Primera Division preview: Can Curicó Unido edge out victory against Universidad Chile?

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Bicentenario La Granja (8278 seats)

Curicó Unido are chasing the top table positions while Universidad Chile are more worried about escaping relegation. May the best team win!

Insights:
  • Curicó Unido have the most scored goals (23) at home in Primera Division
  • Universidad Chile have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primera Division

This could be an exciting fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Curicó Unido form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Bicentenario La Granja as Curicó Unido have scored 23 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 7-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Curicó Unido haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Castro scored that one.

An away draw last time out for Curicó Unido, facing O'Higgins in a game that ended 0-0.

Before that game, the home loss against Everton with the scoreline 0-4.

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 15 games) they have won 11 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Goal party? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 11 most recent league games with this team has seen at least three goals.

Goals decide football matches and Curicó Unido are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 11 league matches. Curicó are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Bicentenario La Granja in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Universidad Chile form and stats

Universidad Chile have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-8 (11 played).

Universidad Chile are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Union Espanola (placed 5th).

Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Colo-Colo.

We have checked recent matches where Universidad Chile have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 6 defeats.

As for defending, Universidad Chile rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches. Universidad has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The teams have met each other before in this season, with the match result Universidad Chile - Curicó Unido 1-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Curicó Unido won one, Universidad Chile were winners in five and we saw four draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Curicó UnidoD. Coelho Díaz
D. Coelho Díaz
8 goals
Universidad ChileC. Palacios Ferreira
C. Palacios Ferreira
8 goals
CuricóR. Holgado
R. Holgado
7 goals

Curicó Unido missing players

Universidad Chile missing players

Curicó Unido Universidad Chile
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 3 11 21
10 7 3 Won W 0 1 6
6 1 0 Drew D 1 2 4
5 3 0 Lost L 2 8 11
37 23 9 Scored S 4 11 24
22 10 0 Conceded C 8 20 30
86% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
71% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 71%
57% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 43%
48% 45% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 27% 24%
19% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 27% 19%
48% 27% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 57%
38% 55% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
29% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 33%
 
4.4 5.2 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 3.8 4.4
4.8 4.2 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.1 5
2 1.5 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.4 2.5
5 1 1 Red cards R C 3 6 9
 
12.5 12.8 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 11.2 11.6
5.2 6 7.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 4.5
34% 35% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 25% 25%
 
14 10.8 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.3 14.2 13.7
4.2 3.6 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 5.9 5.8
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • 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 at home.
  • Curicó Unido have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Universidad Chile have scored away.
  • Curicó Unido have the most scored goals (23) at home in Primera Division
  • Universidad Chile have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Universidad Chile have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Universidad Chile have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primera Division
  • Universidad Chile haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 21 13 6 2 40 13 10 8 2 0 22 3 11 5 4 2 18 10 27 45
2 Nublense 21 11 6 4 33 22 10 7 2 1 22 11 11 4 4 3 11 11 11 39
3 Curicó Unido 21 10 6 5 37 22 11 7 1 3 23 10 10 3 5 2 14 12 15 36
4 Palestino 21 8 10 3 28 24 10 6 3 1 18 13 11 2 7 2 10 11 4 34
5 Union Espanola 20 9 6 5 30 24 10 4 5 1 13 10 10 5 1 4 17 14 6 33
6 Cobresal 21 9 4 8 29 25 11 6 3 2 17 10 10 3 1 6 12 15 4 31
7 Everton 21 6 11 4 23 17 11 3 6 2 9 7 10 3 5 2 14 10 6 29
8 O'Higgins 21 7 7 7 20 23 11 5 5 1 16 10 10 2 2 6 4 13 -3 28
9 Audax Italiano 21 7 6 8 30 33 10 4 2 4 14 14 11 3 4 4 16 19 -3 27
10 Universidad Catolica 20 8 2 10 25 29 11 7 1 3 13 7 9 1 1 7 12 22 -4 26
11 Huachipato 20 7 4 9 22 30 10 5 1 4 15 17 10 2 3 5 7 13 -8 25
12 Universidad Chile 21 6 4 11 24 30 10 5 2 3 13 10 11 1 2 8 11 20 -6 22
13 La Serena 21 5 6 10 24 35 11 3 3 5 14 16 10 2 3 5 10 19 -11 21
14 Union La Calera 20 3 10 7 16 28 10 2 6 2 10 12 10 1 4 5 6 16 -12 19
15 Antofagasta 21 4 6 11 19 26 10 2 5 3 10 11 11 2 1 8 9 15 -7 18
16 Coquimbo Unido 21 4 4 13 24 43 10 4 2 4 17 17 11 0 2 9 7 26 -19 16

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