Unión La Calera vs O'Higgins match preview

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Mon 14.December
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar (10000 seats)

The league table in Primera Division tells a story about these teams so far, with Unión La Calera leading O'Higgins by 20 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Unión La Calera has the most clean sheets (10) in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins has the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Primera Division

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Unión La Calera form and stats

Unión La Calera, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Primera Division, have performed here at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar this season with 8 wins from 11 Primera Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. After failing to beat Colo-Colo here at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, Unión La Calera has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

The fans are hoping that Calera will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Primera Division game against Palestino (placed 10th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Everton in a game that was won 6-2.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 11 games), Calera's attacking play is working. Calera have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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O'Higgins form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Primera Division, on their Primera Division travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

O'Higgins had fun at their own home (Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar) last time out, beating Huachipato 2-1. T. Alarcón (2) scored. A 1-1 draw at Cobresal's stadium before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Universidad Catolica in just two days.

O'Higgins find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. O'Higgins have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result O'Higgins - Calera 1-2 entered in the official records. Unión La Calera-O'Higgins H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Unión La Calera five wins, O'Higgins four wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CaleraA. Vilches Araneda
A. Vilches Araneda
10 goals
Unión La CaleraN. Stefanelli
N. Stefanelli
8 goals
O'HigginsT. Alarcón Vergara
T. Alarcón Vergara
6 goals

Unión La Calera missing players

O'Higgins missing players

Unión La Calera O'Higgins
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 2 11 22
14 8 2 Won W 1 4 7
3 3 1 Drew D 0 3 4
5 0 0 Lost L 1 4 11
40 22 4 Scored S 4 13 26
24 8 1 Conceded C 3 11 32
95% 91% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
77% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 73%
64% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 27% 50%
27% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 18% 27%
14% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 18% 18%
50% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 45% 59%
45% 55% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 23%
9% 9% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.5 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
13.8 16.6 21.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9 11 10.8
5.5 6.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.7 4.1
33% 30% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 32% 29%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • O'Higgins has the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Primera Division
  • Unión La Calera has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Primera Division
  • Unión La Calera has the most clean sheets (10) in Primera Division
  • Unión La Calera has the most clean sheets (6) at home in Primera Division
  • Unión La Calera has the most points (27) at home in Primera Division
  • Unión La Calera have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Unión La Calera have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 Universidad Catolica 20 14 3 3 49 22 10 8 1 1 27 10 10 6 2 2 22 12 27 45
2 Unión La Calera 22 14 3 5 40 24 11 8 3 0 22 8 11 6 0 5 18 16 16 45
3 Unión Española 22 12 5 5 39 29 12 7 3 2 23 17 10 5 2 3 16 12 10 41
4 Curico Unido 21 11 4 6 27 28 11 8 1 2 17 11 10 3 3 4 10 17 -1 37
5 Universidad Chile 21 9 6 6 35 24 9 5 4 0 20 6 12 4 2 6 15 18 11 33
6 Antofagasta 21 8 8 5 29 23 11 5 5 1 17 11 10 3 3 4 12 12 6 32
7 Huachipato 22 8 6 8 25 27 11 5 5 1 14 10 11 3 1 7 11 17 -2 30
8 Cobresal 22 7 6 9 28 27 11 5 3 3 16 10 11 2 3 6 12 17 1 27
9 Univ. Concepción 22 6 9 7 27 30 10 3 2 5 12 16 12 3 7 2 15 14 -3 27
10 Palestino 22 7 5 10 24 30 11 5 3 3 16 14 11 2 2 7 8 16 -6 26
11 Everton 21 5 10 6 22 26 10 2 6 2 9 9 11 3 4 4 13 17 -4 25
12 Audax Italiano 22 6 7 9 30 35 11 5 3 3 16 12 11 1 4 6 14 23 -5 25
13 O'Higgins 22 7 4 11 26 32 11 3 1 7 13 21 11 4 3 4 13 11 -6 25
14 Santiago Wanderers 21 7 4 10 28 36 11 5 2 4 17 18 10 2 2 6 11 18 -8 25
15 La Serena 22 7 3 12 23 29 10 4 1 5 12 11 12 3 2 7 11 18 -6 24
16 Deportes Iquique 22 6 6 10 22 31 11 4 3 4 10 15 11 2 3 6 12 16 -9 24
17 Coquimbo Unido 21 6 5 10 22 31 11 4 3 4 12 15 10 2 2 6 10 16 -9 23
18 Colo-Colo 22 4 6 12 23 35 12 3 1 8 12 20 10 1 5 4 11 15 -12 18

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.