The standings tells us that 5 points split the two competitors in this Primera Division fixture. Palestino hold both the points- and home advantage.
- Palestino haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Unión Española have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Primera Division
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
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!
Palestino form and stats
The total Primera Division statistics playing at home this season for Palestino are 5-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Palestino after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Palestino shared the glory with Huachipato in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
Heartbreak before that as Palestino lost 0-2 at Magallanes's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Palestino have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 20 games) they have won 10 times, drawn 4 and lost 6.
Palestino have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna with 17 goals in 11 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Unión Española form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Unión Española so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Unión Española's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Española's last game was the home draw against Universidad Catolica (2-2).
A 3-4 defeat away at Copiapo before that.Unión Española are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
The attacking power of Española when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Unión Española have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Unión Española - Palestino 2-0 was the outcome when this pair of squads previously met, also in this season. Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Palestino won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Unión Española have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six. The games between these teams have sometimes been "violent", having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Garate 12 goals |   M. Dávila Carvajal 8 goals |  R. Piñeiro Silva 8 goals |
Palestino missing players
Unión Española missing players
| Palestino | Unión Española | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 36 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 30 |
| 34 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 96% |
| 87% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 36% | 61% |
| 52% | 45% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 35% |
| 35% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 61% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 35% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 45% | 30% |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 15.2 | 13.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 35% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 13.9 | 13 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
- Palestino haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Unión Española have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Primera Division
- Unión Española have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Primera Division
- Unión Española have the most matches under the total-line (15) 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 | Cobresal | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | Huachipato | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Palestino | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | Everton | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 35 |
| 6 | Union La Calera | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | Coquimbo Unido | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Unión Española | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 31 |
| 9 | Universidad Catolica | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Universidad Chile | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | O'Higgins | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Ñublense | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Audax Italiano | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Copiapo | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -16 | 23 |
| 15 | Magallanes | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Curicó Unido | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 21 |
