It's early days in the Primera Division and both O'Higgins and Union Espanola are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
O'Higgins form and stats
Only two Primera Division home games for O'Higgins so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
O'Higgins drew their last game, 0-0 away at Palestino (placed 9th). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Santiago Wanderers.
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 16 games. O'Higgins has won six of these, drawn one and lost nine.
Early season league goal statistics from O'Higgins's 2 home games: 3 goals, 3 conceded.
Unión Española form and stats
Unión Española have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Primera Division were 4 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats from 12 fixtures.
The manager R. Fuentes Núñez was unhappy after their last game, a Primera Division match played at their home ground Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK. Unión Española suffered a 1-2 loss to Audax Italiano (placed 4th). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Palestino.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Unión Española playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Unión Española wins, four draws and five defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Unión Española has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): O'Higgins three wins, one draw and Unión Española six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Gutiérrez Gamboa 3 goals |   M. Dávila Carvajal 2 goals |  R. Fernández 1 goals |
O'Higgins missing players
Unión Española missing players
| O'Higgins | Unión Española | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2.2 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | 29 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 15 | 64 |
| 19 | 11 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 23% |
- Unión Española has the most conceded goals in the first half (5)
| O'Higgins | Last season | Unión Española | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 58% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 29% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 297 | 150 | Total Shots | T S | 143 | 308 | ||
| 100 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 51 | 116 | ||
| 34% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Antofagasta | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Universidad Chile | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Unión La Calera | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Curicó Unido | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Cobresal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Palestino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | Huachipato | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | O'Higgins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Unión Española | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Colo-Colo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Santiago Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Univ. Concepcion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 16 | Deportes Iquique | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 17 | Coquimbo Unido | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | La Serena | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 40 |
| 3 | Palestino | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Unión La Calera | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Coquimbo Unido | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Huachipato | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | O'Higgins | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Unión Española | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Cobresal | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | Everton | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 12 | Antofagasta | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Curicó Unido | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Deportes Iquique | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 15 | Universidad Chile | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -6 | 24 |
| 16 | Univ. Concepcion | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 23 |