Primera Division match tips and preview for the Audax Italiano vs Palestino encounter

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Fri 07.Jul
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida (12000 seats)

Audax Italiano have won 19 points playing as the home side. Palestino have brought back 19 points using the away locker rooms. Should we expect a home win?

Insights:
  • Audax Italiano have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Primera Division
  • Palestino have the most conceded goals (27) in Primera Division

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

Audax Italiano have less rest than Palestino in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Chilean Cup game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus O'Higgins, was also a home game here at Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida. The away team is better rested.

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Audax Italiano form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, Audax Italiano have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Italiano after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Audax Italiano's previous game was also a home event, the defeat 0-2 against O'Higgins (in Chilean Cup).

In the game before, 1-1 away to Newell's Old Boys (Copa Sudamericana). This is expected to be a close game, with Audax Italiano perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Audax Italiano as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Italiano has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 4.

Some stats: A review of the 13 most recent league matches highlights that 10 of them had goals from both teams.

Audax Italiano are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games.

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Palestino form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Palestino have produced an overall stat of 2-2-3 so far.

This match can not go any worse than the last one, a Copa Sudamericana home defeat versus Fortaleza with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Before that one, the win at home against Santiago Morning in the Chilean Cup (5-4). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Palestino in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Palestino, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures.

Palestino are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league).

Head 2 Head

The most recent past match involving both these sides is the Palestino - Italiano 1-1 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Audax Italiano wins - draws - Palestino wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Audax ItalianoG. Ríos
G. Ríos
6 goals
Audax ItalianoG. Sosa
G. Sosa
6 goals
PalestinoM. Dávila Carvajal
M. Dávila Carvajal
5 goals

Audax Italiano missing players

Palestino missing players

Audax Italiano Palestino
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 3 7 15
5 3 1 Won W 0 2 5
4 2 0 Drew D 1 2 4
6 2 0 Lost L 2 3 6
22 10 3 Scored S 3 10 21
21 7 0 Conceded C 7 14 27
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 87%
67% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 53%
27% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 57% 40%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 20%
73% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 73%
27% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 13%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 14% 13%
 
4.8 5.7 11 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.7 4.7
6.3 5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 2.9 3.3
3.2 3.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.3 2.2
7 6 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
13.7 16.3 15 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 14.1 13.7
4.7 5.9 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.9 4.6
31% 24% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 30%
 
13.9 12.7 16 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13.3 12.9
3.9 3.1 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 4.9 4.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Audax Italiano have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Audax Italiano have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Primera Division
  • Audax Italiano haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Palestino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Palestino have the most conceded goals (27) in Primera Division
  • Palestino have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Palestino 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 Huachipato 15 9 2 4 24 14 7 4 1 2 11 6 8 5 1 2 13 8 10 29
2 Cobresal 15 8 4 3 27 14 8 6 2 0 14 5 7 2 2 3 13 9 13 28
3 Universidad Chile 15 7 5 3 18 13 7 3 3 1 8 5 8 4 2 2 10 8 5 26
4 Coquimbo Unido 15 8 1 6 20 19 7 4 1 2 10 9 8 4 0 4 10 10 1 25
5 Universidad Catolica 15 6 5 4 28 21 8 2 4 2 15 12 7 4 1 2 13 9 7 23
6 Colo-Colo 15 6 5 4 20 18 8 4 2 2 11 7 7 2 3 2 9 11 2 23
7 Everton 15 6 4 5 23 23 8 5 1 2 13 9 7 1 3 3 10 14 0 22
8 Union Espanola 15 5 6 4 18 13 8 4 2 2 13 7 7 1 4 2 5 6 5 21
9 O'Higgins 15 5 5 5 18 16 7 1 3 3 9 9 8 4 2 2 9 7 2 20
10 Audax Italiano 15 5 4 6 22 21 7 3 2 2 10 7 8 2 2 4 12 14 1 19
11 Palestino 15 5 4 6 21 27 8 3 2 3 11 13 7 2 2 3 10 14 -6 19
12 Nublense 15 5 3 7 17 23 8 3 1 4 12 16 7 2 2 3 5 7 -6 18
13 Union La Calera 15 3 8 4 18 20 7 2 3 2 8 8 8 1 5 2 10 12 -2 17
14 Curico Unido 15 5 1 9 18 26 8 2 0 6 8 14 7 3 1 3 10 12 -8 16
15 Copiapo 15 3 4 8 13 26 7 1 3 3 8 15 8 2 1 5 5 11 -13 13
16 Magallanes 15 2 3 10 14 25 7 1 2 4 6 10 8 1 1 6 8 15 -11 9

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.