Nacional and Universidad Católica get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.
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!
Universidad Católica have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Nacional form and stats
Nacional participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Nacional have collected 12 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 3-3-2. This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
The Nacional goalkeeper Sergio Rochet Alvarez is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 200 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera Division.
Sergio Rochet, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.94 out of 10 in that game. Rochet stopped the opponent with five saves.
A Copa Libertadores defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Universidad Católica.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 Nacional have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn four and lost zero.
The Nacional fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Nacional have conceded 12 from these games.
Universidad Católica form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.Things could have gone better for Universidad Católica in their Primera Division away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Universidad Católica are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Valber Huerta, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Huerta won 5 of 8 duels. A heroic performance from Universidad Católica in their game against Argentinos Juniors last time out. Things got complicated when Edson Puch was sent off in the 80th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 1-0 victory!
Before that, Universidad secured a home win against Union La Calera with the score 3-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Universidad Católica in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Universidad Católica, four draws and two defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Union Espanola.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Universidad's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. 3 goals have been conceded by Universidad in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Universidad Católica - Nacional 3-1. Nacional-Universidad Católica H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nacional seven wins, Universidad Católica two wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Valencia Morello 3 goals |  V. Huerta Jerez 2 goals | F. Zampedri 2 goals |
Nacional missing players
Universidad Católica missing players
| Nacional | Universidad Católica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 23 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 | Atletico Nacional | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Nacional | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 34 |
| 2 | Penarol | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Torque | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Nacional | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | Boston River | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Fenix | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 9 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Progreso | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Danubio | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Cerro | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Rentistas | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Audax Italiano | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | La Serena | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | O'Higgins | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Universidad Chile | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Union La Calera | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Nublense | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Melipilla | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Colo-Colo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Union Espanola | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Cobresal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Antofagasta | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Palestino | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Huachipato | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Curico Unido | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Santiago Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 0 |