Universidad Católica vs Deportes Iquique betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on August 31st, 2024

A football match between Universidad Católica and Deportes Iquique of the Primera Division will take place in Chile on Saturday, August 31st, 2024, at 21:30h (UTC), check the Universidad Católica vs Deportes Iquique betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universidad Católica vs Deportes Iquique will occur

The game takes place in the small Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium, in the city of Santiago de Chile, with a capacity for 14118 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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 Universidad Católica vs Deportes Iquique 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.

Universidad Católica last match

Universidad Católica comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Huachipato, in a match valid for Primera Division, and the match ended 4-0. Coach T. Retzalff Nunes' team lined up with this formation: 4-4-2.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 1.95, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Deportes Iquique 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, Deportes Iquique, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Copiapó team with a final score of 2-1.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.75.

Universidad Católica vs Deportes Iquique h2h

Universidad Católica occupied 11th place when they went against Deportes Iquique, who was in 2nd place, in their last match at Primera Division. Universidad Católica first went in with a 4-4-2 formation, which was engaged by Deportes Iquique with a 4-3-3 deployment.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024 Primera Division season. The match, played on 14-04-2024, recorded the 2-3 win for Universidad Católica.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

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 23rd round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Colo-Colo who places just above in 2nd place.

Universidad Católica analysis

At the end of round 22 in Primera Division, Universidad Católica scored 31 goals and conceded 19 goals.

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 14 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Universidad Católica achieved in several matches.

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

Deportes Iquique

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Deportes Iquique team with 35 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 10 wins, 5 draws, and 7 losses.

With a small disadvantage of 1 point against Coquimbo Unido who occupies position 4, the team starts the 23rd round.

Deportes Iquique analysis

We have reached matchday 22 in Primera Division and at the moment Deportes Iquique has made 39 goals and conceded 37.

As we approach the Regular Season, Deportes Iquique is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.14 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!

Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents. Therefore, the Deportes Iquique team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.41%.

Deportes Iquique is a more offensive team than Universidad Católica, having 2107 attacks vs. 1693 from Universidad Católica, having scored 39 times, in comparison, Universidad Católica converted into goal 31 times.

Best goalscorer from Deportes Iquique

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Stefan Pino. The Attacker has scored 8 times in this competition and helped Deportes Iquique avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Universidad Católica is Fernando Zampedri, who has already scored 14 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Deportes Iquique is Stefan Pino, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

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.

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Deportes Iquique does not concede goals as a visitor. Deportes Iquique also averages 1.91 goals per match when playing away from their field.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.32 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.55 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 Deportes Iquique side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 time 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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