Primera Division preview: Can Cobresal edge out victory against O'Higgins?

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Wed 10.May
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Cobre (18000 seats)

The bragging rights belong to Cobresal so far, with their 3rd spot in the Primera Division table and welcoming O'Higgins (who are in 9th).

Insights:
  • Cobresal have the most scored goals (24) in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Cobresal form and stats

Cobresal have been outstanding at home so far in the Primera Division with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Cobresal, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Cobresal lost their last game at Audax Italiano (placed 13th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after collecting points through three league fixtures.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Curicó Unido.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cobresal handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

Take note: 9 of the latest 12 league games from this football club have had at least one goal from each side.

Cobresal can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. Cobresal are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio El Cobre in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.

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O'Higgins form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. It could be a hat trick of victories away for O'Higgins, as they have won on their previous two travels.

The O'Higgins goalkeeper Jose Ignacio Gonzalez Catalan is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 290 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

O'Higgins's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Union Espanola that finished 1-1.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Universidad Catolica at their stadium, the result 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where O'Higgins have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 3 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

O'Higgins find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cobresal four wins, three draws and O'Higgins three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CobresalC. Waterman Ruiz
C. Waterman Ruiz
6 goals
CobresalG. Lezcano
G. Lezcano
5 goals
O'HigginsM. Marín Vega
M. Marín Vega
5 goals

Cobresal missing players

O'Higgins missing players

Cobresal O'Higgins
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 1 6 12
6 5 2 Won W 1 3 4
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 4
4 0 0 Lost L 0 1 4
24 13 6 Scored S 1 8 16
16 5 3 Conceded C 0 6 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 58%
67% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 42%
42% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 33%
25% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
75% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
17% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 25%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
4.4 4.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.3 4.8
4.9 4.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 10 6.3 5.9
2.4 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 3.3 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.8 17.3 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12 13.2
4.7 5.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.7 4.3
43% 41% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 29% 31%
 
13.3 13.2 15 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13.7 11.4
4.2 2.8 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.2 4.2
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cobresal have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cobresal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Cobresal have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Cobresal have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Primera Division
  • Cobresal have the most points (16) at home in Primera Division
  • Cobresal have the most scored goals (24) in Primera Division
  • Cobresal have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Primera Division
  • Cobresal have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in Primera Division
  • Cobresal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • O'Higgins have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • O'Higgins have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • O'Higgins 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 11 7 1 3 19 11 5 3 0 2 8 5 6 4 1 1 11 6 8 22
2 Universidad Chile 11 6 3 2 13 10 5 2 2 1 5 5 6 4 1 1 8 5 3 21
3 Cobresal 12 6 2 4 24 16 6 5 1 0 13 5 6 1 1 4 11 11 8 20
4 Universidad Catolica 11 5 4 2 22 14 6 2 3 1 13 9 5 3 1 1 9 5 8 19
5 Colo-Colo 12 5 4 3 17 15 6 3 2 1 9 5 6 2 2 2 8 10 2 19
6 Coquimbo Unido 12 6 1 5 17 15 5 3 1 1 9 6 7 3 0 4 8 9 2 19
7 Everton 12 5 2 5 18 19 6 4 0 2 9 6 6 1 2 3 9 13 -1 17
8 Union Espanola 12 4 4 4 14 10 6 3 1 2 9 4 6 1 3 2 5 6 4 16
9 O'Higgins 12 4 4 4 16 14 6 1 2 3 8 8 6 3 2 1 8 6 2 16
10 Union La Calera 12 3 7 2 14 14 6 2 3 1 7 6 6 1 4 1 7 8 0 16
11 Palestino 12 4 3 5 18 24 7 3 2 2 11 12 5 1 1 3 7 12 -6 15
12 Nublense 12 4 2 6 15 20 6 2 0 4 10 15 6 2 2 2 5 5 -5 14
13 Audax Italiano 12 3 4 5 18 18 6 2 2 2 9 7 6 1 2 3 9 11 0 13
14 Copiapo 12 3 4 5 11 19 6 1 3 2 7 11 6 2 1 3 4 8 -8 13
15 Curicó Unido 12 3 1 8 15 24 7 2 0 5 8 13 5 1 1 3 7 11 -9 10
16 Magallanes 11 2 2 7 11 19 5 1 2 2 4 6 6 1 0 5 7 13 -8 8

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.