Universidad Chile manager Pellegrino looking for three points in O'Higgins showdown

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Competition: Chile Primera Division
Competition: Tue 08.Aug
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK (3500 seats)

The home team ticketholders anticipate three points in this game, as the home advantage should be put to good use against a stumbling visitor. Universidad Chile are in 6th place while the guesting O'Higgins sweat at 13th.

Insights:
  • Universidad Chile have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Primera Division
  • O'Higgins haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Universidad Chile form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, Universidad Chile, who have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Primera Division, have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Universidad to get some points in this home game.

No payout for Universidad Chile in their previous match, an away game at Magallanes that ended in defeat 1-2.

Before that game, the home loss against Palestino with the scoreline 0-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Universidad have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 7 and lost 2.

Universidad Chile are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.

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O'Higgins form and stats

4-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for O'Higgins in their Primera Division matches away. With the O'Higgins losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

O'Higgins's previous game was their home loss versus Nublense (1-2).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Huachipato wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where O'Higgins have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 3 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

Lacking goals? 8 of this team's latest 10 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, O'Higgins have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The latest H2H match ended O'Higgins - Universidad Chile 0-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Universidad wins - draws - O'Higgins wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

O'HigginsM. Marín Vega
M. Marín Vega
6 goals
Universidad ChileC. Palacios Ferreira
C. Palacios Ferreira
5 goals
Universidad ChileL. Fernández
L. Fernández
4 goals

Universidad Chile missing players

O'Higgins missing players

Universidad Chile O'Higgins
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 8 2 Played P 3 10 19
8 3 1 Won W 3 4 5
5 3 1 Drew D 0 2 5
6 2 0 Lost L 0 4 9
21 8 2 Scored S 3 9 20
20 6 1 Conceded C 0 11 24
84% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
68% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 63%
53% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 30% 37%
11% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 21%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
53% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 30% 47%
32% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 40% 21%
32% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 32%
 
4.5 4.5 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 5.1 5
3.7 4.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 5.7 5.7
2.8 3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.5
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
14.5 12.9 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.7 13.4 14.5
4.7 4.4 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.6 4.3
24% 23% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 20% 25%
 
11.9 10 12 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 13.5 13.1
4.5 3 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 5 4.8
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • O'Higgins haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Universidad Chile have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Primera Division
  • Universidad Chile have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Primera Division

  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 19 10 6 3 35 17 10 7 3 0 18 7 9 3 3 3 17 10 18 36
2 Huachipato 19 10 2 7 28 21 9 5 1 3 14 8 10 5 1 4 14 13 7 32
3 Everton 19 9 4 6 28 25 10 6 1 3 15 11 9 3 3 3 13 14 3 31
4 Union Espanola 19 8 6 5 25 14 10 6 2 2 19 7 9 2 4 3 6 7 11 30
5 Colo-Colo 18 8 6 4 25 19 10 6 2 2 16 8 8 2 4 2 9 11 6 30
6 Universidad Chile 19 8 5 6 21 20 8 3 3 2 8 6 11 5 2 4 13 14 1 29
7 Palestino 19 8 5 6 28 28 10 4 3 3 14 14 9 4 2 3 14 14 0 29
8 Coquimbo Unido 19 9 2 8 23 24 9 5 1 3 11 11 10 4 1 5 12 13 -1 29
9 Universidad Catolica 19 7 6 6 32 27 10 3 4 3 17 14 9 4 2 3 15 13 5 27
10 Union La Calera 19 6 9 4 26 23 9 3 4 2 11 10 10 3 5 2 15 13 3 27
11 Nublense 19 6 5 8 20 26 10 3 2 5 12 17 9 3 3 3 8 9 -6 23
12 Audax Italiano 19 6 4 9 25 28 9 4 2 3 13 10 10 2 2 6 12 18 -3 22
13 O'Higgins 19 5 5 9 20 24 9 1 3 5 11 13 10 4 2 4 9 11 -4 20
14 Curico Unido 19 6 1 12 20 33 10 3 0 7 10 17 9 3 1 5 10 16 -13 19
15 Magallanes 19 4 4 11 20 30 9 2 3 4 9 12 10 2 1 7 11 18 -10 16
16 Copiapo 18 4 4 10 14 31 9 2 3 4 9 18 9 2 1 6 5 13 -17 16

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.