O'Higgins vs Universidad Chile betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on August 17th, 2024

O'Higgins and Universidad Chile will meet each other in a football match counting for Primera Division on August 17th, 2024, Saturday at 21:30h (UTC), in Chile, check the O'Higgins vs Universidad Chile betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where O'Higgins vs Universidad Chile will occur

The game will be played in the small Estadio El Teniente stadium, in the city of Rancagua, with a capacity for 14450 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the O'Higgins vs Universidad Chile 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 2.77 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.73 goals per game of the last championship.

O'Higgins last match

In the last match played, O'Higgins met Palestino, in a match valid for the Primera Division. The match ended in a loss by 4-1. The coach V. Fuentes' on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-3-3 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.20, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Universidad Chile last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Universidad Chile, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Colo-Colo team with a final score of 0-0.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.25 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

O'Higgins vs Universidad Chile h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Primera Division, where Universidad Chile was at 2nd place while O'Higgins occupied 3rd place. Universidad Chile went in with a 3-4-2-1 formation while O'Higgins opened their game with a 4-4-2 tactic.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 16-03-2024, in the 2024 season of the Primera Division, which ended with a 1-0 win for Universidad Chile.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

The performance of the Universidad Chile team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the O'Higgins team.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

O'Higgins

Primera Division leaderboard now

Ranking in 10th place in the Primera Division, O'Higgins enters this match with 23 points, 6 wins, 8 losses, 5 draws. What’s more, it is saddled with a negative balance.

The team, in the 20th round, has 2 points over the Cobreloa team in position 11, and 2 points less than that of Ñublense team that is placed in 9th place.

Occupying the middle of the league table in the Chile Primera Division and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns, O'Higgins will try to use the home factor for one's own benefit to bring home the victory.

O'Higgins analysis

Currently, in the Primera Division, O'Higgins sums 26 goals for and a total of 32 goals against, after 19 rounds played.

O'Higgins, with a ball possession of 47.58% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Universidad Chile of 2024 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Best goalscorer from O'Higgins

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Bryan Rabello. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season and has helped O'Higgins come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Universidad Chile

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Universidad Chile team with 37 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 10 wins, 7 draws, and 2 losses.

Universidad Chile analysis

After 19 rounds, Universidad Chile has a positive goal difference, with 31 goals scored and only 17 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

Universidad Chile has been inconsistent in their recent matches, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1. They need to find more consistency in their performances if they want to challenge for the top positions in the league.

As we approach the Regular Season, Universidad Chile is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.68 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Primera Division that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents. For this reason, the Universidad Chile team usually goes for an average ball possession of 57.58% to try to control the game.

With Universidad Chile having a balance of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws when playing away in the Primera Division, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

Universidad Chile is a more offensive team than O'Higgins, having 1917 attacks vs. 1807 from O'Higgins, having scored 31 times, in comparison, O'Higgins converted into goal 26 times.

Best goalscorer from Universidad Chile

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Cristian Palacios. With 8 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Universidad Chile team achieving several victories this season.

Historical data: Universidad Chile

With 18 titles won in the tournament’s history the Universidad Chile team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match and it would not be the first time that the team have managed to surprise their opponents with a victory at a time where they are in poor form.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of O'Higgins is Bryan Rabello, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Universidad Chile is Cristian Palacios, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Since Universidad Chile has an average of 2.2 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 1.9.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.63 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Universidad Chile 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 6.05 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Universidad Chile in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.42 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 O'Higgins side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 8 times this season, very different from Universidad Chile who only saw the red card twice. 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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