Primera Division preview: Can Palestino edge out victory against Universidad Católica?

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sun 13.Aug
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna (12000 seats)

The table reveals that 5 points divide the two rivals in this Primera Division match. Palestino carry both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Palestino is in the best form (4-1-1) in Primera Division
  • Universidad Católica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

The visiting Universidad Católica played their last game only four days ago, a Chilean Cup match.

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Palestino form and stats

4 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Palestino have to build on here at Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna in the Primera Division.

A strong away win for Palestino against Union La Calera the last match, as Carvajal and Cornejo (2) were on target.

Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Colo-Colo in the Chilean Cup. 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 9 times, drawn 4 and lost 7.

Palestino are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Universidad Católica form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Universidad Católica have produced an overall stat of 4-2-3 so far.

Universidad Católica delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Everton in their previous match; a Chilean Cup duel.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Audax Italiano.

Universidad are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Universidad Católica are hosting Colo-Colo in the Chilean Cup only three days away.

Universidad has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Universidad Católica have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled earlier this season: Universidad Católica - Palestino 5-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Palestino victories, one draw and five Universidad Católica wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Universidad CatólicaF. Zampedri
F. Zampedri
11 goals
Universidad CatólicaA. Aravena Guzmán
A. Aravena Guzmán
9 goals
PalestinoM. Dávila Carvajal
M. Dávila Carvajal
8 goals

Palestino missing players

Universidad Católica missing players

Palestino Universidad Católica
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 2 9 20
9 4 1 Won W 1 4 7
5 3 2 Drew D 1 2 6
6 3 0 Lost L 0 3 7
31 14 4 Scored S 5 15 32
30 14 2 Conceded C 2 13 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
85% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 85%
50% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 78% 65%
35% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 22% 30%
20% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 15%
65% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 65%
25% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 11% 10%
10% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 30%
 
4.7 4.1 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2.8 4.5
3.7 4.1 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.2 5.2
2 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 2.6 2.4
4 4 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
14.2 14.2 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.6 12.6
4.8 4.5 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5 5.3
33% 31% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 33% 30%
 
12.4 12.2 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 22.5 15.3 15.2
4.1 4.2 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.3 5
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Universidad Católica's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Palestino haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Palestino is in the best form (4-1-1) in Primera Division
  • Universidad Católica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Universidad Católica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Universidad Católica haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Cobresal 20 11 6 3 37 18 10 7 3 0 18 7 10 4 3 3 19 11 19 39
2 Huachipato 20 10 3 7 30 23 10 5 2 3 16 10 10 5 1 4 14 13 7 33
3 Colo-Colo 19 9 6 4 27 20 10 6 2 2 16 8 9 3 4 2 11 12 7 33
4 Palestino 20 9 5 6 31 30 10 4 3 3 14 14 10 5 2 3 17 16 1 32
5 Everton 20 9 4 7 29 27 11 6 1 4 16 13 9 3 3 3 13 14 2 31
6 Union Espanola 20 8 6 6 25 15 10 6 2 2 19 7 10 2 4 4 6 8 10 30
7 Coquimbo Unido 20 9 3 8 25 26 9 5 1 3 11 11 11 4 2 5 14 15 -1 30
8 Universidad Chile 20 8 5 7 23 25 9 3 3 3 10 11 11 5 2 4 13 14 -2 29
9 Universidad Católica 20 7 6 7 32 29 11 3 4 4 17 16 9 4 2 3 15 13 3 27
10 Union La Calera 20 6 9 5 28 26 10 3 4 3 13 13 10 3 5 2 15 13 2 27
11 Audax Italiano 20 7 4 9 27 28 9 4 2 3 13 10 11 3 2 6 14 18 -1 25
12 O'Higgins 20 6 5 9 25 26 9 1 3 5 11 13 11 5 2 4 14 13 -1 23
13 Nublense 20 6 5 9 21 28 11 3 2 6 13 19 9 3 3 3 8 9 -7 23
14 Curico Unido 20 6 2 12 21 34 10 3 0 7 10 17 10 3 2 5 11 17 -13 20
15 Magallanes 20 5 4 11 21 30 10 3 3 4 10 12 10 2 1 7 11 18 -9 19
16 Copiapo 19 4 5 10 15 32 10 2 4 4 10 19 9 2 1 6 5 13 -17 17

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.