Betting preview: Deportes Iquique vs Colo-Colo should be interesting

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sun 07.February
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Tierra de Campeones (12000 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Primera Division, with both Deportes Iquique and Colo-Colo experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 16th place.

Insights:
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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!

These teams have little in common geographically as Colo-Colo have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Deportes are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Colo-Colo are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Deportes Iquique form and stats

5 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Deportes Iquique have to build on here at Estadio Tierra de Campeones in the Primera Division.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Deportes, who played 2-2 against Coquimbo Unido. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Tierra de Campeones). In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Union La Calera.

Opportunity lost for Deportes in the Coquimbo Unido match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Deportes Iquique have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost four.

Deportes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, Deportes have conceded 20 goals.

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Colo-Colo form and stats

3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Colo-Colo playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.

Colo-Colo go into this game after a win, the home game against Union La Calera that ended 2-1. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Coquimbo Unido.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Colo-Colo playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Colo-Colo wins, three draws and three defeats.

Colo-Colo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 15 games (in the league). Colo-Colo have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Colo-Colo - Deportes Iquique 0-2, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Deportes won three, Colo-Colo won three and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Deportes IquiqueÁ. Ramos Sepúlveda
Á. Ramos Sepúlveda
7 goals
Deportes IquiqueC. Huanca
C. Huanca
6 goals
Colo-ColoL. Valencia Rossel
L. Valencia Rossel
6 goals

Deportes Iquique missing players

Colo-Colo missing players

Deportes Iquique Colo-Colo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
8 5 2 Won W 0 3 9
9 4 2 Drew D 2 7 9
14 6 0 Lost L 2 5 13
35 16 8 Scored S 5 15 32
45 20 3 Conceded C 7 20 42
97% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 90%
77% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 68%
48% 47% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 53% 45%
32% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 19%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
48% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 48%
23% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 26%
32% 40% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.7 2.5
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
11.5 12.3 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14.8 9.2 10.9
4 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.2 3.7
28% 25% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 31% 28%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Universidad Catolica 31 16 10 5 61 33 16 9 5 2 35 16 15 7 5 3 26 17 28 58
2 Union La Calera 31 17 4 10 56 37 15 9 3 3 27 13 16 8 1 7 29 24 19 55
3 Union Espanola 31 14 9 8 53 45 16 7 5 4 26 22 15 7 4 4 27 23 8 51
4 Palestino 31 13 8 10 44 41 16 9 4 3 29 21 15 4 4 7 15 20 3 47
5 Universidad Chile 31 11 12 8 43 32 15 6 8 1 27 12 16 5 4 7 16 20 11 45
6 Antofagasta 31 11 11 9 40 38 16 7 7 2 25 17 15 4 4 7 15 21 2 44
7 O'Higgins 31 12 7 12 39 37 15 4 4 7 18 24 16 8 3 5 21 13 2 43
8 Huachipato 31 12 7 12 41 41 16 9 5 2 27 15 15 3 2 10 14 26 0 43
9 Curico Unido 31 12 6 13 36 47 15 9 1 5 22 19 16 3 5 8 14 28 -11 42
10 Everton 31 9 13 9 35 35 15 6 6 3 19 13 16 3 7 6 16 22 0 40
11 Santiago Wanderers 31 11 7 13 38 49 16 9 3 4 24 19 15 2 4 9 14 30 -11 40
12 La Serena 31 10 8 13 32 36 15 6 3 6 16 15 16 4 5 7 16 21 -4 38
13 Cobresal 30 10 7 13 38 38 15 7 4 4 23 14 15 3 3 9 15 24 0 37
14 Univ. Concepcion 31 8 13 10 34 42 15 4 5 6 17 21 16 4 8 4 17 21 -8 37
15 Audax Italiano 31 9 9 13 44 49 16 7 5 4 26 19 15 2 4 9 18 30 -5 36
16 Colo-Colo 31 9 9 13 32 42 16 6 2 8 17 22 15 3 7 5 15 20 -10 36
17 Deportes Iquique 31 8 9 14 35 45 15 5 4 6 16 20 16 3 5 8 19 25 -10 33
18 Coquimbo Unido 30 8 7 15 27 41 15 4 4 7 12 20 15 4 3 8 15 21 -14 31

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.