Primera Division duel: Close contest expected between Univ. Concepción and Colo-Colo

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Wed 17.February
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Fiscal de Talca (8200 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Primera Division, Univ. Concepción holding 14th place and Colo-Colo lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Univ. Concepción has the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Primera Division
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Univ. Concepción nor Colo-Colo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Concepción are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Colo-Colo most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Univ. Concepción form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Univ. Concepción at their home stadium (Estadio Fiscal de Talca) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

The Univ. Concepción crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Universidad Catolica here at Estadio Fiscal de Talca in a Primera Division match. Preceding that game was the away draw at Santiago Wanderers that finished 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Univ. Concepción have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost three.

The Univ. Concepción fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 17 matches. On the other hand, Concepción have conceded 24 goals.

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Colo-Colo form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Colo-Colo have produced an overall stat of 3-9-5 so far. It's three draws from Colo-Colo's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better. Colo-Colo have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to O'Higgins in their previous outing. The Primera Division match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Cobresal.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Colo-Colo in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Colo-Colo, five draws and three defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Colo-Colo as they have only managed to score 16 times from 17 away games in the league. Colo-Colo have conceded 21 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 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 Concepción - Colo-Colo 1-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Concepción won six, Colo-Colo won one and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ConcepciónC. Waterman Ruiz
C. Waterman Ruiz
17 goals
Colo-ColoL. Valencia Rossel
L. Valencia Rossel
6 goals
Univ. ConcepciónB. Carvallo Utreras
B. Carvallo Utreras
5 goals

Univ. Concepción missing players

Colo-Colo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Univ. Concepción Colo-Colo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 4 17 34
9 5 2 Won W 1 3 9
14 5 1 Drew D 2 9 12
11 7 1 Lost L 1 5 13
38 20 6 Scored S 5 16 33
46 24 5 Conceded C 5 21 43
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 82% 85%
82% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 65%
41% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 47% 41%
24% 24% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 18%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
65% 65% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 65% 47%
21% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 24% 29%
21% 24% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.2 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2.4
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.7 10.6 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 9 10.8
3.6 3.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.1 3.7
31% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 30% 26%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Colo-Colo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Univ. Concepción has the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Primera Division
  • Univ. Concepción have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 34 18 11 5 65 35 17 9 6 2 35 16 17 9 5 3 30 19 30 65
2 Union La Calera 34 17 6 11 59 41 17 9 4 4 30 17 17 8 2 7 29 24 18 57
3 Universidad Chile 34 13 13 8 49 33 17 8 8 1 33 13 17 5 5 7 16 20 16 52
4 Union Espanola 34 14 10 10 55 53 17 7 6 4 27 23 17 7 4 6 28 30 2 52
5 Palestino 34 14 9 11 49 45 17 9 5 3 31 23 17 5 4 8 18 22 4 51
6 Antofagasta 34 12 12 10 43 42 17 8 7 2 26 17 17 4 5 8 17 25 1 48
7 Cobresal 34 13 8 13 45 40 17 9 4 4 29 16 17 4 4 9 16 24 5 47
8 Huachipato 34 13 7 14 43 44 17 10 5 2 28 15 17 3 2 12 15 29 -1 46
9 Curico Unido 34 13 7 14 40 52 17 9 2 6 23 22 17 4 5 8 17 30 -12 46
10 O'Higgins 34 12 9 13 40 39 17 4 6 7 19 25 17 8 3 6 21 14 1 45
11 Santiago Wanderers 34 12 8 14 42 53 17 9 4 4 25 20 17 3 4 10 17 33 -11 44
12 Everton 34 10 13 11 37 41 17 7 6 4 21 16 17 3 7 7 16 25 -4 43
13 Audax Italiano 34 10 11 13 47 50 17 7 6 4 27 20 17 3 5 9 20 30 -3 41
14 Univ. Concepción 34 9 14 11 38 46 17 5 5 7 20 24 17 4 9 4 18 22 -8 41
15 La Serena 34 10 9 15 34 41 17 6 3 8 17 19 17 4 6 7 17 22 -7 39
16 Colo-Colo 34 9 12 13 33 43 17 6 3 8 17 22 17 3 9 5 16 21 -10 39
17 Deportes Iquique 34 9 11 14 38 46 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 3 6 8 20 26 -8 38
18 Coquimbo Unido 34 9 8 17 33 46 17 5 4 8 15 21 17 4 4 9 18 25 -13 35

Table
  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 34 18 11 5 65 35 17 9 6 2 35 16 17 9 5 3 30 19 30 65
2 Union La Calera 34 17 6 11 59 41 17 9 4 4 30 17 17 8 2 7 29 24 18 57
3 Universidad Chile 34 13 13 8 49 33 17 8 8 1 33 13 17 5 5 7 16 20 16 52
4 Union Espanola 34 14 10 10 55 53 17 7 6 4 27 23 17 7 4 6 28 30 2 52
5 Palestino 34 14 9 11 49 45 17 9 5 3 31 23 17 5 4 8 18 22 4 51
6 Antofagasta 34 12 12 10 43 42 17 8 7 2 26 17 17 4 5 8 17 25 1 48
7 Cobresal 34 13 8 13 45 40 17 9 4 4 29 16 17 4 4 9 16 24 5 47
8 Huachipato 34 13 7 14 43 44 17 10 5 2 28 15 17 3 2 12 15 29 -1 46
9 Curico Unido 34 13 7 14 40 52 17 9 2 6 23 22 17 4 5 8 17 30 -12 46
10 O'Higgins 34 12 9 13 40 39 17 4 6 7 19 25 17 8 3 6 21 14 1 45
11 Santiago Wanderers 34 12 8 14 42 53 17 9 4 4 25 20 17 3 4 10 17 33 -11 44
12 Everton 34 10 13 11 37 41 17 7 6 4 21 16 17 3 7 7 16 25 -4 43
13 Audax Italiano 34 10 11 13 47 50 17 7 6 4 27 20 17 3 5 9 20 30 -3 41
14 Univ. Concepción 34 9 14 11 38 46 17 5 5 7 20 24 17 4 9 4 18 22 -8 41
15 La Serena 34 10 9 15 34 41 17 6 3 8 17 19 17 4 6 7 17 22 -7 39
16 Colo-Colo 34 9 12 13 33 43 17 6 3 8 17 22 17 3 9 5 16 21 -10 39
17 Deportes Iquique 34 9 11 14 38 46 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 3 6 8 20 26 -8 38
18 Coquimbo Unido 34 9 8 17 33 46 17 5 4 8 15 21 17 4 4 9 18 25 -13 35

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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.