Unión Española and O'Higgins have both played out a "par" performance until now, to use a golf term. Both teams reside in mid-table positions in the Primera Division.
- Unión Española have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Primera Division
- O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Primera Division
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Unión Española form and stats
4 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Unión Española have to build on here at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in the Primera Division.
Stress levels are on the rise for Española's attacking players as they have now played 277 minutes without scoring in a league game. Rivero was their last goal scorer.
The regulars are hoping that Unión Española will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Cobresal (placed 4th).
Before that match, a home victory against Antofagasta in the Chilean Cup.
Española are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. Unión Española have conceded 14 in these home matches.
O'Higgins form and stats
There's been little loot from O'Higgins's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Primera Division. O'Higgins only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
O'Higgins are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Ñublense (placed 3rd). As mentioned above, O'Higgins drew the match against Ñublense. Manager Soso brought on Moreira to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Union La Calera.The attacking power of O'Higgins when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 17 goals have been conceded by O'Higgins in these games.
Head 2 Head
Española have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when playing O'Higgins.The latest head to head game ended O'Higgins - Unión Española 2-2, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Garate 9 goals |  R. Piñeiro Silva 6 goals |   P. Hernández 6 goals |
Unión Española missing players
O'Higgins missing players
| Unión Española | O'Higgins | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 34 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 28 |
| 35 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 46% | 58% |
| 48% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 46% |
| 28% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 23% | 23% |
| 12% | 8% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 31% | 46% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 35% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 54% | 31% |
| 6.6 | 6.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 11.8 | 10.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 29% | 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 17% | 27% |
| 12.4 | 11.2 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 11.1 | 10.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
- O'Higgins have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Primera Division
- Unión Española have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Primera Division
- 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 | Colo-Colo | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 54 |
| 2 | Curico Unido | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Ñublense | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | Cobresal | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 38 |
| 5 | Everton | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Audax Italiano | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | O'Higgins | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 37 |
| 8 | Palestino | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 37 |
| 9 | Universidad Católica | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 36 |
| 10 | Unión Española | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 11 | Huachipato | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 32 |
| 12 | Union La Calera | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 30 |
| 13 | Universidad Chile | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | La Serena | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -20 | 24 |
| 15 | Antofagasta | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Coquimbo Unido | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 28 | -21 | 20 |
