Universidad Católica vs Unión Española betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on September 29th, 2024

Universidad Católica and Unión Española will be playing against each other on Sunday, September 29th, 2024, at 23:00h (UTC), in a Primera Division football game in Chile, check the Universidad Católica vs Unión Española betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universidad Católica vs Unión Española will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium, in the city of Santiago de Chile, with a capacity for 14118 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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 Universidad Católica vs Unión Española 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 2.76 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.73 goals per game of the last championship.

Universidad Católica last match

In the last match played, Universidad Católica met Copiapó, in a match valid for the Primera Division. The match ended in a win by 4-1. The coach T. Retzalff Nunes' on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-4-2 formation.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.73, 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 last round. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Unión Española, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the O'Higgins team with a final score of 0-1.

The odds of 4.50 show that no one expected a defeat for the team in this match. Despite being the favorites to win, they could not avoid defeat.

Universidad Católica vs Unión Española h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Unión Española occupied 5th place in Primera Division and, team Universidad Católica the 7th place. Unión Española entered the field with the tactic 4-2-3-1, while Universidad Católica arranged their formation in a 4-4-2.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 05-05-2024. The match was valid for the 2024 season of the Primera Division, and it ended with a 1-2 win for Universidad Católica.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Universidad Católica thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Copiapó, Unión Española lost in a match against O'Higgins. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

It is important to note that much of this opposing scenario is due to the performance of Clemente Montes, who had a brilliant performance and was key in the impressive team victory.

Universidad Católica

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Universidad Católica team with 42 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores Qualifiers, with a campaign of 12 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses.

The team, in the 26th round, ranks over the Deportes Iquique team that is placed in position 4 because of an advantage of 3 points. It also has 3 points less than Colo-Colo team that is in the 2nd place.

Universidad Católica analysis

After 25 rounds, Universidad Católica has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 38 goals for and 25 conceded.

Best goalscorer from Universidad Católica

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Fernando Zampedri so far in the competition. With 16 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Universidad Católica to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 6 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data Universidad Católica

With 16 titles won in the tournament's history the Universidad Católica team is one of the leading names in the competition. 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 36 points currently occupies the 7th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 10 wins, 6 draws, and 9 losses.

Unión Española analysis

Currently, in the Primera Division, Unión Española sums 44 goals for and a total of 39 goals against, after 25 rounds played.

As we approach the Regular Season, Unión Española is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.28 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Unión Española is a more offensive team than Universidad Católica, having 2375 attacks vs. 1947 from Universidad Católica, having scored 44 times, in comparison, Universidad Católica converted into goal 38 times.

Best goalscorer from Unión Española

In this season, the individual highlight is Franco Ezequiel Frías that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 9 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Unión Española achieved in several matches.

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 Universidad Católica is Fernando Zampedri, who has already scored 16 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Unión Española is Franco Ezequiel Frías, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

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

Since Unión Española has an average of 1.33 goals per game when playing away from home, the market for under 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative. This option can be very good, considering that Unión Española does not concede goals playing outside their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

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

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.2 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.28 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 8 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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