Football match preview: Audax Italiano vs Colo-Colo

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Thu 28.October
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Teniente (14450 seats)

Tense top table potboiler in Primera Division as Colo-Colo have come the 0 miles needed to meet Audax Italiano at their Estadio El Teniente.

Insights:
  • Audax Italiano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colo-Colo have the the best goal difference (+23) in Primera Division

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Italiano and Colo-Colo.

This football pitch has artifical turf, which is not Colo-Colo's everyday surface at their own football stadium. When playing on artifical turf Colo-Colo have performed like this: Played three matches yielding 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats with the goal data 5-6 (scored/conceded).

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

Audax Italiano are battling for top spots and have everything to play for.

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Audax Italiano form and stats

Overall Primera Division statistics at home this season for Audax Italiano are 7-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). Italiano are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio El Teniente, having lost their two previous games here.

Stress levels are on the rise for Audax Italiano's attacking players as they have now played 251 minutes without scoring in a league game. L. Palacios was their last goal scorer.

Italiano drew their last game, 0-0 away at Huachipato (placed 16th).

Preceding that match was the home game against Nublense that was lost 0-3.

Italiano has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Audax Italiano have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Colo-Colo form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Primera Division. Colo-Colo are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.

Colo-Colo are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Primera Division against Universidad Catolica (placed 2nd). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Quinteros Desábato when J. Parraguez scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute. The end of the last match, against Universidad Catolica, was very satisfying as J. Parraguez scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus La Serena at their stadium, the result 4-1.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Colo-Colo are regular goalscorers on their travels. Colo-Colo have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other already this season, with the final score Colo-Colo - Audax Italiano 1-1 written in the official records. Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Italiano won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Colo-Colo have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Colo-ColoI. Morales Bravo
I. Morales Bravo
11 goals
Colo-ColoL. Gil
L. Gil
8 goals
Audax ItalianoJ. Montecinos Naranjo
J. Montecinos Naranjo
7 goals

Audax Italiano missing players

Colo-Colo missing players

Audax Italiano Colo-Colo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
12 7 2 Won W 1 10 17
9 2 0 Drew D 2 2 4
6 4 1 Lost L 0 1 5
32 17 5 Scored S 2 29 45
27 16 3 Conceded C 1 14 22
89% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 92% 92%
63% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 85% 77%
33% 46% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 62% 42%
19% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 46% 23%
11% 23% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 31% 15%
44% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 62% 46%
44% 46% 67% Clean Sheets C S 67% 38% 46%
22% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 8% 15%
 
4.8 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.8 5.8
4 3.8 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2.9 2.3
2 2.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.4 10.8 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 14.7 13.5 13.5
3.6 4.1 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 5.2 4.9
33% 32% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 43% 35%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Audax Italiano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colo-Colo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Colo-Colo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most points (32) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most scored goals (29) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the the best goal difference (+23) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Colo-Colo have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Colo-Colo 26 17 4 5 45 22 13 7 2 4 16 8 13 10 2 1 29 14 23 55
2 Universidad Catolica 26 16 2 8 50 33 13 11 2 0 32 12 13 5 0 8 18 21 17 50
3 Audax Italiano 27 12 9 6 32 27 13 7 2 4 17 16 14 5 7 2 15 11 5 45
4 Union La Calera 25 13 5 7 31 27 13 7 2 4 14 13 12 6 3 3 17 14 4 44
5 Union Espanola 26 13 3 10 42 37 13 8 2 3 25 19 13 5 1 7 17 18 5 42
6 Everton 26 10 8 8 23 22 13 6 4 3 12 10 13 4 4 5 11 12 1 38
7 Cobresal 26 10 5 11 33 30 13 7 2 4 22 13 13 3 3 7 11 17 3 35
8 Antofagasta 25 9 8 8 30 31 13 7 1 5 17 16 12 2 7 3 13 15 -1 35
9 Nublense 27 8 10 9 36 32 14 5 5 4 20 13 13 3 5 5 16 19 4 34
10 Universidad Chile 26 9 7 10 30 31 13 4 4 5 13 15 13 5 3 5 17 16 -1 34
11 Palestino 25 9 5 11 36 37 12 5 3 4 19 16 13 4 2 7 17 21 -1 32
12 La Serena 26 8 8 10 33 34 13 6 3 4 19 16 13 2 5 6 14 18 -1 32
13 O'Higgins 26 7 8 11 24 35 13 5 4 4 14 15 13 2 4 7 10 20 -11 29
14 Melipilla 27 7 8 12 32 44 14 3 7 4 20 20 13 4 1 8 12 24 -12 29
15 Curico Unido 25 6 9 10 29 33 12 4 5 3 17 15 13 2 4 7 12 18 -4 27
16 Huachipato 26 4 12 10 26 36 13 2 7 4 10 14 13 2 5 6 16 22 -10 24
17 Santiago Wanderers 25 5 3 17 21 42 12 3 2 7 12 23 13 2 1 10 9 19 -21 18

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.