Cobresal vs Universidad Católica betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on August 28th, 2024

Cobresal and Universidad Católica will play on August 28th, 2024, Wednesday at 19:00h (UTC), in a game counting for the Primera Division in Chile, check the Cobresal vs Universidad Católica betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cobresal vs Universidad Católica will occur

The game will be played in the small Estadio El Cobre stadium, in the city of El Salvador, with a capacity for 18000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Cobresal vs Universidad Católica betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Primera Division has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.78 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.73 goals per game of the last championship.

Cobresal last match

Cobresal in its last official match lost (3-0) against Palestino, in a match valid for Primera Division. Coach G. Huerta Araya's lined up a 4-4-2 formation.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 4.50.

Universidad Católica last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Universidad Católica, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Huachipato team with a final score of 4-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 1.95, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Cobresal vs Universidad Católica h2h

The last time Cobresal faced Universidad Católica it was in Primera Division. Cobresal, then in 16th place opened with a play using the 5-3-2 formation, while Universidad Católica, who was in 12th place, played using a 4-5-1 tactic.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 06-04-2024 in a Primera Division match of the 2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-0 win for Universidad Católica.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Universidad Católica thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Huachipato, Cobresal lost in a match against Palestino. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

Cobresal

Primera Division leaderboard now

Cobresal arrives in this game with 23 points in 11th place in the Primera Division, with a negative balance, having lost 8 games in total and won only 5, making a total of 8 draws.

Which means that Audax Italiano team, at position 12, is in close pursuit with an advantage of 1 point, in the 22nd round.

Placed in the middle of the league table in the Chile Primera Division, Cobresal has no high expectations or relegation concerns. Nevertheless, the team will try to get a win, taking advantage of the home factor.

Cobresal analysis

Currently, in the Primera Division, Cobresal sums 33 goals for and a total of 37 goals against, after 21 rounds played.

The Cobresal team comes from a defeat in the Primera Division, and its coach Gustavo Huerta Araya wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

With 47.62% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Cobresal can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Universidad Católica they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won once away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 4 wins against 3 losses, and 4 draws.

In comparison to Universidad Católica 1693 attacks and 31 goals, Cobresal has had 1757 attacks and 33 goals.

Best goalscorer from Cobresal

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Leonardo Valencia. Cobresal owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 7 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Universidad Católica

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Universidad Católica team with 38 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores Qualifiers, with a campaign of 11 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses.

In the 22nd round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to the Colo-Colo team which is just above, in 2nd place.

Universidad Católica analysis

Universidad Católica counted 31 goals scored and 19 conceded at the end of Primera Division day number 21.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Primera Division.

With a balance of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws in the Primera Division, Universidad Católica playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

Best goalscorer from Universidad Católica

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Fernando Zampedri. Universidad Católica owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 14 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 5 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data: Universidad Católica

With 16 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Universidad Católica team is one of the competition's top names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match, and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Universidad Católica, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Cobresal that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 2.2.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Cobresal is Leonardo Valencia, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Universidad Católica is Fernando Zampedri, he has scored in 14 opportunities.

Universidad Católica has conceded 9 away goals in 11 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Universidad Católica will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-0, something to take into consideration.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Taking into consideration that Universidad Católica scores an average of 1.18 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 4.36 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.24 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Universidad Católica side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Cobresal who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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