O'Higgins vs Unión La Calera betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on August 28th, 2024

O'Higgins and Unión La Calera are scheduled to play against each other on August 28th, 2024, Wednesday at 22:00h (UTC), in a Primera Division match to be held in Chile, check the O'Higgins vs Unión La Calera betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where O'Higgins vs Unión La Calera will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estadio Fiscal de Talca stadium, in the city of Talca, with a capacity for 8200 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the O'Higgins vs Unión La Calera betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Primera Division has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.78 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.73 goals per game of the last championship.

O'Higgins last match

In the last match they played, O'Higgins collected a win. The opposing team was Deportes Iquique, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-3 - was valid for Primera Division. Coach V. Fuentes' disposed his team in a 4-4-2 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 3.60.

Unión La Calera last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Unión La Calera, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Copiapó team with a final score of 3-3.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.40 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

O'Higgins vs Unión La Calera h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Primera Division, O'Higgins was in 10th place while Unión La Calera was in the 14th place. O'Higgins opened with a 4-1-4-1 arrangement while Unión La Calera charged with a 4-3-3 formation.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 07-04-2024, in the 2024 season of the Primera Division, which ended with a 2-3 win for O'Higgins.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

The Unión La Calera team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than O'Higgins its counterpart.

O'Higgins

Primera Division leaderboard now

O'Higgins joins this game with 26 points, having lost 9 games, winning only 7, and scoring 5 draws. The team ranks in 10th place in the Primera Division and suffers from a negative balance.

With a small disadvantage of 1 point against Ñublense who occupies position 9, the team starts the 22nd round.

O'Higgins has no high aspirations or relegation concerns, being positioned in the middle of the league table in the Chile Primera Division. Nonetheless, the team will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

O'Higgins analysis

At the end of round 21 of Primera Division, O'Higgins collected 29 goals scored and 37 goals conceded.

With 46.29% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, O'Higgins can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Unión La Calera they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

O'Higgins has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 29 times with 1941 attacks, while Unión La Calera has only scored 21 times with 1878 attacks.

Best goalscorer from O'Higgins

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Bryan Rabello. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for O'Higgins, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Unión La Calera

Primera Division leaderboard now

With 19 points won, Unión La Calera is in 16th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 5 wins against 11 losses, plus 5 draws.

In the 22nd round, the team holds the same amount of points that the Copiapó which is just above, in the 15th place.

Unión La Calera analysis

We have reached matchday 21 in Primera Division and at the moment Unión La Calera has made 21 goals and conceded 34.

Unión La Calera has been inconsistent in their recent matches, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1. They need to find more consistency in their performances if they want to challenge for the top positions in the league.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 1 scored per game.

Best goalscorer from Unión La Calera

José Romero has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 3 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Unión La Calera to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of O'Higgins is Bryan Rabello, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Unión La Calera is José Romero, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Usually, Unión La Calera concedes goals in the final leg of matches. Until now, the team suffered 22 goals in the last 45 minutes. It could be a good betting option for this duel.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Over 1.5 in the 2nd Half market are quoted at 2.2.

Taking into consideration that Unión La Calera scores an average of 0.7 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.28 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

O'Higgins has an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game over the 21 rounds, while Unión La Calera has an average of 2.9. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.76 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the O'Higgins side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 8 times this season, very different from Unión La Calera who only saw the red card 6 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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