O'Higgins vs Curicó Unido match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio El Teniente

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Teniente (14450 seats)

Top-ranking Curicó Unido visit O'Higgins after their 0-4-result vs Everton. Check out our full preview!

Insights:
  • O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
  • Curicó Unido have won significantly less corners away then at 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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O'Higgins form and stats

O'Higgins have played 10 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).

O'Higgins faced defeat in their previous match, away at Audax Italiano (1-2).

Ahead of that match, O'Higgins won a home game hosting Universidad Chile (1-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with O'Higgins perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with O'Higgins as a small favourite), we find 12 games. O'Higgins has won 4 of these, drawn 5 and lost 3.

O'Higgins have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio El Teniente with 16 goals in 10 league matches.

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Curicó Unido form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

The manager Galaz was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Estadio Bicentenario La Granja. Curicó suffered a 0-4 loss to Everton (placed 7th). That loss was their first after five consecutive league games winning points. Curicó Unido lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

Prior to that result Curicó won their away game at Union Espanola. The scoreline was 3-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Curicó Unido in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Curicó Unido, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this club's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

Curicó Unido has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Curicó have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Curicó Unido - O'Higgins 5-0. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: O'Higgins won three, Curicó Unido were winners in four and we saw three draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Curicó UnidoD. Coelho Díaz
D. Coelho Díaz
8 goals
Curicó UnidoR. Holgado
R. Holgado
7 goals
O'HigginsP. Hernández
P. Hernández
4 goals

O'Higgins missing players

Curicó Unido missing players

O'Higgins Curicó Unido
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 3 9 20
7 5 1 Won W 1 3 10
6 4 2 Drew D 1 4 5
7 1 1 Lost L 1 2 5
20 16 5 Scored S 4 14 37
23 10 5 Conceded C 4 12 22
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 90%
60% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 75%
45% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 60%
15% 20% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 56% 50%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 20%
45% 70% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 78% 50%
30% 30% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 35%
35% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 25%
 
3.9 4.2 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.2 4.3
5.4 4.9 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.6 4.8
2.9 3.5 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.7 2.6 2
6 2 1 Red cards R C 3 4 5
 
9.4 10.4 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.1 12.5
3.7 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 5.2
27% 42% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 36%
 
10.9 9.8 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 22 16.9 13.6
4 2.6 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.2 4.3
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Curicó Unido have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • O'Higgins have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • O'Higgins have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
  • 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 Colo-Colo 20 12 6 2 39 13 9 7 2 0 21 3 11 5 4 2 18 10 26 42
2 Nublense 20 10 6 4 31 21 9 6 2 1 20 10 11 4 4 3 11 11 10 36
3 Curicó Unido 20 10 5 5 37 22 11 7 1 3 23 10 9 3 4 2 14 12 15 35
4 Palestino 20 8 9 3 25 21 9 6 2 1 15 10 11 2 7 2 10 11 4 33
5 Union Espanola 19 9 5 5 29 23 9 4 4 1 12 9 10 5 1 4 17 14 6 32
6 Cobresal 20 9 3 8 28 24 10 6 2 2 16 9 10 3 1 6 12 15 4 30
7 Everton 20 6 10 4 22 16 10 3 5 2 8 6 10 3 5 2 14 10 6 28
8 O'Higgins 20 7 6 7 20 23 10 5 4 1 16 10 10 2 2 6 4 13 -3 27
9 Audax Italiano 20 7 5 8 27 30 10 4 2 4 14 14 10 3 3 4 13 16 -3 26
10 Universidad Catolica 19 8 1 10 24 28 11 7 1 3 13 7 8 1 0 7 11 21 -4 25
11 Huachipato 20 7 4 9 22 30 10 5 1 4 15 17 10 2 3 5 7 13 -8 25
12 Universidad Chile 20 6 3 11 23 29 10 5 2 3 13 10 10 1 1 8 10 19 -6 21
13 La Serena 20 5 5 10 23 34 11 3 3 5 14 16 9 2 2 5 9 18 -11 20
14 Union La Calera 20 3 10 7 16 28 10 2 6 2 10 12 10 1 4 5 6 16 -12 19
15 Antofagasta 20 4 6 10 19 25 10 2 5 3 10 11 10 2 1 7 9 14 -6 18
16 Coquimbo Unido 20 4 4 12 23 41 10 4 2 4 17 17 10 0 2 8 6 24 -18 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.