The Primera Division league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Unión Española and Palestino are placed 8th and 11th respectively.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Unión Española form and stats
The hosts won their first Primera Division game here at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Unión Española last season were 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from 13 games.
In their previous game, the manager R. Fuentes Núñez led his Unión Española to a defeat in the Primera Division match away at Unión La Calera. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK. Before that, Unión Española had a home game versus Deportes Iquique which ended with a victory 3-2.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Unión Española at home in the league. 3 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Palestino form and stats
Palestino have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Primera Division were 4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats from 12 fixtures.
The supporters enjoyed Palestino's previous game versus Huachipato (placed 9th), a Primera Division 1-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Colo-Colo wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.
0 goals so far away for Palestino, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Unión Española five wins, three draws and Palestino two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Arace Gargaro 1 goals |  J. Mejía Chaverra 1 goals |  M. Dávila Carvajal 1 goals |
Unión Española missing players
Palestino missing players
| Unión Española | Palestino | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 7 | 9 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | 21 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 21% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Unión Española | Last season | Palestino | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 24 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 18 | 42 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 38% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 67% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 308 | 165 | Total Shots | T S | 162 | 350 | ||
| 116 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 124 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Unión La Calera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Universidad Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Audax Italiano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Universidad Catolica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Antofagasta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Everton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Unión Española | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Huachipato | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Santiago Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Palestino | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Curico Unido | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Deportes Iquique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Coquimbo Unido | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | O'Higgins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | La Serena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Cobresal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Univ. Concepción | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 Catolica | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 40 |
| 3 | Palestino | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Unión La Calera | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Coquimbo Unido | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Huachipato | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | O'Higgins | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Unión Española | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Cobresal | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | Everton | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 12 | Antofagasta | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Curico Unido | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Deportes Iquique | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 15 | Universidad Chile | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -6 | 24 |
| 16 | Univ. Concepción | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 23 |