Universidad Católica are going up against away team Deportes La Serena at The Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo in the Campeonato Nacional fixture on Sunday.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Universidad Católica v Deportes La Serena are shown on this page (plus the best game odds).
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Universidad Católica
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Universidad Católica will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 5-1 Campeonato Nacional success vs CDU Concepción.
For Universidad Católica, the goalscorers were Fernando Zampedri (24', 40', 60'), Cristián Cuevas (68') and Justo Giani (80').
Universidad Católica have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.
They’ve claimed a sum of 14 during that time while also conceding a total of 3. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.
Deportes La Serena
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Last time out, Deportes La Serena drew 1-1 in the Campeonato Nacional match with Audax Italiano.
The only player to score from Deportes La Serena was Gonzalo Escalante (74').
Deportes La Serena have seen success in front of goal leading up to this encounter, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Deportes La Serena have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same matches.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 13/11/2021 tells us that Universidad Católica have won 3 of these & Deportes La Serena 2, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
A combined total of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 10 of them from Cruzados and 7 being from La Serena. The average goals per game has been 2.83.
The previous league contest between the two was Campeonato Nacional match day 1 on 01/02/2026 which ended up with the score at Deportes La Serena 2-2 Universidad Católica.
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Team News: Universidad Católica
Clemente Montes (Foot surgery), Tomás Asta-Buruaga (Cruciate ligament tear) and Diego Valencia (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be able to play for Universidad Católica gaffer Daniel Garnero. Vicente Bernedo is ineligible for this match because of suspension.
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Team News: Deportes La Serena
From a largely full-strength group, there is just the sole fitness worry for the Deportes La Serena boss to be concerned with. Nicolás Stefanelli (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be in action. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Bruno Gutiérrez and Felipe Chamorro.
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Prediction
In this game, Deportes La Serena will do really well to put one past a Universidad Católica outfit who have the quality to really boss this match.
We think that it’s going to be a very comprehensive 3-0 win for Universidad Católica at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the full-time result market, backing Universidad Católica can be had for 1.45, going for a drawn result is 4.2 & betting on the win for Deportes La Serena gets 5.75. These are the top prices on offer right now.
Peter Guest,
02:03 22/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Universidad Católica
Formed: 1937
Stadium: The Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo (14,768)
Chairman: Juan Tagle
Manager: Daniel Garnero
Competitions: Campeonato Nacional position 2, Copa Libertadores (Round of 16)