Primera Division preview: Can Ñublense edge out victory against Unión Española?

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

Welcome to the show! Today's starring roles are Ñublense and Unión Española, victory is the target and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Ñublense have the most points from losing position (12) in Primera Division
  • Unión Española have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Ñublense form and stats

Ñublense are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games. Ñublense has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Ñublense fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Coquimbo Unido and win 2-1.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting La Serena (0-3).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ñublense have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 22 games) they have won 13 times, drawn 7 and lost 2.

Goal fest? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this club has seen three or more goals.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), Ñublense's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Ñublense have conceded 11 goals.

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Unión Española form and stats

The visitors are W5-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.

Unión Española's last game was the home draw against Universidad Chile (1-1).

Prior to that result Unión Española won their away game at Huachipato. The scoreline was 5-2.

Unión Española are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.

Betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 10 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures.

Española are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. As opposed to that, Unión Española have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head encounter ended Unión Española - Ñublense 1-0, played this season. Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Ñublense won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Unión Española managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

ÑublenseA. Aravena Guzmán
A. Aravena Guzmán
9 goals
Unión EspañolaL. Garate
L. Garate
8 goals
ÑublenseP. Rubio Pulgar
P. Rubio Pulgar
6 goals

Ñublense missing players

Unión Española missing players

Ñublense Unión Española
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 1 Played P 2 10 20
11 7 1 Won W 1 5 9
6 2 0 Drew D 0 1 6
4 1 0 Lost L 1 4 5
33 22 3 Scored S 1 17 30
22 11 1 Conceded C 1 14 24
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 70% 75%
57% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 45%
33% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 30% 25%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 10%
62% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 65%
24% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 25%
24% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 10%
 
4.1 4.8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 6.7 6.7
4.5 4.4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.6 5
2.9 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 2.9 3.2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
13.4 15.7 21 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 12.9 11.6
5.1 6.4 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 5.6 4.8
31% 34% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 30% 31%
 
11.1 11 11 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 12.3 11.7
4.2 3.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.8 4.5
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Unión Española have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Unión Española haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ñublense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ñublense have the most points from losing position (12) in Primera Division
  • Ñublense have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Primera Division

  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 21 13 6 2 40 13 10 8 2 0 22 3 11 5 4 2 18 10 27 45
2 Ñublense 21 11 6 4 33 22 10 7 2 1 22 11 11 4 4 3 11 11 11 39
3 Curico Unido 21 10 6 5 37 22 11 7 1 3 23 10 10 3 5 2 14 12 15 36
4 Palestino 21 8 10 3 28 24 10 6 3 1 18 13 11 2 7 2 10 11 4 34
5 Unión Española 20 9 6 5 30 24 10 4 5 1 13 10 10 5 1 4 17 14 6 33
6 Cobresal 21 9 4 8 29 25 11 6 3 2 17 10 10 3 1 6 12 15 4 31
7 Everton 21 6 11 4 23 17 11 3 6 2 9 7 10 3 5 2 14 10 6 29
8 O'Higgins 21 7 7 7 20 23 11 5 5 1 16 10 10 2 2 6 4 13 -3 28
9 Audax Italiano 21 7 6 8 30 33 10 4 2 4 14 14 11 3 4 4 16 19 -3 27
10 Universidad Catolica 20 8 2 10 25 29 11 7 1 3 13 7 9 1 1 7 12 22 -4 26
11 Huachipato 21 7 4 10 25 34 11 5 1 5 18 21 10 2 3 5 7 13 -9 25
12 Universidad Chile 21 6 4 11 24 30 10 5 2 3 13 10 11 1 2 8 11 20 -6 22
13 Unión La Calera 21 4 10 7 20 31 10 2 6 2 10 12 11 2 4 5 10 19 -11 22
14 La Serena 21 5 6 10 24 35 11 3 3 5 14 16 10 2 3 5 10 19 -11 21
15 Antofagasta 21 4 6 11 19 26 10 2 5 3 10 11 11 2 1 8 9 15 -7 18
16 Coquimbo Unido 21 4 4 13 24 43 10 4 2 4 17 17 11 0 2 9 7 26 -19 16

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.