The league table is allowed to rest as Defensa y Justicia and Coquimbo Unido battle for Copa Sudamericana honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Coquimbo Unido have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Justicia participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the 1st round.This match is a Copa Sudamericana match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
The home supporters saw a 4-4 draw versus Aldosivi in the Superliga last time out and are looking for a win here. Preceding that game was the away draw at Coquimbo Unido that finished 0-0.
Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Aldosivi last time out, but a goal from Miguel Merentiel completed a comeback to a draw result for Defensa y Justicia. A disappointing finish for Defensa y Justicia in their match versus Aldosivi as their 4-2 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 4-4 full time score. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The 4-4 game vs Aldosivi was a bittersweet experience for Miguel Merentiel. Despite scoring three goals the match ended a draw.
Coquimbo Unido form and stats
There's been little loot from Coquimbo Unido's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the Primera Division. Coquimbo Unido only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. Total Copa Sudamericana statistics for Coquimbo Unido: 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
There were no winners in Coquimbo Unido's previous match, a Copa Sudamericana home game that ended 0-0 vs Defensa y Justicia. Preceding that game was the away Primera Division victory against Huachipato with the score of 1-0.
Coquimbo has another fixture away, a Primera Division game, against Univ. Concepcion in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The attacking power of Coquimbo Unido when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Coquimbo Unido have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Coquimbo Unido - Justicia 0-0 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  J. Abrigo Navarro 6 goals | R. Farfan Arancibia 4 goals |  M. Merentiel Serrano 3 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Coquimbo Unido missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Coquimbo Unido | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 27 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 35% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 31 | 56 |
| 2 | Union La Calera | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 48 |
| 3 | Union Espanola | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Antofagasta | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 41 |
| 5 | Curico Unido | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -5 | 41 |
| 6 | Palestino | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 40 |
| 7 | Universidad Chile | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 39 |
| 8 | Everton | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Santiago Wanderers | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -7 | 39 |
| 10 | Huachipato | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -7 | 37 |
| 11 | O'Higgins | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | -2 | 36 |
| 12 | Audax Italiano | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Univ. Concepcion | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 14 | La Serena | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Cobresal | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 16 | Colo-Colo | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -12 | 29 |
| 17 | Deportes Iquique | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 18 | Coquimbo Unido | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 26 |