National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Estudiantes Mérida or Coquimbo Unido that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Estudiantes and Coquimbo Unido.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 6500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
Estudiantes Mérida have not come this way in the Copa Sudamericana without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Coquimbo Unido. Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 1st round.With Estudiantes having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager M. Brignani.
The Estudiantes crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Deportivo Lara here at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida in a Primera Division match. A strong away win before that one, visiting Mineros de Guayana and winning 3-2.
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 Estudiantes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won three times, drawn three and lost two.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Estudiantes, as the Primera Division home game vs Atletico Venezuela is only two days away.
Coquimbo Unido form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Estudiantes Mérida and Aragua in order to reach 2nd Round of Copa Sudamericana.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Coquimbo Unido so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose). When we have look at the Copa Sudamericana statistics, we find 2W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. Coquimbo love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Coquimbo's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Unión Española that finished 1-1. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Estudiantes Mérida in the Copa Sudamericana.
As mentioned above, Coquimbo drew the match against Unión Española. Manager G. Corengia brought on F. Villagrán to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
We have checked recent matches where Coquimbo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were one victory, one draw and six defeats.
Coquimbo have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Coquimbo Unido have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Coquimbo Unido - Estudiantes 3-0.Top Goalscorers
  J. Abrigo Navarro 4 goals |  D. Linarez Cordero 3 goals | J. Rivas Gamboa 3 goals |
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
Coquimbo Unido missing players
| Estudiantes Mérida | Coquimbo Unido | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | ||
| 41 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 8% | 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 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 7 | ||
| 227 | 115 | Total Shots | T S | 81 | 230 | ||
| 82 | 46 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 90 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Unión La Calera | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Unión Española | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Antofagasta | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Universidad Chile | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Huachipato | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Curico Unido | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Cobresal | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Univ. Concepción | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Audax Italiano | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Deportes Iquique | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Santiago Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Palestino | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Coquimbo Unido | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | O'Higgins | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Colo-Colo | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | La Serena | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 9 |