Primera Division preview: Can Unión Española edge out victory against Deportes Iquique?

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK (28500 seats)

With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Unión Española fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Deportes Iquique.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

It's quite the trip for Deportes Iquique when visiting Unión Española as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.

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Unión Española form and stats

4 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Unión Española, who have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Primera Division, have to build on here at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in the Primera Division.

The points were shared in Unión Española's previous game, also at home. Visiting Universidad Chile (placed 14th) travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Audax Italiano and winning 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Unión Española handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D3-L3.

Unión Española have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Unión Española defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Deportes Iquique form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Deportes Iquique, who have the most conceded goals (34) in Primera Division, playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.

Deportes Iquique failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Audax Italiano (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-3. Preceding that game was the away victory against Curicó Unido with the score of 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Deportes Iquique have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were W3-D1-L9.

The attacking power of Deportes Iquique when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Deportes Iquique have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Deportes Iquique - Unión Española 3-2 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 7 Unión Española victories, 1 draw and 2 Deportes Iquique wins. 7 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Donoso
9 goals / 2 assists
S. Varas
7 goals
M. Caballero
4 goals / 3 assists

Unión Española missing players

Deportes Iquique missing players

Unión Española Deportes Iquique
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 3 10 21
8 4 2 Won W 1 3 6
3 2 1 Drew D 1 2 5
10 5 1 Lost L 1 5 10
22 10 4 Scored S 3 8 23
30 17 6 Conceded C 5 15 34
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
71% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 70% 67%
48% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 43%
24% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 38%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 19%
52% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 52%
19% 18% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 24%
33% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 29%
 
5.3 6.1 5.8 Corners For (avg) C F 5 4 4.4
5 4.1 4.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 5.7 4.7
2.4 2.7 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.8
4 2 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • Deportes Iquique haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Unión Española haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Unión Española
All Copa Libertadores Chilean Cup Primera Division Club Friendlies Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
23-08-19 PD Unión Española 0 - 1 O'Higgins
01-09-19 PD Audax Italiano 3 - 2 Unión Española
04-09-19 CC Deportes Valdivia 0 - 2 Unión Española
08-09-19 CC Audax Italiano 0 - 1 Unión Española
14-09-19 PD Unión Española 1 - 1 Universidad Chile
28-09-19 PD Unión Española 23:00 Deportes Iquique
05-10-19 PD Univ. Concepcion 20:30 Unión Española
12-10-19 CC Unión Española 20:30 Audax Italiano
15-10-19 PD Unión Española 21:00 Coquimbo Unido
19-10-19 PD Palestino 15:30 Unión Española
Deportes Iquique
All Copa Libertadores Chilean Cup Primera Division Club Friendlies Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
10-08-19 PD Cobresal 0 - 1 Deportes Iquique
17-08-19 PD O'Higgins 4 - 1 Deportes Iquique
25-08-19 PD Deportes Iquique 2 - 2 Univ. Concepcion
31-08-19 PD Curicó Unido 1 - 2 Deportes Iquique
14-09-19 PD Deportes Iquique 1 - 3 Audax Italiano
28-09-19 PD Unión Española 23:00 Deportes Iquique
06-10-19 PD Deportes Iquique 15:30 Everton
18-10-19 PD Universidad Chile - Deportes Iquique
20-10-19 PD Deportes Iquique 18:30 Huachipato
27-10-19 PD Union La Calera 23:00 Deportes Iquique

  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 21 14 5 2 35 12 10 5 4 1 15 4 11 9 1 1 20 8 23 47
2 Audax Italiano 21 10 4 7 33 29 11 5 2 4 19 17 10 5 2 3 14 12 4 34
3 Colo-Colo 21 9 6 6 28 24 11 7 1 3 15 9 10 2 5 3 13 15 4 33
4 Palestino 21 8 8 5 33 24 11 5 4 2 20 11 10 3 4 3 13 13 9 32
5 Huachipato 21 9 5 7 27 25 11 6 3 2 16 10 10 3 2 5 11 15 2 32
6 O'Higgins 21 9 4 8 29 29 10 7 0 3 16 13 11 2 4 5 13 16 0 31
7 Unión La Calera 21 7 9 5 25 19 11 6 3 2 17 9 10 1 6 3 8 10 6 30
8 Coquimbo Unido 21 7 9 5 26 23 10 4 5 1 19 11 11 3 4 4 7 12 3 30
9 Cobresal 21 8 3 10 24 29 10 5 2 3 13 10 11 3 1 7 11 19 -5 27
10 Unión Española 21 8 3 10 22 30 11 4 2 5 10 17 10 4 1 5 12 13 -8 27
11 Curicó Unido 21 6 8 7 32 33 10 4 4 2 22 17 11 2 4 5 10 16 -1 26
12 Deportes Iquique 21 6 5 10 23 34 11 3 3 5 15 19 10 3 2 5 8 15 -11 23
13 Everton 21 5 7 9 18 23 10 4 2 4 9 10 11 1 5 5 9 13 -5 22
14 Universidad Chile 21 3 12 6 26 31 10 2 7 1 14 11 11 1 5 5 12 20 -5 21
15 Antofagasta 21 5 5 11 29 33 10 2 3 5 10 11 11 3 2 6 19 22 -4 20
16 Univ. Concepción 21 4 7 10 20 32 11 4 5 2 11 10 10 0 2 8 9 22 -12 19

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