Primera Division forecast and guide: Curicó Unido odds-on expected to overcome Antofagasta

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Bicentenario La Granja (8278 seats)

The home advantage belongs to Curicó Unido in this match versus Antofagasta, but the guests will battle to the end. Here's the complete Tipsway match preview!

Insights:
  • Curicó Unido have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Primera Division
  • Antofagasta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Antofagasta have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Curicó Unido and Antofagasta should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Curicó Unido form and stats

The total Primera Division results at home this season for Curicó Unido are 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). The last three games played by Curicó, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Coelho was the last player to find the net. The Curicó Unido goalkeeper Fabian Alfredo Cerda Valdes is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 183 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera Division.

Curicó Unido drew their last game, 0-0 away at Union La Calera (placed 15th).

In the match before that, Curicó Unido hosted Palestino and drew the game 0-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Curicó have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 19 games) they have won 13 times, drawn three and lost three.

Goals decide football matches and Curicó Unido are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Curicó Unido have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Antofagasta form and stats

1-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Antofagasta in their Primera Division matches away.

Two away matches in a row for Antofagasta, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 vs LDU Quito in the Copa Sudamericana.

aweayteam Hara magic won. We have checked recent matches where Antofagasta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were two victories, nine draws and three defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Antofagasta's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Antofagasta have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Curicó Unido three wins, four draws and Antofagasta three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Curicó UnidoF. Castro
F. Castro
3 goals
Curicó UnidoD. Coelho Díaz
D. Coelho Díaz
3 goals
Curicó UnidoY. Leiva Lazo
Y. Leiva Lazo
2 goals

Curicó Unido missing players

Antofagasta missing players

Curicó Unido Antofagasta
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 0 4 8
3 2 0 Won W 0 1 1
4 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 0 Lost L 0 2 4
14 9 0 Scored S 0 7 9
6 1 0 Conceded C 0 6 10
78% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 88%
56% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 62%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 50%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
22% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 12%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 50%
44% 75% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
44% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 38%
 
3.4 3.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 4.6
5 4.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.2 4
3.2 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 4 6
 
12.8 13.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.2 11.2
5.8 7.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.8 3.5
27% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 47% 32%
 
16 13 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11.8 13.6
4.7 4.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.5 4.5
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Antofagasta's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Antofagasta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Antofagasta have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Antofagasta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Curicó Unido have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Curicó Unido have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Curicó Unido have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Primera Division
  • Curicó Unido have the most clean sheets (3) at home 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 9 5 2 2 19 6 4 3 1 0 11 2 5 2 1 2 8 4 13 17
2 Union Espanola 9 5 2 2 9 7 5 3 2 0 6 3 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 17
3 Cobresal 9 5 1 3 14 10 5 2 1 2 8 7 4 3 0 1 6 3 4 16
4 Nublense 9 4 4 1 12 8 4 2 2 0 7 4 5 2 2 1 5 4 4 16
5 O'Higgins 8 4 2 2 11 11 5 3 2 0 10 5 3 1 0 2 1 6 0 14
6 Curicó Unido 9 3 4 2 14 6 4 2 1 1 9 1 5 1 3 1 5 5 8 13
7 Everton 9 3 4 2 9 7 4 1 2 1 3 2 5 2 2 1 6 5 2 13
8 Huachipato 9 4 1 4 8 11 4 3 0 1 6 4 5 1 1 3 2 7 -3 13
9 Universidad Catolica 9 4 0 5 12 15 5 3 0 2 5 5 4 1 0 3 7 10 -3 12
10 Palestino 9 2 5 2 9 14 5 2 2 1 5 8 4 0 3 1 4 6 -5 11
11 Universidad Chile 9 3 1 5 13 15 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 1 0 4 8 12 -2 10
12 Audax Italiano 9 2 3 4 9 12 4 1 0 3 4 7 5 1 3 1 5 5 -3 9
13 La Serena 9 2 3 4 13 18 4 0 2 2 5 8 5 2 1 2 8 10 -5 9
14 Coquimbo Unido 9 2 2 5 11 15 5 2 1 2 8 8 4 0 1 3 3 7 -4 8
15 Union La Calera 9 1 5 3 4 11 5 1 2 2 4 7 4 0 3 1 0 4 -7 8
16 Antofagasta 8 1 3 4 9 10 4 0 2 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 7 6 -1 6

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.