Universidad Católica host the first leg in this deciding Copa Libertadores 8th Finals game. Palmeiras will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Allianz Parque before the return leg in 7 days.
Palmeiras could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie A game only four sleeps ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Palmeiras have to travel 3200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Universidad Católica form and stats
Universidad was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Copa Libertadores.4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Universidad Católica so far this season. 3W-0D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Libertadores for Universidad Católica. Universidad has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo. We remember; it was Union La Calera.
The Universidad crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Everton here at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo in a Chilean Cup match.
0-0 away at Everton before that.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Colo-Colo are coming to town in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Universidad are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. Universidad Católica are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Palmeiras form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the finals.As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Palmeiras have produced an overall stat of 3-0-2 so far. When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 5W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Universidad Católica.
The supporters enjoyed Palmeiras's previous game versus Santos, a Serie A 3-2 win played at home. Midfielder Gustavo Scarpa was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.2. Scarpa served one assist, hit six key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. Willian came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Santos last time out, making the manager A. Moreira Ferreira feel like a tactical genius.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Gremio in the Serie A.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie A trip to Atletico GO.
Palmeiras have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 7 goals have been scored. Palmeiras have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Zampedri 5 goals |  D. Valencia Morello 4 goals |  B. Vasconcelos Lopes 4 goals |
Universidad Católica missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| Universidad Católica | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Scored | S | 18 | 44 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.4 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 14.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Union La Calera | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Nublense | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Colo-Colo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | O'Higgins | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 16 |
| 7 | La Serena | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Union Espanola | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Melipilla | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Antofagasta | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Universidad Chile | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Cobresal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | Palestino | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Huachipato | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 16 | Curico Unido | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 17 | Santiago Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Bahia | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Santos | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Atletico GO | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Ceara | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventude | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Internacional | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Gremio | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 3 |