Melipilla vs Universidad Chile: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Bicentenario Lucio Fariña (7500 seats)

Melipilla have some catching up to do from their 15th spot, and the job begins vs Universidad Chile. Read more!

Insights:
  • Melipilla have the most conceded goals (44) in Primera Division
  • Universidad Chile have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Primera Division.

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Melipilla form and stats

Melipilla's results here at Estadio Bicentenario Lucio Fariña in the Primera Division have been very modest with 2 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. With eight home Primera Division games in a row without a win, the Melipilla fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the O'Higgins game long ago, can be stopped today.

Happy days for Melipilla in their previous game, a Primera Division match away at O'Higgins (placed 13th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.

In the match before that, Melipilla hosted La Serena and drew the game 1-1.

The Melipilla fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Melipilla defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Universidad Chile form and stats

The visitors are W5-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division. It's a growing despair in Universidad as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Universidad aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 315 league minutes without a goal. J. Larrivey was the last player to find the net.

The manager E. Valencia Bascunan was unhappy after their last game, a Primera Division match played at their home ground Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos. Universidad suffered a 0-1 loss to Palestino (placed 11th). Universidad Chile were so close to getting something from the game against Palestino, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Audax Italiano.

Universidad have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Universidad Chile have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have battled before this season: Universidad Chile - Melipilla 2-0. Melipilla-Universidad Chile H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Melipilla zero wins, Universidad Chile six wins, one draw. five of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Universidad ChileJ. Larrivey
J. Larrivey
19 goals
MelipillaG. Sosa
G. Sosa
17 goals
MelipillaC. Zavala Briones
C. Zavala Briones
4 goals

Melipilla missing players

Universidad Chile missing players

Melipilla Universidad Chile
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 5 12 25
6 2 0 Won W 2 5 9
8 7 2 Drew D 2 3 7
12 4 1 Lost L 1 4 9
29 17 2 Scored S 7 17 30
44 20 3 Conceded C 5 13 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 83% 92%
88% 92% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 68%
46% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 58% 44%
23% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 20%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
58% 77% 67% BTTS BTTS 80% 67% 60%
12% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 16%
31% 15% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 32%
 
4.7 5.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 4.1 4.5
5.7 4.8 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5.8 5.2
2.4 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.2 3.3 2.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
11.3 11.5 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 9.2 11.2
4.4 4.9 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 4 4.6
25% 27% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 35% 26%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Melipilla have the most conceded goals (44) in Primera Division
  • Melipilla have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Primera Division
  • Melipilla have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Primera Division
  • Melipilla haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Universidad Chile 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 25 16 4 5 43 21 12 6 2 4 14 7 13 10 2 1 29 14 22 52
2 Universidad Catolica 25 16 2 7 49 31 13 11 2 0 32 12 12 5 0 7 17 19 18 50
3 Audax Italiano 26 12 8 6 32 27 13 7 2 4 17 16 13 5 6 2 15 11 5 44
4 Union La Calera 25 13 5 7 31 27 13 7 2 4 14 13 12 6 3 3 17 14 4 44
5 Union Espanola 26 13 3 10 42 37 13 8 2 3 25 19 13 5 1 7 17 18 5 42
6 Everton 25 10 7 8 22 21 13 6 4 3 12 10 12 4 3 5 10 11 1 37
7 Cobresal 26 10 5 11 33 30 13 7 2 4 22 13 13 3 3 7 11 17 3 35
8 Antofagasta 25 9 8 8 30 31 13 7 1 5 17 16 12 2 7 3 13 15 -1 35
9 Universidad Chile 25 9 7 9 30 28 13 4 4 5 13 15 12 5 3 4 17 13 2 34
10 Nublense 26 8 9 9 35 31 13 5 4 4 19 12 13 3 5 5 16 19 4 33
11 Palestino 25 9 5 11 36 37 12 5 3 4 19 16 13 4 2 7 17 21 -1 32
12 La Serena 26 8 8 10 33 34 13 6 3 4 19 16 13 2 5 6 14 18 -1 32
13 O'Higgins 26 7 8 11 24 35 13 5 4 4 14 15 13 2 4 7 10 20 -11 29
14 Curico Unido 25 6 9 10 29 33 12 4 5 3 17 15 13 2 4 7 12 18 -4 27
15 Melipilla 26 6 8 12 29 44 13 2 7 4 17 20 13 4 1 8 12 24 -15 26
16 Huachipato 25 4 11 10 26 36 12 2 6 4 10 14 13 2 5 6 16 22 -10 23
17 Santiago Wanderers 25 5 3 17 21 42 12 3 2 7 12 23 13 2 1 10 9 19 -21 18

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.