This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Universidad Católica at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and América de Cali with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
The visiting América de Cali played their last game only three days ago, a Liga BetPlay match. That game was also an away game, at Once Caldas. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
These teams have little in common geographically as América de Cali have to travel 5800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Universidad Católica form and stats
Universidad Católica participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the group stage.As mentioned below, Universidad Católica are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Primera Division games. In general it's been a long time since Universidad Católica tasted defeat here at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
The fans are hoping that Universidad Católica will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Copa Libertadores game against Internacional. Before that, Universidad Católica played out a Primera Division draw 1-1 when visiting Unión La Calera.
The manager A. Holan will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cobresal in only four days.
At Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Universidad Católica has the goal stats of 6-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
América de Cali form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga BetPlay travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Once Caldas in their previous outing. The Liga BetPlay match ended in a draw 1-1. A 0-2 loss hosting Gremio before that.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far América de Cali have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. América de Cali struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
 F. Zampedri 5 goals |  M. Rangel Valencia 5 goals |  L. Aued 3 goals |
Universidad Católica missing players
América de Cali missing players
| Universidad Católica | América de Cali | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 21 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 230 | 94 | Total Shots | T S | 74 | 185 | ||
| 94 | 40 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 76 | ||
| 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Gremio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | América de Cali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 Católica | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Curico Unido | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Universidad Chile | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Unión La Calera | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Antofagasta | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Audax Italiano | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Union Espanola | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Everton | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Palestino | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Cobresal | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Huachipato | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Colo-Colo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Deportes Iquique | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 14 | Coquimbo Unido | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Univ. Concepcion | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | O'Higgins | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Santiago Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | La Serena | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Nacional | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Deportivo Pasto | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Junior | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Once Caldas | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | América de Cali | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Alianza Petrolera | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Deportivo Cali | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Deportivo Pereira | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Independiente Medellin | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Rionegro Aguilas | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 14 | La Equidad | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Envigado | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Millonarios | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Patriotas Boyaca | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Boyaca Chico | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 20 | Cucuta Deportivo | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 3 |