Primera Division duel: Close contest expected between O'Higgins and Colo-Colo

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sun 14.February
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Teniente (14450 seats)

With their 6 point advantage in the league table, O'Higgins fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Colo-Colo.

Insights:
  • O'Higgins has the fewest points (17) at home in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither O'Higgins nor Colo-Colo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

O'Higgins are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Colo-Colo most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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O'Higgins form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for O'Higgins, who have the fewest points (17) at home in Primera Division, at their home stadium (Estadio El Teniente) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 208 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Larrondo was the last player to find the net.

O'Higgins faced defeat in their previous match, away at Antofagasta (0-1). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Audax Italiano that ended 0-0.

Heartbreak for O'Higgins in their last match as Antofagasta's C. Munoz scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how O'Higgins have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won five, drawn one and lost seven.

The O'Higgins fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the O'Higgins defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Colo-Colo form and stats

3-8-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Colo-Colo in their Primera Division matches away. Visiting Colo-Colo has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Colo-Colo aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 187 league minutes without a goal. C. Fuentes was the last player to find the net. Colo-Colo have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Brayan Josue Cortes Fernandez. It's been 237 minutes since they last conceded in Primera Division.

Colo-Colo played 0-0 against Cobresal in their previous match. Before that, Colo-Colo travelled to Deportes Iquique and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Colo-Colo in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Colo-Colo, four draws and three defeats.

The attacking power of Colo-Colo when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 20 goals have been conceded by Colo-Colo in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Colo-Colo - O'Higgins 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (O'Higgins wins - draws - Colo-Colo wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

O'HigginsF. Castro Souto
F. Castro Souto
7 goals
O'HigginsR. Gutiérrez Gamboa
R. Gutiérrez Gamboa
7 goals
O'HigginsT. Alarcón Vergara
T. Alarcón Vergara
6 goals

O'Higgins missing players

Colo-Colo missing players

O'Higgins Colo-Colo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
12 4 0 Won W 0 3 9
8 5 3 Drew D 2 8 11
13 7 2 Lost L 3 5 13
39 18 5 Scored S 4 15 32
38 24 9 Conceded C 9 20 42
91% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 85%
64% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 64%
42% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 42%
24% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 18%
12% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
48% 62% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 45%
33% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 30%
27% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 31% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.8 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.3
9 4 2 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
10.3 10.8 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.1 10.9
4.1 4.6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.2 3.7
29% 25% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 26%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • O'Higgins has the fewest points (17) at home in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins has the most conceded goals (24) at home in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Universidad Católica 33 17 11 5 63 34 17 9 6 2 35 16 16 8 5 3 28 18 29 62
2 Union La Calera 33 17 6 10 57 38 16 9 4 3 28 14 17 8 2 7 29 24 19 57
3 Union Espanola 33 14 10 9 54 49 17 7 6 4 27 23 16 7 4 5 27 26 5 52
4 Palestino 33 14 8 11 47 43 16 9 4 3 29 21 17 5 4 8 18 22 4 50
5 Universidad Chile 33 12 13 8 46 32 16 7 8 1 30 12 17 5 5 7 16 20 14 49
6 Antofagasta 33 12 12 9 42 39 17 8 7 2 26 17 16 4 5 7 16 22 3 48
7 Huachipato 33 13 7 13 43 43 17 10 5 2 28 15 16 3 2 11 15 28 0 46
8 Cobresal 33 12 8 13 41 39 16 8 4 4 25 15 17 4 4 9 16 24 2 44
9 O'Higgins 33 12 8 13 39 38 16 4 5 7 18 24 17 8 3 6 21 14 1 44
10 Santiago Wanderers 33 12 8 13 42 51 17 9 4 4 25 20 16 3 4 9 17 31 -9 44
11 Curico Unido 33 12 7 14 37 50 17 9 2 6 23 22 16 3 5 8 14 28 -13 43
12 Univ. Concepción 33 9 14 10 37 44 16 5 5 6 19 22 17 4 9 4 18 22 -7 41
13 Everton 33 9 13 11 36 41 16 6 6 4 20 16 17 3 7 7 16 25 -5 40
14 La Serena 33 10 9 14 34 39 16 6 3 7 17 17 17 4 6 7 17 22 -5 39
15 Audax Italiano 33 9 11 13 45 50 17 7 6 4 27 20 16 2 5 9 18 30 -5 38
16 Colo-Colo 33 9 11 13 32 42 17 6 3 8 17 22 16 3 8 5 15 20 -10 38
17 Deportes Iquique 33 8 11 14 36 46 16 5 5 6 16 20 17 3 6 8 20 26 -10 35
18 Coquimbo Unido 33 9 7 17 31 44 17 5 4 8 15 21 16 4 3 9 16 23 -13 34

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.