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 Nacional with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Universidad and Nacional.
Nacional 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.
Universidad Católica form and stats
Universidad participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the group stage.Perfect Primera Division season at home so far for Universidad Católica 2 wins from 2 appearances. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo.
Ahead of that match, Universidad Católica lost 0-2 at home to Argentinos Juniors.
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 eight games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Universidad, as the Primera Division home game vs Union La Calera is only three days away.
Early season league goal statistics from Universidad Católica's 2 home games: 4 goals, 2 conceded.
Nacional form and stats
Nacional's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the quarter-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Primera Division. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Nacional are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Nacional have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Guillermo Christian Centurion Elizalde. It's been 200 minutes since they last conceded in Primera Division.
Ahead of that game was the 4-4 draw at home against Atletico Nacional in the Copa Libertadores.
Nacional are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, zero draws and two defeats. From a total of two matches.
Nacional find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Universidad won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Nacional has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  G. Bergessio 20 goals |
Universidad Católica missing players
Nacional missing players
| Universidad Católica | Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 10 | 33 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 31% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Atletico Nacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Nacional | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 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 | Audax Italiano | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | O'Higgins | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Union La Calera | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Nublense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | La Serena | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Antofagasta | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Melipilla | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Cobresal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 12 | Huachipato | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Universidad Chile | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Union Espanola | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Curico Unido | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Palestino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Santiago Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 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 | 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 |