This fixture stars two contenders residing in the basement of the Primera Division, La Serena at 15th spot and Unión La Calera lying 11th. A decent chance for one of the teams to boost their position.
- La Serena have the most conceded goals (52) in Primera Division
- Unión La Calera have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
La Serena are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Calera is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Both sides have had ample time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's hope for an active match!
La Serena form and stats
La Serena's results here at Estadio La Portada de La Serena in the Primera Division have been very modest with 3 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats. La Serena has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Marini and the players.
No payout for Serena in their previous match, an away game at Palestino that ended in defeat 0-5. As you see from the result above, La Serena suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Preceding that match was the home game against Universidad Chile that was lost 1-2.It should be taken into account that a glance at the 13 most recent league fixtures shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
La Serena has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded. Serena has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Unión La Calera form and stats
Unión La Calera have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 3-5-6 (14 played).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Unión La Calera goalkeeper Ignacio Mauricio Jesus Arce is eager to challenge this, with his 297 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Unión La Calera are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the fixture against Universidad Catolica (placed 4th). As mentioned above, Calera was the only team on the pitch versus Universidad Catolica in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Passerini has found the net for this team four matches in a row. The ability!
Preceding that game was the away victory against Audax Italiano with the score of 2-0.In the opposite end, Unión La Calera have conceded 23 goals in their away games. When Unión La Calera is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Coquimbo Unido, Universidad Chile, Antofagasta, Calera and Huachipato.
Head 2 Head
The newest logged meeting featuring both these squads is the Unión La Calera - La Serena 1-1 played previously this season. La Serena-Unión La Calera H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: La Serena two wins, Unión La Calera seven wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Passerini 10 goals | J. Sáez 7 goals |  M. Cavalleri Lopetegui 6 goals |
La Serena missing players
Unión La Calera missing players
| La Serena | Unión La Calera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 26 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 33 |
| 52 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | 37 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 71% |
| 54% | 57% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 43% |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 32% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 11% |
| 46% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 43% | 46% |
| 18% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 39% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 43% | 32% |
| 4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8.8 | 9.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 9.4 | 11.1 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 31% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 31% | 29% |
| 14.2 | 13.2 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.7 | 10.5 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5 | 4.4 |
- La Serena have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- La Serena have the fewest points (12) at home in Primera Division
- La Serena have the most conceded goals (52) in Primera Division
- La Serena have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Primera Division
- La Serena have the the worst goal difference (-26) in Primera Division
- La Serena have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Primera Division
- Unión La Calera 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 | Colo-Colo | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 59 |
| 2 | Nublense | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 | Curico Unido | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 47 |
| 4 | Universidad Catolica | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 41 |
| 5 | O'Higgins | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
| 6 | Palestino | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | -1 | 40 |
| 8 | Everton | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 39 |
| 9 | Cobresal | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | Union Espanola | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Unión La Calera | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | Huachipato | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | Universidad Chile | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -10 | 30 |
| 14 | Antofagasta | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 26 |
| 15 | La Serena | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -26 | 24 |
| 16 | Coquimbo Unido | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -22 | 23 |
