Primera Division: Colo-Colo expected to beat Melipilla

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Wed 10.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental David Arellano (47347 seats)

A glance at the Primera Division table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more information available. Read our Colo-Colo - Melipilla match preview!

Insights:
  • Colo-Colo have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Primera Division
  • Melipilla have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division

There haven't been much to rest for the hosts, as they had a Primera Division match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Santiago Wanderers, was also a home game here at Estadio Monumental David Arellano. The away team is better rested.

The season is still full of potential for Colo-Colo as they can still win the whole Primera Division. Melipilla is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Colo-Colo form and stats

Colo-Colo have collected 26 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 8-2-4. It’s been three wins in a row for Colo-Colo here at Estadio Monumental David Arellano, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The Colo-Colo supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Santiago Wanderers in Primera Division and win 3-0.

Prior to that, an away loss at Audax Italiano.

Colo-Colo are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eight matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won six, drew zero and lost two.

The manager G. Quinteros Desábato will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Curicó Unido in only four days.

Colo-Colo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. Colo-Colo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Monumental David Arellano in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 14 matches.

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Melipilla form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Melipilla, who have the most conceded goals (26) away in Primera Division, have produced an overall stat of 5-1-8 so far. The fact that Melipilla have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

G. Sosa (2) scored in Melipilla's previous match, the home game against Cobresal that ended 2-1.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Union La Calera at their stadium, the result 3-2.

You'll want to know how Melipilla managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.

Melipilla are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Melipilla struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have battled before this season: Melipilla - Colo-Colo 2-4. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: six - one - zero (Colo-Colo wins - draws - Melipilla wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MelipillaG. Sosa
G. Sosa
22 goals
Colo-ColoI. Morales Bravo
I. Morales Bravo
11 goals
Colo-ColoL. Gil
L. Gil
8 goals

Colo-Colo missing players

Melipilla missing players

Colo-Colo Melipilla
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
18 8 2 Won W 2 5 9
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 8
6 4 3 Lost L 2 8 12
48 19 5 Scored S 5 15 37
24 8 4 Conceded C 7 26 47
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 86% 90%
43% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 52%
21% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 24%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 14%
43% 29% 20% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 59%
46% 57% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 14%
18% 21% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 28%
 
5.8 7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.9 4.7
2.5 1.8 1.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.4 5.5
2 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.4 2.4
3 3 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
13.4 13.5 13.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 11.3 11.6
4.8 4.4 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4 4.4
36% 31% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 27% 29%
 
9 6.8 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 13.1 13.3
3.7 2.7 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.4 5
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Colo-Colo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Colo-Colo have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the the best goal difference (+24) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Colo-Colo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Melipilla have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Melipilla have the most conceded goals (26) away in Primera Division
  • Melipilla have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division
  • Melipilla 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 Colo-Colo 28 18 4 6 48 24 14 8 2 4 19 8 14 10 2 2 29 16 24 58
2 Universidad Catolica 28 18 2 8 57 34 14 12 2 0 36 12 14 6 0 8 21 22 23 56
3 Audax Italiano 29 14 9 6 36 28 14 8 2 4 19 16 15 6 7 2 17 12 8 51
4 Union La Calera 28 14 6 8 36 32 14 7 2 5 16 16 14 7 4 3 20 16 4 48
5 Union Espanola 28 14 3 11 45 40 14 9 2 3 28 21 14 5 1 8 17 19 5 45
6 Antofagasta 28 11 8 9 33 36 14 8 1 5 19 17 14 3 7 4 14 19 -3 41
7 Everton 28 10 8 10 26 27 14 6 4 4 13 12 14 4 4 6 13 15 -1 38
8 Nublense 29 9 10 10 38 34 15 6 5 4 21 13 14 3 5 6 17 21 4 37
9 Cobresal 28 10 5 13 36 35 14 7 2 5 24 16 14 3 3 8 12 19 1 35
10 Melipilla 29 9 8 12 37 47 15 4 7 4 22 21 14 5 1 8 15 26 -10 35
11 O'Higgins 29 9 8 12 30 40 14 5 4 5 15 18 15 4 4 7 15 22 -10 35
12 La Serena 28 8 10 10 38 39 14 6 4 4 21 18 14 2 6 6 17 21 -1 34
13 Palestino 28 9 7 12 41 43 14 5 4 5 23 21 14 4 3 7 18 22 -2 34
14 Universidad Chile 28 9 7 12 31 34 14 4 4 6 14 17 14 5 3 6 17 17 -3 34
15 Curicó Unido 28 7 10 11 32 37 14 4 6 4 18 18 14 3 4 7 14 19 -5 31
16 Huachipato 28 5 13 10 29 38 14 3 7 4 11 14 14 2 6 6 18 24 -9 28
17 Santiago Wanderers 28 5 4 19 22 47 14 3 3 8 13 25 14 2 1 11 9 22 -25 19

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.