Primera Division: What this fixture might miss in elegance it should pay back in effort and commitment. Let's go: Universidad Católica - Ñublense!
- Universidad Católica have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Primera Division
- Ñublense have the most dropped points from leading position (20) 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.
Universidad Católica form and stats
The Primera Division stats playing at home this season for Universidad Católica are 3-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 197 minutes without scoring a league goal. Zampedri was the last player to find the net.
The regulars are hoping that Universidad Católica will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Chilean Cup fixture against Colo-Colo.
A 0-0 result against Colo-Colo before that, played at home in the Chilean Cup. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Universidad Católica handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
The Universidad fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Universidad Católica's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ñublense form and stats
Playing away, Ñublense have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
Ñublense played 1-1 against Union La Calera in their previous match.
Ahead of that, the Copa Sudamericana victory away at LDU Quito (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties). Ñublense are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 9 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ñublense as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Ñublense - Universidad Católica 1-2 was the outcome when these participants previously did battle, earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Universidad Católica won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Ñublense managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Zampedri 11 goals |  A. Aravena Guzmán 9 goals |  P. Rubio Pulgar 8 goals |
Universidad Católica missing players
Ñublense missing players
| Universidad Católica | Ñublense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 32 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 86% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 67% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 43% |
| 29% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 62% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 67% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 14% |
| 33% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| 4.7 | 6 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 12.3 | 13.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.1 | 11.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| 30% | 27% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | 25% |
| 15.3 | 15 | 15.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 16.6 | 15.3 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 5 |
- Universidad Católica have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ñublense have scored away.
- Universidad Católica have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Primera Division
- Universidad Católica have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Primera Division
- Universidad Católica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ñublense have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Primera Division
- Ñublense haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Cobresal | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Huachipato | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| 3 | Palestino | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Everton | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Coquimbo Unido | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 7 | Union Espanola | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 8 | Universidad Chile | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | Union La Calera | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Universidad Católica | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Audax Italiano | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | O'Higgins | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Ñublense | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Curico Unido | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | Magallanes | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Copiapo | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
