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

Ñublense and Universidad Católica will play on Sunday, July 28th, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), in a Primera Division game to be held in Chile, check the Ñublense vs Universidad Católica betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ñublense vs Universidad Católica will occur

The game will be played in the small Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún stadium, in the city of Chillan, with a capacity for 4500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Ñublense vs Universidad Católica 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 2.87 goals per match.

Ñublense last match

In the last match they played, Ñublense collected a defeat. The opposing team was Coquimbo Unido, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-0 - was valid for Primera Division. Coach M. Salas Saieg's disposed his team in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.30, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

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 Unión La Calera team with a final score of 2-0.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.83, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Ñublense vs Universidad Católica h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Primera Division, Ñublense ranked 7th place while Universidad Católica was in 9th place. Ñublense took to the field with a 4-4-2 tactic, while Universidad Católica deployed in a 4-3-3 formation.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024 season of the Primera Division. The meeting took place on 23-02-2024 and ended with a 0-1 win for Ñublense.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

Ñublense

Primera Division leaderboard now

comes into this game with 19 points, putting them in 10th place in the Primera Division. They are also encumbered with a negative balance, 7 losses, 5 wins, and 4 draws.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 2 points, in the 17th round is followed by the Huachipato team in 11th place.

Ñublense comes to this game occupying a position in the middle of the Primera Division table, without high pressure to show results but wanting to give a good show.

Ñublense analysis

Currently, Ñublense has a tally of 26 goals scored and 21 goals against, at the end of round 16 of Primera Division.

The Ñublense team comes from a defeat in the Primera Division, and its coach Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Over the course of the tournament, Ñublense recorded an average ball possession of 46.06%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Ñublense will play against Universidad Católica, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Having won once away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

While Universidad Católica has only managed to convert 23 of their 1254 attacks into goals, Ñublense has been much more successful with 1396 attacks and 26 goals.

Best goalscorer from Ñublense

Gabriel Graciani has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 5 goals scored in the competition, the Midfielder has been instrumental in leading Ñublense to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Universidad Católica

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Universidad Católica team with 30 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores Qualifiers, with a campaign of 9 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses.

Which means that in the 17th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Colo-Colo team who is in the 4th place.

Universidad Católica analysis

Universidad Católica after 16 days has put up 23 goals scored, and taken 15, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

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

Chances of winning against Universidad Católica who playing away has a balance of 5 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws in the Primera Division, are very slim.

Best goalscorer from Universidad Católica

In this season, the individual highlight is Fernando Zampedri that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 11 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Universidad Católica achieved in several matches.

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

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

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 Ñublense 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.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Ñublense is Gabriel Graciani, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Universidad Católica is Fernando Zampedri, he has scored in 11 opportunities.

Universidad Católica has conceded 6 away goals in 8 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 0-1, something to take into consideration.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Since Universidad Católica has an average of 1.25 goals per game when playing away from home, and they often do not concede goals away from home, the under 2.5 goals can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.82 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Ñublense has an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game over the 16 rounds, while Universidad Católica has an average of 2.8. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.5 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 Ñublense side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 times this season, very different from Universidad Católica 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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