The first leg ended Unión Española-Antofagasta 1-2. All is set for the decider in this Copa Sudamericana 1st Round fixture!
It's quite the trip for Unión Española when visiting Antofagasta as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
These are hustling days for the hometeam, as they were in action only three days ago in the Primera Division. This match was also played here at Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Unión Española have had more rest.
Antofagasta form and stats
Antofagasta participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the 1st round and lost against Huachipato.Three Primera Division home games done for Antofagasta, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.
The Antofagasta crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Colo-Colo here at Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascuñán.
This is expected to be a close game, with Antofagasta perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Antofagasta as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Antofagasta has won six of these, drawn two and lost three.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Union La Calera are coming to town in four days.
Antofagasta have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. 4 goals have been conceded.
Unión Española form and stats
Unión Española are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primera Division, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
237 minutes! That's how long the Unión Española goalkeeper Luis Mejia Cajar and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Huachipato in the Primera Division.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Unión Española in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Unión Española, three draws and two defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nublense in just four days.
2 goals so far away for Unión Española, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other already this season, with the result Unión Española - Antofagasta 1-2 written in the official records. Numbers for the previous ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Antofagasta, five draws and three wins for Unión Española. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Tello Mery 2 goals | B. Nieto 1 goals | D. Orellana Medina 1 goals |
Antofagasta missing players
Unión Española missing players
| Antofagasta | Unión Española | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 12 | 33 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 40 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 14.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 27% | ||
| 13.3 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nublense | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Cobresal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Curico Unido | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Palestino | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Universidad Catolica | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Unión Española | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | O'Higgins | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Huachipato | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Universidad Chile | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Union La Calera | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Audax Italiano | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Coquimbo Unido | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Antofagasta | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | La Serena | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
