Primera Division forecast and preview: Unión Española moderate betting favourite to subdue Huachipato

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sun 13.Aug
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK (3500 seats)

This is shaping out to be an action-packed match as Unión Española have their expected home advantage, while Huachipato have an edge of 3 points in the Primera Division table.

Insights:
  • Unión Española have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primera Division
  • Huachipato have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Primera Division

This promises to be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well refreshed since they last played a game. Game on!

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Unión Española form and stats

Unión Española have performed here at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK this season with 6 wins from 10 Primera Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. Two home wins in a row for Unión Española bring valid hopes of a third.

In their previous game, the manager Núñez led his Unión Española to a defeat away at Magallanes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK.

Ahead of that match, a home loss in the Chilean Cup against Magallanes. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Española handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

It should be considered that a peek at the 13 latest league games reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

The Unión Española fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. Española are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.

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Huachipato form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Huachipato have produced an overall stat of 5-1-4 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Huachipato's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Huachipato's last game was the home draw against Coquimbo Unido (2-2). Which player has scored three matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Olea and that is quite the feat!

Prior to that match, the Huachipato manager Álvarez faced defeat when travelling to Colo-Colo and losing 1-3.

Huachipato are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

Huachipato have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 14 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Huachipato have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams meet this season, as the records show this recent game: Huachipato - Española 1-0. Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Unión Española won five games, two matches ended with a tie and Huachipato got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.

Top Goalscorers

Unión EspañolaL. Garate
L. Garate
11 goals
HuachipatoC. Martínez Escobar
C. Martínez Escobar
7 goals
EspañolaR. Piñeiro Silva
R. Piñeiro Silva
6 goals

Unión Española missing players

Huachipato missing players

Unión Española Huachipato
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
8 6 1 Won W 3 5 10
6 2 2 Drew D 0 1 3
6 2 0 Lost L 0 4 7
25 19 4 Scored S 7 14 30
15 7 2 Conceded C 3 13 23
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
30% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 55%
10% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 25%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
35% 40% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 60%
40% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 25%
30% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 15%
 
4.8 5.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 5.3 5.7
5.3 5.4 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 8.3 5.7 5
2 2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.5 2.6
7 2 1 Red cards R C 0 3 7
 
13.2 12.1 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 12.8 12.9
4.7 5.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 3.9 4.2
27% 37% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 36% 36%
 
13.4 12.6 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 17.3 13.5 13.1
4.2 4.4 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 5 4.7
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Huachipato have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Huachipato have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Primera Division
  • Huachipato haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Unión Española have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Unión Española have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Unión Española have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primera Division
  • Unión Española have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Primera Division
  • Unión Española have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Primera Division
  • Unión Española have the most scored goals (19) at home in Primera Division
  • Unión Española have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Primera Division
  • Unión Española 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 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 Unión Española 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 19 8 5 6 21 20 8 3 3 2 8 6 11 5 2 4 13 14 1 29
9 Universidad Catolica 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 Nublense 20 6 5 9 21 28 11 3 2 6 13 19 9 3 3 3 8 9 -7 23
13 O'Higgins 19 5 5 9 20 24 9 1 3 5 11 13 10 4 2 4 9 11 -4 20
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.