Huachipato will be facing visitors Deportes Iquique at The Estadio Huachipato-CAP Acero in the Campeonato Nacional game on Sunday.
Our Huachipato v Deportes Iquique predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Huachipato
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Huachipato will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 2-0 Campeonato Nacional losing effort in their last game against Palestino.
Bryan Carrasco (45') scored for Palestino.
Their most recent results show that much solidity has been shown by the Huachipato defence. Huachipato have given the opposition little, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone in at their end during their past six clashes standing at 3. We shall soon see if that trend will be continued on into this next match.
Deportes Iquique
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Universidad Católica in Campeonato Nacional action, Deportes Iquique will be hoping to turn things around here.
The only name on the scoresheet from Deportes Iquique was Edson Puch (61'). Fernando Zampedri (39') and Nicolás Castillo (90') scored for Universidad Católica.
In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 clashes featuring Deportes Iquique, a minimum of three goals have been struck. The overall average number of goals per match in that time is 3.67, with the average number of goals for Deportes Iquique equalling 2.17.
Their prior results show that Deportes Iquique:
- are winless against Huachipato when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. Not good at all.
- remain undefeated by Huachipato when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league games.
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Head to head
Looking at their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 24/09/2017 shows that Huachipato have won 1 of these games and Deportes Iquique 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.
A sum of 12 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Los Acereros and 7 netted by Los Dragones Celestes. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.
The last league clash between the two was Campeonato Nacional match day 19 on 19/11/2020 when it ended Huachipato 1-1 Deportes Iquique.
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Team News: Huachipato
The Huachipato manager Javier Sanguinetti will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of before this game thanks to a fully healthy squad available for selection.
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Team News: Deportes Iquique
Due to a fully injury-free group available to select from, the Deportes Iquique manager Jaime Vera has zero fitness concerns to speak of before this clash.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Deportes Iquique could find themselves struggling to score against this Huachipato side who we think might well score at least once to gain the upper hand.
That’s why our selection here is for a very even contest with a 1-0 winning margin for Huachipato at the end of the match.
Expecting it to be tight.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
10:14 19/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Huachipato
Formed: 1947
Stadium: The Estadio Huachipato-CAP Acero (10,032)
Captain: Claudio Sepúlveda
Chairman: Victoriano Cerda
Manager: Javier Sanguinetti
Competitions: Campeonato Nacional position 12, Copa Libertadores (Group C)