Colo-Colo vs Unión Española betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on July 21st, 2024

Colo-Colo and Unión Española will on Sunday, July 21st, 2024 at 21:30h (UTC), play in a Primera Division football game in Chile, check the Colo-Colo vs Unión Española betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Colo-Colo vs Unión Española will occur

The game takes place in the well-known Estadio Monumental David Arellano stadium, in the city of Santiago de Chile, with a capacity for 47347 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Colo-Colo vs Unión Española betting tip 2024

In the current edition of the Primera Division, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.73 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.86 goals per match.

Colo-Colo last match

In the last match played, Colo-Colo met Deportes Santa Cruz, in a match valid for the Chilean Cup. The match ended in a win by 1-0.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.18, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Unión Española last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Chilean Cup, Unión Española faced the Magallanes team, and the score ended with a 0-5 for their rivals.

This defeat was not expected at all. They were favorites and were still beaten, in a scenario that counted with odds of 4.75.

Colo-Colo vs Unión Española h2h

Unión Española was in 11th place in the Primera Division while Colo-Colo was in 5th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Unión Española team entered the field with the 4-3-3 formation, the same tactic Colo-Colo used in the match.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024 Primera Division season. The match, played on 17-02-2024, recorded the 0-3 win for Colo-Colo.

Colo-Colo

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Colo-Colo team with 26 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses.

In the 16th round the team ranks over the Palestino team with an advantage of 1 point which is just below the scoreboard in position 5, and with 1 point less than Universidad Católica team that is in the 3rd place.

Colo-Colo analysis

Colo-Colo at the end of round 15 in Primera Division had 24 goals scored and 13 conceded.

The Colo-Colo team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 65.6%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Colo-Colo

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Damián Pizarro. Colo-Colo owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 5 goals in this season.

Historical data Colo-Colo

With 32 titles won in the history of the tournament, Colo-Colo team is one of the competition's leading 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.

Unión Española

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Unión Española team with 24 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 7 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses.

Which means that the team has the same score, in the 16th round, with the Deportes Iquique team in hot pursuit at 7th place.

Unión Española analysis

Currently, in the Primera Division, Unión Española sums 30 goals for and a total of 25 goals against, after 15 rounds played.

Best goalscorer from Unión Española

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Franco Ezequiel Frías. With 8 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Unión Española team achieving several victories this season.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Colo-Colo is Damián Pizarro, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Unión Española is Franco Ezequiel Frías, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Unión Española scores an average of 1.4 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 2.35.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.2 corners per game.

Colo-Colo is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.2 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Colo-Colo in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.93 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 Unión Española side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 time this season, very different from Colo-Colo who only saw the red card 4 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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