Ñublense supporters put their faith in manager García to deliver victory against O'Higgins

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sun 02.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún (12000 seats)

Ñublense get everything set for another game following their 2-1 result versus Huachipato, a match that produced some answers. How will they do against O'Higgins?

Insights:
  • Ñublense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals in the second half (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.

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Ñublense form and stats

26 points is a decent return from 12 Primera Division games here at Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún for Ñublense. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

Ñublense's previous fixture was a Chilean Cup game also played at their home, ending 2-1 versus Huachipato. The home side are looking to continue in that form.

Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Huachipato in the Chilean Cup. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Ñublense's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 3 matches, drawn 2 and lost 2.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 12 games), Ñublense's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Ñublense have conceded 13 goals.

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O'Higgins form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for O'Higgins so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose).

O'Higgins delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Union La Calera (placed 12th) in their previous match.

Before that, O'Higgins secured a home win against Antofagasta with the score 1-0.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and O'Higgins playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 1 away win, 2 draws and 1 home win.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting O'Higgins as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, O'Higgins have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

O'Higgins have managed a sequence of 8 consecutive games without defeat (2-6-0) when facing Ñublense.

O'Higgins - Ñublense 1-0 was the story when these squads previously met, also in this season. The matches between these sides have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

ÑublenseA. Aravena Guzmán
A. Aravena Guzmán
9 goals
ÑublenseP. Rubio Pulgar
P. Rubio Pulgar
7 goals
O'HigginsP. Hernández
P. Hernández
6 goals

Ñublense missing players

O'Higgins missing players

Ñublense O'Higgins
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 12 25
12 8 3 Won W 0 3 9
7 2 0 Drew D 0 3 9
6 2 1 Lost L 3 6 7
37 25 10 Scored S 1 7 26
26 13 5 Conceded C 8 15 27
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
72% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 42% 56%
52% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 33% 44%
28% 42% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 20%
8% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 4%
60% 75% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 44%
24% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 36%
24% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 58% 32%
 
3.9 4.6 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.5 4
4.7 4.9 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.4 5.4
2.6 2.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.4 3
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
12.9 15 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 9.4 10.7
5 6.1 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.7 3.8
30% 34% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 16% 28%
 
11.8 11.7 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.9 10.4
4.3 3.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.7 3.8
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • O'Higgins have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Primera Division
  • Ñublense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ñublense have scored at least twice as many goals at home as O'Higgins have scored away.

  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 6 3 48 15 12 10 2 0 27 3 13 6 4 3 21 12 33 54
2 Curico Unido 25 12 7 6 43 25 13 9 1 3 28 11 12 3 6 3 15 14 18 43
3 Ñublense 25 12 7 6 37 26 12 8 2 2 25 13 13 4 5 4 12 13 11 43
4 Palestino 25 9 10 6 31 30 12 7 3 2 21 16 13 2 7 4 10 14 1 37
5 Audax Italiano 25 10 7 8 37 37 12 5 3 4 17 16 13 5 4 4 20 21 0 37
6 Universidad Catolica 24 11 3 10 35 31 13 8 2 3 16 9 11 3 1 7 19 22 4 36
7 Unión Española 24 10 6 8 34 33 12 4 5 3 15 14 12 6 1 5 19 19 1 36
8 O'Higgins 25 9 9 7 26 27 13 6 6 1 19 12 12 3 3 6 7 15 -1 36
9 Cobresal 25 10 5 10 34 32 13 7 3 3 19 12 12 3 2 7 15 20 2 35
10 Everton 25 7 13 5 29 20 13 4 7 2 14 8 12 3 6 3 15 12 9 34
11 Huachipato 25 8 5 12 27 38 12 5 2 5 19 22 13 3 3 7 8 16 -11 29
12 Union La Calera 25 5 12 8 25 37 12 3 7 2 13 14 13 2 5 6 12 23 -12 27
13 Universidad Chile 25 7 5 13 27 37 12 5 3 4 13 13 13 2 2 9 14 24 -10 26
14 La Serena 25 6 6 13 25 44 13 3 3 7 14 21 12 3 3 6 11 23 -19 24
15 Antofagasta 25 5 8 12 21 28 12 3 6 3 11 11 13 2 2 9 10 17 -7 23
16 Coquimbo Unido 25 5 5 15 27 46 13 5 2 6 20 20 12 0 3 9 7 26 -19 20

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.