Soccer match preview: Colo-Colo confident before travelling to O'Higgins

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Wed 08.September
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Teniente (14450 seats)

Colo-Colo go to O'Higgins and Estadio El Teniente brimming with hope and confidence, but the home side is no muppet. More news on the game here!

Insights:
  • O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most clean sheets (10) in Primera Division

Colo-Colo could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Chilean Cup game only four sleeps ago.

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O'Higgins form and stats

O'Higgins have played 9 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager M. Ramírez Pérez led his O'Higgins to a defeat in the Primera Division match away at Audax Italiano. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio El Teniente.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Everton in a game that was won 1-0.

O'Higgins aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio El Teniente in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, O'Higgins have conceded 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 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 6-2-1 from 9 games.

Impressive finishing from J. Cruz and P. Solari secured the home win 2-0 against Everton in their previous game.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Union Espanola at their stadium, the result 3-2.

Colo-Colo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Colo-Colo have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Colo-Colo - O'Higgins 1-2. Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): O'Higgins won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Colo-Colo have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Colo-ColoI. Morales Bravo
I. Morales Bravo
10 goals
O'HigginsM. Larrondo Páez
M. Larrondo Páez
4 goals
Colo-ColoL. Gil
L. Gil
4 goals

O'Higgins missing players

Colo-Colo missing players

O'Higgins Colo-Colo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 4 9 18
5 3 1 Won W 3 6 10
7 4 1 Drew D 0 2 4
6 2 1 Lost L 1 1 4
14 8 2 Scored S 6 17 27
21 10 3 Conceded C 6 9 15
78% 78% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
50% 44% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 78% 72%
39% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 33%
22% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 17%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 22% 11%
44% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 39%
44% 56% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 56% 56%
33% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 17%
 
4.1 4 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 5 5.8
5.7 5.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 2.9 2.5
2.7 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.9
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
8.5 9.2 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 14.7 13.9
3.2 3.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 5.2 4.6
24% 24% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 36% 33%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colo-Colo have scored at least twice as many goals away as O'Higgins have scored home.
  • Colo-Colo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most clean sheets (10) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most clean sheets (5) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most points (20) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the most scored goals (17) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the the best goal difference (+12) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • O'Higgins have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) 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 18 10 4 4 27 15 9 4 2 3 10 6 9 6 2 1 17 9 12 34
2 Audax Italiano 18 9 7 2 21 13 9 6 2 1 11 7 9 3 5 1 10 6 8 34
3 Union La Calera 18 9 5 4 20 19 9 6 2 1 11 8 9 3 3 3 9 11 1 32
4 Universidad Chile 17 8 5 4 22 15 8 4 2 2 9 7 9 4 3 2 13 8 7 29
5 Universidad Catolica 18 9 2 7 28 24 9 7 2 0 20 8 9 2 0 7 8 16 4 29
6 Union Espanola 18 8 3 7 27 25 9 5 2 2 16 12 9 3 1 5 11 13 2 27
7 Antofagasta 18 7 6 5 23 21 9 6 0 3 13 10 9 1 6 2 10 11 2 27
8 Nublense 18 6 7 5 27 20 9 5 3 1 16 5 9 1 4 4 11 15 7 25
9 Cobresal 17 7 4 6 20 17 8 5 1 2 13 6 9 2 3 4 7 11 3 25
10 Everton 18 6 6 6 16 17 9 3 3 3 9 10 9 3 3 3 7 7 -1 24
11 O'Higgins 18 5 7 6 14 21 9 3 4 2 8 10 9 2 3 4 6 11 -7 22
12 La Serena 18 5 6 7 24 23 9 4 3 2 14 9 9 1 3 5 10 14 1 21
13 Palestino 18 6 3 9 25 28 9 4 2 3 13 11 9 2 1 6 12 17 -3 21
14 Huachipato 17 4 8 5 21 22 9 2 5 2 8 8 8 2 3 3 13 14 -1 20
15 Melipilla 18 5 5 8 23 29 9 2 4 3 14 14 9 3 1 5 9 15 -6 20
16 Curico Unido 18 4 6 8 20 25 9 3 4 2 14 11 9 1 2 6 6 14 -5 18
17 Santiago Wanderers 17 0 2 15 9 33 9 0 2 7 6 20 8 0 0 8 3 13 -24 2

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.