The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana 1st Round, as the hometeam Cobresal will try to edge Palestino in their own ballpark.
It's quite the trip for Palestino when visiting Cobresal as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Cobresal form and stats
9 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Cobresal have to build on here at Estadio El Cobre in the Primera Division. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio El Cobre.
Cobresal's previous game was a Primera Division match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Union Espanola. The home side are looking to build on that result. 0-0 away at Colo-Colo before that.
This is expected to be a close game, with Cobresal perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cobresal as a small favourite), we find eight games. Cobresal has won four of these, drawn three and lost one.
Cobresal have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio El Cobre with 29 goals in 17 league matches. Cobresal are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio El Cobre in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches.
Palestino form and stats
Palestino was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the 2nd round last season.As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Palestino have produced an overall stat of 5-4-8 so far.
Palestino played 2-2 against Coquimbo Unido in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Huachipato's place.
The draw against Coquimbo Unido came from a losing position. The Palestino manager J. Sierra Pando brought on L. Benegas as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Palestino playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were five Palestino wins, two draws and three defeats.
The visiting Palestino have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 17 games. Palestino have conceded 22 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cobresal two wins, one draw and Palestino seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Jiménez Garcés 12 goals |  J. Benítez 10 goals |  O. Salinas Aguilar 9 goals |
Cobresal missing players
Palestino missing players
| Cobresal | Palestino | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 34 | 25 | Scored | S | 14 | 39 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 14.2 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 14.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 29% | ||
| 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 Catolica | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 65 |
| 2 | Union La Calera | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 57 |
| 3 | Universidad Chile | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 | Union Espanola | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 52 |
| 5 | Palestino | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 51 |
| 6 | Antofagasta | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 48 |
| 7 | Cobresal | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 47 |
| 8 | Huachipato | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 29 | -1 | 46 |
| 9 | Curico Unido | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -12 | 46 |
| 10 | O'Higgins | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 45 |
| 11 | Santiago Wanderers | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -11 | 44 |
| 12 | Everton | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 43 |
| 13 | Audax Italiano | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -3 | 41 |
| 14 | Univ. Concepcion | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -8 | 41 |
| 15 | La Serena | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 39 |
| 16 | Colo-Colo | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 39 |
| 17 | Deportes Iquique | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -8 | 38 |
| 18 | Coquimbo Unido | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -13 | 35 |