Primera Division match prediction and preview for O'Higgins vs Cobresal clash

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Thu 08.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Teniente (14450 seats)

O'Higgins hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 15th position in the Primera Division table. Visiting Cobresal holds 11th place with 16 pts.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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O'Higgins form and stats

O'Higgins's results here at Estadio El Teniente in the Primera Division have been very modest with 1 victory, 0 draws and 6 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for O'Higgins in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Santiago Wanderers game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

O'Higgins's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus Coquimbo Unido (placed 14th). In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Univ. Concepcion.

O'Higgins are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for O'Higgins with 16 goals conceded in these matches.

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Cobresal form and stats

Cobresal, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Primera Division, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-4 (7 played). Cobresal has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Cobresal lost away at Antofagasta (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Palestino.

Cobresal have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. For Cobresal, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for O'Higgins, two draws and four wins for Cobresal. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

O'HigginsR. Gutiérrez Gamboa
R. Gutiérrez Gamboa
5 goals
CobresalJ. Gaete Contreras
J. Gaete Contreras
4 goals
CobresalF. Reynero Galarce
F. Reynero Galarce
4 goals

O'Higgins missing players

Cobresal missing players

O'Higgins Cobresal
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 2 7 13
3 1 1 Won W 1 1 4
2 0 0 Drew D 1 2 4
8 6 1 Lost L 0 4 5
16 8 3 Scored S 4 9 19
22 16 3 Conceded C 3 14 19
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 85%
62% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 69%
38% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 43% 31%
31% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 8%
69% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 86% 77%
15% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 8%
23% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 3.7 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.4 3.2
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
158 83 28 Total Shots T S 29 102 199
61 38 11 Shots on Target S O 8 25 59
26% 21% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 32%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cobresal has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Primera Division
  • Cobresal has the most conceded goals (14) away in Primera Division
  • Cobresal has the most points from losing position (8) in Primera Division
  • Cobresal have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Cobresal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cobresal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • O'Higgins has the fewest points (3) at home in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins has the most conceded goals (16) at home in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins has the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins has the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • O'Higgins have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • O'Higgins haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Universidad Catolica 12 9 2 1 28 11 5 4 0 1 13 5 7 5 2 0 15 6 17 29
2 Union Espanola 13 8 2 3 25 17 7 4 2 1 16 11 6 4 0 2 9 6 8 26
3 Union La Calera 12 7 3 2 17 10 6 3 3 0 8 4 6 4 0 2 9 6 7 24
4 Antofagasta 12 6 5 1 19 10 7 3 3 1 11 8 5 3 2 0 8 2 9 23
5 Universidad Chile 12 6 4 2 23 14 6 3 3 0 12 4 6 3 1 2 11 10 9 22
6 Curico Unido 13 6 2 5 10 18 7 5 0 2 7 6 6 1 2 3 3 12 -8 20
7 Palestino 13 5 4 4 13 13 7 3 3 1 8 5 6 2 1 3 5 8 0 19
8 Everton 13 4 6 3 13 12 6 2 3 1 5 4 7 2 3 2 8 8 1 18
9 Huachipato 13 5 3 5 17 18 6 3 2 1 8 7 7 2 1 4 9 11 -1 18
10 Audax Italiano 12 4 5 3 17 16 6 3 2 1 9 5 6 1 3 2 8 11 1 17
11 Cobresal 13 4 4 5 19 19 6 3 2 1 10 5 7 1 2 4 9 14 0 16
12 Santiago Wanderers 13 5 1 7 21 24 7 3 1 3 13 13 6 2 0 4 8 11 -3 16
13 Univ. Concepcion 13 3 5 5 16 21 6 1 1 4 8 14 7 2 4 1 8 7 -5 14
14 Coquimbo Unido 13 4 2 7 14 20 6 3 1 2 6 7 7 1 1 5 8 13 -6 14
15 O'Higgins 13 3 2 8 16 22 7 1 0 6 8 16 6 2 2 2 8 6 -6 11
16 Deportes Iquique 13 3 2 8 12 24 6 2 1 3 4 11 7 1 1 5 8 13 -12 11
17 Colo-Colo 12 2 3 7 12 16 6 1 1 4 7 9 6 1 2 3 5 7 -4 9
18 La Serena 13 1 3 9 10 17 7 1 1 5 6 9 6 0 2 4 4 8 -7 6

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.