Concepción vs Palestino Prediction

Recent Form: Two Different Pictures

Concepción's last 20 matches, spanning league and cup football, show 12 wins against just five defeats, with 32 goals scored and only 16 conceded. That's a strong underlying record, though their most recent five games have been bumpier, including a cup loss to O'Higgins and a 1-1 draw with Colo Colo.

Concepción: 20 completed matches; Palestino: 20 completed matches.

Concepción

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

16

Difference

+15

Palestino

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

27

Difference

+6

Palestino's sample is more even: 10 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from 20 games, with goals shared more closely at 33 for and 27 against. They've lost three of their last five, including defeats to Cobresal and O'Higgins, before a friendly win over Alianza Lima.

Concepción's underlying numbers look healthier than Palestino's recent run, though both samples mix league and cup fixtures.

Comparative Team Statistics: Concepción vs Palestino

Head-to-Head

The five recorded meetings between these two are spread across different competitions and years, with no clear trend. The most recent was a tight 1-0 win for Concepción away at Palestino back in April, but earlier meetings include a 4-4 draw and heavy wins on both sides in Copa Chile.

Given how far back some of these results go, they tell us little about how either side is playing right now.

League Position

Palestino sit fifth in the Primera División with 36 points from 23 games, while Concepción are eighth on 31 points from the same number of matches. Concepción's goal difference is slightly negative, at 25 scored against 26 conceded, while Palestino have a small positive difference.

Palestino hold the better league position, even if Concepción have looked sharper in some recent matches.

Key Players and Discipline

Palestino's N. Da Silva has been their main source of goals, with 8 in 17 appearances. Concepción's J. Larrivey isn't far behind, scoring 7 in 19 games, so both sides have a clear focal point in attack.

Concepción:

Best scorers:

J. Larrivey - 7

Penalty cards:

D. Carrasco x 2 x 2

J. Larrivey x 2 x 2

F. Grillo x 1 x 5

Palestino:

Best scorers:

N. Da Silva - 8

Penalty cards:

F. Montes x 6

On the discipline side, Concepción's D. Carrasco has picked up two red cards in just 10 matches, a notably high rate that's worth keeping in mind if the game gets feisty.