Here's every single thing you should be aware of, and then some, before the La Serena - Universidad Católica game!
- La Serena have the fewest points (12) at home in Primera Division
- Universidad Católica have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Primera Division
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
La Serena form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primera Division this season. La Serena have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Estadio La Portada de La Serena.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 197 minutes without scoring a league goal. Rossel was the last player to find the net.
No payout for La Serena in their previous match, an away game at Everton that ended in defeat 0-4. Serena were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Ahead of that match, La Serena lost 0-1 at home to Huachipato.It should be noted that a peek at the 12 most recent league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
There will be little rest for La Serena after this match as they are travelling to Union Espanola for a Primera Division game in only four days.
Serena has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. La Serena's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Universidad Católica form and stats
Universidad Católica have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 2-1-7 (10 played).
Universidad Católica play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Universidad Chile (placed 14th). Zampedri has scored at least one goal for the away side four fixtures in a row. The skill!
Before that, the victory at home hosting Audax Italiano in the Chilean Cup (3-0).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Huachipato in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Universidad's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. Universidad Católica have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The newest logged scoreline between these contenders is the Universidad Católica - La Serena 0-2 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - zero - eight (Serena wins - draws - Universidad Católica wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Zampedri 14 goals |  L. Valencia Rossel 5 goals | S. Dittborn Martínez-Conde 4 goals |
La Serena missing players
Universidad Católica missing players
| La Serena | Universidad Católica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 24 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 40 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 31 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 73% |
| 52% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 55% |
| 35% | 33% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 60% | 32% |
| 13% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | 18% |
| 52% | 58% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 70% | 50% |
| 17% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 27% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 23% |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 36% | 35% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | 33% |
| 13.9 | 13.2 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14 | 11.3 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6 | 4.3 |
- La Serena have the fewest points (12) at home in Primera Division
- Universidad Católica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Universidad Católica have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Primera Division
- Universidad Católica 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 | Colo-Colo | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 48 |
| 2 | Curico Unido | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Ñublense | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Palestino | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 37 |
| 5 | Union Espanola | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Cobresal | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Everton | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
| 9 | O'Higgins | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Huachipato | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 28 |
| 12 | Union La Calera | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 13 | Antofagasta | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Universidad Chile | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 22 |
| 15 | La Serena | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -16 | 21 |
| 16 | Coquimbo Unido | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -18 | 19 |
