14 6 1 3 2 4 7 5 0 3 2 2 7 -8 9
16 Antofagasta 10 1 4 5 9 12 5 0 3 2 2 4 5 1 1 3 7 8 -3 7

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.