Primera Division prediction and preview: Unión Española modest favorites to beat Huachipato

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Sun 15.March
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK (3500 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Primera Division table so far. Here's the Unión Española - Huachipato latest:

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Unión Española and Huachipato.

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Unión Española form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Unión Española have to build on here at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in the Primera Division. Two home wins in a row for Unión Española bring valid hopes of a third.

The Unión Española supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Huachipato in Primera Division and win 4-3. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Everton.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Unión Española handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are nine wins, three draws and four defeats.

A decent goal production from Unión Española in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Unión Española's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Huachipato form and stats

No Primera Division points yet away for Huachipato, from their first 2 matches. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on G. Florentín, the Huachipato manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Huachipato play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 3-4 to Unión Española (placed 8th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Audax Italiano.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Unión Española was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

We have checked recent matches where Huachipato have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were four victories, three draws and ten defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Huachipato has managed 0 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Unión Española-Huachipato H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Unión Española five wins, Huachipato four wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Unión EspañolaM. Dávila Carvajal
M. Dávila Carvajal
3 goals
Unión EspañolaM. Sandoval Toro
M. Sandoval Toro
2 goals
HuachipatoC. Valenzuela Martínez
C. Valenzuela Martínez
2 goals

Unión Española missing players

Huachipato missing players

Unión Española Huachipato
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 5 3 Played P 0 3 7
4 3 2 Won W 0 0 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 1 Lost L 0 3 3
14 11 6 Scored S 0 3 9
10 8 4 Conceded C 0 6 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 57%
57% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 43%
43% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 14%
29% 40% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 14%
71% 80% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 57%
14% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 29%
 
6.9 7 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 4.6
2.1 2 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 7
2.6 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.3 3.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
99 77 58 Total Shots T S 0 20 58
41 30 21 Shots on Target S O 0 8 28
34% 37% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 32%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Unión Española's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Huachipato has the fewest conceded goals (5)
  • Huachipato has the fewest points (0) away
  • Huachipato has the fewest scored goals (0) away
  • Huachipato have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Huachipato haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Unión Española has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1)
  • Unión Española has the most conceded goals in the first half (8)
  • Unión Española have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Unión Española have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Huachipato have scored away.
  • Unión Española have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Unión Española have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Unión Española haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 7 6 1 0 16 6 2 2 0 0 6 3 5 4 1 0 10 3 10 19
2 Unión La Calera 7 5 1 1 9 6 4 3 1 0 6 2 3 2 0 1 3 4 3 16
3 Curicó Unido 7 5 1 1 7 6 4 4 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 1 3 6 1 16
4 Universidad Chile 7 4 2 1 15 7 4 2 2 0 9 2 3 2 0 1 6 5 8 14
5 Antofagasta 7 3 3 1 12 7 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 12
6 Palestino 7 3 3 1 7 7 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 2 1 1 4 5 0 12
7 Audax Italiano 6 3 1 2 12 9 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 3 10
8 Unión Española 6 3 1 2 10 7 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 10
9 Huachipato 6 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 10
10 Everton 8 2 4 2 6 7 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 0 3 1 3 5 -1 10
11 Cobresal 8 2 3 3 9 12 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 1 2 5 8 -3 9
12 Deportes Iquique 8 2 2 4 10 14 3 1 1 1 3 6 5 1 1 3 7 8 -4 8
13 Colo-Colo 7 2 1 4 9 10 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 1 0 3 4 6 -1 7
14 La Serena 8 1 1 6 7 10 4 1 0 3 5 5 4 0 1 3 2 5 -3 4
15 Univ. Concepción 7 0 4 3 8 12 3 0 1 2 3 6 4 0 3 1 5 6 -4 4
16 O'Higgins 7 1 1 5 8 13 4 1 0 3 6 9 3 0 1 2 2 4 -5 4
17 Coquimbo Unido 6 1 1 4 4 10 2 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 1 3 2 6 -6 4
18 Santiago Wanderers 7 1 1 5 8 15 4 0 1 3 5 10 3 1 0 2 3 5 -7 4

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.