📊 Form Guide

Palestino

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Palestino will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 2-0 Campeonato Nacional success over Huachipato.

The only player to score from Palestino was Bryan Carrasco (45').

Palestino have struggled with their forward play in more recent games. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 vs opposition teams during the course of their previous 6 outings. In those meetings, Palestino have also seen the tally of goals against them total 6. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will be continued on in this game.

Universidad de Chile

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In the game prior to this, Universidad de Chile drew 1-1 in the Campeonato Nacional tie with Coquimbo Unido.

The only scorer from Universidad de Chile was Luciano Pons (52'). Andrés Chávez (88') scored for Coquimbo Unido.

A series of resolute performances by the Universidad de Chile defensive unit has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their previous 6 outings combined. In that period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 9.

Going into this one, Universidad de Chile haven't been defeated in their previous 4 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 05/06/2021 shows us that Palestino have won 3 of these & Universidad de Chile 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.

7 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from El Tino-Tino and 2 for Los Azules . The average number of goals per game works out to 1.17.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was Campeonato Nacional match day 18 on 23/07/2023 and the score finished Universidad de Chile 0-1 Palestino.

📋 Team News: Palestino

Looking at personnel, there is just the lone fitness concern for the Palestino boss Pablo Sánchez to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed group. Nicolás Meza (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t play.

🗞️ Team News: Universidad de Chile

Out of a mainly full-strength group of players, there’s just the sole fitness worry for the Universidad de Chile manager to contend with. Juan Pablo Gómez (Tear of the lateral meniscus) won’t be in action. Franco Calderón will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

⚡ Prediction

We’re envisaging that Palestino will have a tough ask to register a score against this Universidad de Chile lineup who we reckon should score at least once to put them ahead.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a good battle with a 0-1 winning score for Universidad de Chile when the full-time whistle blows.

We’ll see what happens.

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Andre Moura, 18:01 21/04/2024