Unión La Calera vs Palestino betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on August 18th, 2024

A Primera Division match between Unión La Calera and Palestino will hold on August 18th, 2024, Sunday at 16:00h (UTC), in Chile, check the Unión La Calera vs Palestino betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Unión La Calera vs Palestino will occur

The game will be played in the small Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar stadium, in the city of La Calera, with a capacity for 10000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Unión La Calera vs Palestino 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.

Unión La Calera last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Unión La Calera team. On that occasion they met Cobreloa for the Primera Division, and the match ended 2-0. Coach W. Lemma's lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.80, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Palestino 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 Copa Sudamericana, Palestino, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Independiente Medellín team with a final score of 2-2.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 2.80.

Unión La Calera vs Palestino h2h

Palestino was in 10th place in the Primera Division while Unión La Calera was in 13th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Palestino team entered the field with the 4-3-3 formation, the same tactic Unión La Calera used in the match.

The last time these teams met was in a Primera Division themed match that took place on the 17-03-2024 during the 2024 football season, it ended in a 0-0 draw, a competitive one it was.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Palestino team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Unión La Calera its counterpart.

Unión La Calera

Primera Division leaderboard now

With 15 points won, Unión La Calera is in 16th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 11 losses, plus 4 draws.

In the 20th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 3 points as opposed to Huachipato who places just above in 15th place.

Unión La Calera analysis

At the end of round 19 of Primera Division, Unión La Calera collected 16 goals scored and 30 goals conceded.

The average shooting on goal for the Unión La Calera team in the league is not the best. There are only 4.26 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

Unión La Calera, with a ball possession of 44.42% 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 Palestino 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 Unión La Calera

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Emanuel Gigliotti. Unión La Calera owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 3 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Palestino

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Palestino team with 29 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 8 wins, 5 draws, and 6 losses.

This means that in the 20th round the team has no advantage in relation to the Unión Española team that is in the 7th place.

Palestino analysis

Currently, in the Primera Division, Palestino sums 27 goals for and a total of 20 goals against, after 19 rounds played.

Palestino is a more offensive team than Unión La Calera, having 1798 attacks vs. 1723 from Unión La Calera, having scored 27 times, in comparison, Unión La Calera converted into goal 16 times.

Best goalscorer from Palestino

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Bryan Carrasco. The Attacker has scored 7 times in the current season and has helped Palestino come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Unión La Calera is Emanuel Gigliotti, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Palestino is Bryan Carrasco, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Palestino has conceded 9 away goals in 10 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Palestino will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 0-0, something to take into consideration.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Unión La Calera 1 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Palestino 1 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.26 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.95 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 La Calera side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 6 times this season, very different from Palestino who only saw the red card 5 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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