Deportes Iquique vs Universidad de Chile Prediction & Betting Tips

The Campeonato Nacional meeting at Estadio Tierra de Campeones on Thursday sees home side Deportes Iquique playing against Universidad de Chile.

Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Deportes Iquique v Universidad de Chile are shown on this page - as well as the best betting odds.

📊 Form Guide

Deportes Iquique LLDWWW 📈

Deportes Iquique are hoping to win again following the 1-0 Campeonato Nacional triumph vs Huachipato.

Over their prior 6 games, Jaime Vera's Deportes Iquique have hit the target a combined total of 7 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match of 1.17.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Deportes Iquique:

• have left without a victory over Universidad de Chile in their previous 5 league matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.

Universidad de Chile WDWDDD 📈

In their previous fixture, Universidad de Chile drew 1-1 in the Campeonato Nacional tie with Colo-Colo.

Universidad de Chile have attacked well of late, scoring 9 times in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Los Azules have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same outings. We will have to find out if that trend will be continued on here.

Their previous form shows that Universidad de Chile:

• have not been beaten by Deportes Iquique in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their last 3 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 05/02/2017 shows that Deportes Iquique have won 1 of them & Universidad de Chile 4, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

A sum of 15 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 6 from Los Dragones Celestes and 9 for Los Azules . This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

📰 Team News: Deportes Iquique

Deportes Iquique manager Jaime Vera does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this clash thanks to a completely injury-free group to choose from.

🗞️ Team News: Universidad de Chile

U de Chile manager Héctor Caputto Gómez has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Jonathan Zacaría (Thigh Problems) and Sebastián Galani (Torn muscle bundle) miss out here.

⚡ Prediction

Our feeling is that Deportes Iquique may not find it easy to be putting a goal past this Universidad de Chile outfit who we reckon should just have the edge.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a very competitive game with a 0-1 winning score for Universidad de Chile at the conclusion of the game.

Let’s see.

Lucas Pereira, 23:17 08/09/2020