Universidad Católica will face Vitoria in Thursday’s upcoming Copa Sudamericana meeting.
Our Universidad Católica v Vitoria tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest match odds.
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Universidad Católica
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Universidad Católica enter this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Copa Sudamericana draw versus Defensa y Justicia.
In that game, Universidad Católica had 33% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Universidad Católica was Jhon Chancellor (58'). Defensa y Justicia got 20 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Ezequiel Cannavo (45') was the scorer for Defensa y Justicia.
Universidad Católica have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets lately, but they have also managed to convert their own chances into goals. Looking at their last 6 games, Universidad Católica have seen their goal breached in 6 of them as well as managing to get on the scoresheet in 6 of those matches. In any event, time will tell if that pattern shall continue on in this game.
Vitoria
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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Bahia in Serie A competition, Vitoria and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Vitoria managed 54% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. The scorer for Vitoria was Renato Kayzer (54'). For their opponents, Bahia got 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Erick Pulga (23') and Michel Araújo (66') scored for Bahia.
The stats tell the story, and Vitoria have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 6 goals in total. In defence, Vitoria could really do with shoring things up.
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Head to head
The previous league contest between the two was Copa Sudamericana match day 1 on 03/04/2025 when the final score was Vitoria 1-1 Universidad Católica.
On that occasion, Vitoria managed 59% possession and 14 shots on goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Matheuzinho (76').
On the other side, Universidad Católica got 8 shots at goal with 3 on target.
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Team News: Universidad Católica
The Universidad Católica manager has a full complement, with no fitness worries at all coming into this game owing to a completely healthy group to pick from.
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Prediction
We feel that Vitoria and Universidad Católica could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.
Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. We therefore think that it’s going to be a hard-fought score draw at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the 90 minute result market, victory for Universidad Católica is best priced at 2.4, a bet on a draw is 3.1 and putting your money on a win for Vitoria will get you 3. Those are the best market prices that can be secured right now.
Victor Martins,
14:00 25/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Universidad Católica
Formed: 1963
Stadium: The Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (35,258)
Captain: Facundo Martínez
Chairman: Santiago Cattani
Manager: Jorge Célico
Competitions: Copa Sudamericana (Group B)