O'Higgins will arrive at The Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso on Friday for the Campeonato Nacional clash with home team Coquimbo Unido.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Coquimbo Unido v O'Higgins including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
Coquimbo Unido
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Coquimbo Unido will be hoping for a better result following a 3-2 Campeonato Nacional loss in their previous game against Cobresal.
The only name on the scoresheet from Coquimbo Unido was Rodrigo Holgado (90'). Gastón Lezcano (86') was the scorer for Cobresal.
It has not been often in recent times that Coquimbo Unido have shown defensive steel. In fact, Coquimbo Unido have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, shipping 12 goals in the process.
O'Higgins
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O'Higgins will go into this encounter after a 1-3 Campeonato Nacional win as they beat Curicó Unido in their previous match.
For O'Higgins, the scorers were Facundo Castro (33') and Francisco Andrés Arancibia Silva (90'). Tobias Figueroa (85') was the scorer for Curicó Unido.
The numbers tell their own story, and O'Higgins have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 9 goals in all. Defensively, O'Higgins seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
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Head to head
Looking at their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 08/03/2019 tells us that Coquimbo Unido have won 2 of these & O'Higgins 4, with the number of drawn results standing at 0.
In all, 16 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 7 from Piratas and 9 coming from Capo de Provincia. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The last league fixture featuring these clubs was Campeonato Nacional match day 9 on 18/03/2023 and the score finished O'Higgins 0-2 Coquimbo Unido.
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Team News: Coquimbo Unido
The Coquimbo Unido manager Fernando Díaz does not have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this match owing to a fully healthy squad available to choose from.
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Team News: O'Higgins
With a fully healthy squad ready to go, the O'Higgins boss Pablo de Muner does not have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this game.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that O'Higgins certainly have the ability to put one past this Coquimbo Unido side, although that realistically won’t be as many as they’ll concede.
We can see a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 victory for Coquimbo Unido by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Should be a good one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
10:22 18/09/2023
🏟️ Team Focus:
Coquimbo Unido
Formed: 1958
Stadium: The Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso (18,750)
Captain: Rubén Farfán
Chairman: Jorge Contador
Manager: Fernando Díaz
Competitions: Campeonato Nacional position 7