Cobresal vs Everton de Vina Prediction

Form check: contrasting trajectories

Everton de Vina have won 8 of their last 20 matches, drawn 6 and lost 6, scoring 35 and conceding 26 along the way. That's a solid return across league and cup football.

Cobresal: 20 completed matches; Everton de Vina: 20 completed matches.

Cobresal

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

34

Difference

-12

Everton de Vina

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

26

Difference

+9

Cobresal's numbers over the same length of sample are much tougher reading: 5 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses, with 22 scored but 34 conceded. They've been leaking goals far more often than they've been scoring them.

Cobresal's defensive record in this stretch is the bigger concern than their attack.

Comparative Team Statistics: Cobresal vs Everton de Vina

History: tight on paper, but Everton have shaded it

Looking back across 15 meetings between these two, Everton de Vina have won 5, Cobresal have won 3, and the rest - 7 of them - have been draws. That's a lot of level results given how far apart these sides currently sit in the table.

The most recent meeting, back in April this year, went 3-1 to Everton, though that was played at Everton's own ground rather than at Cobresal's.

The draw count in this fixture's history suggests it's rarely been a one-sided affair, whatever the league position gap says.

League table: a clear gap in points

Everton de Vina sit 4th with 36 points from 23 games. Cobresal are down in 14th on 24 points from the same number of matches.

That's a 12-point difference with identical games played, so it's a fair reflection of how each side's season has gone rather than a quirk of fixture scheduling.

Players to watch

A. Medina is Everton's main man in front of goal with 11 in 23 appearances, and N. Montiel has chipped in with 6 from just 17 games. Cobresal's threat is more shared, with S. Pino on 7 goals and J. Brea on 6, while B. Carvallo leads the way for assists on either side with 5.

Cobresal:

Best scorers:

S. Pino - 7

J. Brea - 6

Best assist providers:

B. Carvallo - 5

Penalty cards:

F. Bechtholdt x 1 x 5

S. Pino x 7

Everton de Vina:

Best scorers:

A. Medina - 11

N. Montiel - 6

Best assist providers:

A. Medina - 3

Penalty cards:

J. Alfaro x 7

On discipline, S. Pino and Everton's J. Alfaro have both picked up 7 yellow cards this sample, so referees will want to keep an eye on both of them.

How this one could play out

Everton arrive with the better recent form and a much healthier league position, while Cobresal have been conceding freely and sit well down the table. On that basis alone, the visitors look the stronger side right now.

But the head-to-head record is a reminder that this fixture has thrown up plenty of draws over the years, and Cobresal have shown in this same sample that they can still score goals even when results haven't gone their way. A gap in the table doesn't always translate into a comfortable gap on the pitch.