Universidad Chile vs Unión Española betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on August 27th, 2024

Universidad Chile will be playing against Unión Española in a Primera Division football match scheduled to take place on Tuesday, August 27th, 2024, at 22:00h (UTC), in Chile, check the Universidad Chile vs Unión Española betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universidad Chile vs Unión Española will occur

The game will be played in the mythical Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos stadium, in the city of Santiago de Chile, with a capacity for 48745 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Universidad Chile 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 2.78 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.73 goals per game of the last championship.

Universidad Chile last match

The last match ended in a win for the Universidad Chile team. On that occasion they met Cobreloa for the Primera Division, and the match ended 4-0. Coach M. Pellegrino's lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.25.

Unión Española 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, Unión Española, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Ñublense team with a final score of 0-0.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.70.

Universidad Chile vs Unión Española h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Primera Division, Universidad Chile was in 1st place while Unión Española was in the 8th place. Universidad Chile opened with a 3-4-2-1 arrangement while Unión Española charged with a 4-3-3 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 08-04-2024 in a Primera Division match of the 2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 0-1 win for Universidad Chile.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The Universidad Chile team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Unión Española team, which won only 2 games.

Universidad Chile

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Universidad Chile team with 43 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 12 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses.

Which means that in the 22nd round, the team has 7 points in advantage, over Colo-Colo team who is in the position 2.

Universidad Chile analysis

At the end of round 21 of Primera Division, Universidad Chile collected 39 goals scored and 17 goals conceded.

The Universidad Chile team often seeks control of the game with an average ball possession of 58.05%. This is because teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Universidad Chile

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Cristian Palacios. The Attacker has already scored 9 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Universidad Chile, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Historical data Universidad Chile

With 18 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Universidad Chile team is one of the competition's leading names. 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 33 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 9 wins, 6 draws, and 6 losses.

Which means that Deportes Iquique team, at position 6, is in close pursuit of the team, that has an advantage of 1 point, in the 22nd round.

Unión Española analysis

We have reached matchday 21 in Primera Division and at the moment Unión Española has made 39 goals and conceded 31.

Unión Española has been hard to beat lately, drawing their last 3 matches and winning the other 2. They have shown great resilience and character in these matches, and it seems that they are a tough nut to crack for any team in the league.

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

Best goalscorer from Unión Española

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Franco Ezequiel Frías. Unión Española owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 8 goals in this season.

For bettors some entries may be interesting 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 Chile is Cristian Palacios, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Unión Española is Franco Ezequiel Frías, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Unión Española does not concede goals as a visitor. Unión Española also averages 1.22 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.

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

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.1 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 5.57 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 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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