Possible nail-biting contest in Huachipato - Palestino game

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Thu 14.Sep
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio CAP (10500 seats)

A vital match in Primera Division as both teams are battling for the top spots. With Huachipato in 2nd position and Palestino placed 4th, this has all the looks of an exciting duel. Read on to learn more!

Insights:
  • Huachipato haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Palestino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Huachipato form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, Huachipato have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Gabriel Jesus Castellon Velazque not having conceded a league goal in 212 minutes.

Huachipato's last game was hosting Curico Unido (placed 16th) and winning 3-0.

Before that match, a win away at Union Espanola.

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 Huachipato have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 2 and lost 4.

A decent goal production from Huachipato in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. Huachipato have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Palestino form and stats

The visitors are W5-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.

Palestino lost away at Magallanes (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Before that loss this club had taken at least a draw from six league rounds in a row.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Universidad Catolica.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Palestino playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 2 Palestino wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

Palestino has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Palestino have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have fought previously this season: Palestino - Huachipato 2-1. Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Huachipato won two, Palestino were winners in seven and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PalestinoM. Dávila Carvajal
M. Dávila Carvajal
8 goals
HuachipatoC. Martínez Escobar
C. Martínez Escobar
7 goals
HuachipatoG. Montes Calderini
G. Montes Calderini
6 goals

Huachipato missing players

Palestino missing players

Huachipato Palestino
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 2 11 22
12 6 2 Won W 0 5 10
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 5
7 3 1 Lost L 1 4 7
34 19 5 Scored S 3 17 34
23 10 2 Conceded C 5 18 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 86%
55% 55% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 55% 50%
23% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 45% 32%
5% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 18%
55% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 55% 59%
32% 45% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 27%
14% 9% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 14%
 
5.7 6.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.4 4.7
4.9 4.3 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 3.4 3.9
2.5 2.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 1.9 2
7 4 3 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
13.1 13.9 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13 13.9 14.2
4.2 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.6 4.5
37% 38% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 34%
 
12.6 12 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 16 12 11.9
4.4 4.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.9 3.9
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Huachipato haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Palestino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Palestino 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 Cobresal 23 13 7 3 45 23 12 9 3 0 24 10 11 4 4 3 21 13 22 46
2 Huachipato 22 12 3 7 34 23 11 6 2 3 19 10 11 6 1 4 15 13 11 39
3 Colo-Colo 21 9 8 4 30 23 10 6 2 2 16 8 11 3 6 2 14 15 7 35
4 Palestino 22 10 5 7 34 32 11 5 3 3 17 14 11 5 2 4 17 18 2 35
5 Everton 23 10 5 8 32 30 12 6 2 4 18 15 11 4 3 4 14 15 2 35
6 Union La Calera 23 7 11 5 32 29 12 4 5 3 16 15 11 3 6 2 16 14 3 32
7 Coquimbo Unido 23 9 5 9 30 32 10 5 2 3 13 13 13 4 3 6 17 19 -2 32
8 Union Espanola 23 8 7 8 30 22 12 6 3 3 21 10 11 2 4 5 9 12 8 31
9 Universidad Catolica 23 8 7 8 36 35 12 4 4 4 19 17 11 4 3 4 17 18 1 31
10 Universidad Chile 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 3 5 3 12 13 12 5 2 5 14 16 -3 31
11 O'Higgins 22 7 6 9 28 28 11 2 4 5 14 15 11 5 2 4 14 13 0 27
12 Nublense 23 7 6 10 24 31 13 4 3 6 15 20 10 3 3 4 9 11 -7 27
13 Audax Italiano 23 7 5 11 29 32 11 4 3 4 14 12 12 3 2 7 15 20 -3 26
14 Magallanes 22 6 4 12 24 33 11 4 3 4 12 12 11 2 1 8 12 21 -9 22
15 Copiapó 22 5 7 10 21 37 11 3 4 4 14 22 11 2 3 6 7 15 -16 22
16 Curico Unido 22 6 3 13 22 38 10 3 0 7 10 17 12 3 3 6 12 21 -16 21

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.