Copa Libertadores: Get ready for the second leg of the Independiente del Valle - Unión Española clash

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Competition: South America Copa Libertadores
Competition: Wed 17.March
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria (41575 seats)

The first leg ended Unión Española-Independiente del Valle 1-0. All is set for the decider in this Copa Libertadores 2nd Round fixture!

The hosts Independiente del Valle saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Liga Pro. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Aucas.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Unión Española, who are travelling more than 5000 kilometers to play this game.

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Independiente del Valle form and stats

Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the 8th finals.

Ever since the LDU Portoviejo game Independiente has been unbeatable here at Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria producing five straight wins.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Independiente, as the Liga Pro home game vs Delfin is only four days away.

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Unión Española form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Unión Española have produced an overall stat of 7-4-6 so far. Española has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

A 1-4 defeat away at Cobresal before that.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Española played away with similar odds. This revealed one game. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected one time.

The travelling fans enjoy Unión Española's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 17 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Española have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Unión Española - Independiente del Valle 1-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - one - one (Independiente wins - draws - Unión Española wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Unión EspañolaC. Palacios Ferreira
C. Palacios Ferreira
15 goals
Unión EspañolaM. Dávila Carvajal
M. Dávila Carvajal
10 goals
Unión EspañolaC. Palacios Núñez
C. Palacios Núñez
8 goals

Independiente del Valle missing players

Unión Española missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Independiente del Valle Unión Española
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 10   Played P   13 25
11 8   Won W   4 9
3 1   Drew D   4 8
11 1   Lost L   5 8
38 21   Scored S   21 36
35 6   Conceded C   26 39
92% 90%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
76% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 84%
52% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 48%
40% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   46% 32%
20% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   31% 20%
40% 30%   BTTS BTTS   69% 68%
36% 70%   Clean Sheets C S   8% 12%
32% 10%   Failed to Score F T   23% 20%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.7 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.3
1 0   Red cards R C   4 5
 
13.3 15.2   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 13.4
6.2 6.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.6 5.3
25% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 27%

  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 Unión Española 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. Concepcion 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 Unión Española 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. Concepcion 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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