Primera Division match preview: Melipilla versus Colo-Colo

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Mon 02.August
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar (10000 seats)

A quick look at the Primera Division table suggests advantage Colo-Colo when they travel to Melipilla. But; let's play before the points are handed out!

Insights:
  • Melipilla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colo-Colo have the most points (13) away in Primera Division

It's no vacation for neither Melipilla nor Colo-Colo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups. Colo-Colo could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Primera Division game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Santiago Wanderers. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Melipilla form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, Melipilla have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.

The home team returns to Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar after being equal after 90 minutes with Cobresal (placed 14th) on their last time out; the Primera Division game ended 1-1.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Union La Calera that ended 3-3.

Melipilla have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Melipilla have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Colo-Colo form and stats

Colo-Colo have an excellent away record in the Primera Division so far with 4-1-1 from 6 games.

Colo-Colo play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Santiago Wanderers (placed 17th). As you can tell from the results above, Colo-Colo was very dominant against Santiago Wanderers, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with I. Morales, M. Bolados (2) and I. Jara providing the goals.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Audax Italiano.

Colo-Colo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. 6 goals have been conceded by Colo-Colo in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last six meetings between the teams: Melipilla won zero, Colo-Colo won five and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MelipillaG. Sosa
G. Sosa
8 goals
Colo-ColoI. Morales Bravo
I. Morales Bravo
6 goals
Colo-ColoM. Bolados Hidalgo
M. Bolados Hidalgo
3 goals

Melipilla missing players

Colo-Colo missing players

Melipilla Colo-Colo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 3 6 12
4 2 1 Won W 3 4 6
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 1 3
17 10 5 Scored S 8 11 17
18 7 3 Conceded C 1 6 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 83%
85% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 75%
31% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 42%
23% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 17%
15% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
46% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 42%
23% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 67% 58%
31% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 17%
 
4.5 5.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.2 4.8
5.8 4.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 3.2 2.5
2.3 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.3 11.3 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 15.3 13.5 13.2
4.7 5.5 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.3 4.7 4.2
28% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 39% 34%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colo-Colo have the most clean sheets (4) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most points (13) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most scored goals (11) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Primera Division
  • Melipilla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Melipilla have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Melipilla 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 Union La Calera 12 7 3 2 14 11 6 5 1 0 8 3 6 2 2 2 6 8 3 24
2 Universidad Católica 12 7 1 4 18 12 6 5 1 0 12 3 6 2 0 4 6 9 6 22
3 Colo-Colo 12 6 3 3 17 11 6 2 2 2 6 5 6 4 1 1 11 6 6 21
4 Audax Italiano 13 5 6 2 14 11 7 4 2 1 9 7 6 1 4 1 5 4 3 21
5 Everton 12 5 5 2 11 10 6 2 2 2 4 7 6 3 3 0 7 3 1 20
6 La Serena 12 5 4 3 17 10 6 4 2 0 12 4 6 1 2 3 5 6 7 19
7 Ñublense 13 5 4 4 18 13 6 4 1 1 11 3 7 1 3 3 7 10 5 19
8 Antofagasta 12 5 4 3 17 14 6 4 0 2 9 7 6 1 4 1 8 7 3 19
9 Universidad Chile 12 5 4 3 12 9 6 3 2 1 7 4 6 2 2 2 5 5 3 19
10 Union Espanola 12 5 3 4 18 15 6 3 2 1 11 8 6 2 1 3 7 7 3 18
11 O'Higgins 13 4 6 3 11 15 7 2 4 1 6 7 6 2 2 2 5 8 -4 18
12 Melipilla 13 4 4 5 17 18 6 2 3 1 10 7 7 2 1 4 7 11 -1 16
13 Palestino 12 4 2 6 15 17 6 2 2 2 7 7 6 2 0 4 8 10 -2 14
14 Cobresal 12 3 4 5 12 13 6 3 1 2 8 5 6 0 3 3 4 8 -1 13
15 Huachipato 12 1 6 5 12 18 6 1 3 2 5 6 6 0 3 3 7 12 -6 9
16 Curicó Unido 12 1 4 7 11 19 6 1 3 2 8 8 6 0 1 5 3 11 -8 7
17 Santiago Wanderers 12 0 1 11 4 22 6 0 1 5 2 12 6 0 0 6 2 10 -18 1

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.