Deportes Santa Cruz host O'Higgins in the Copa Chile. O'Higgins have had a genuinely mixed season in the Primera División, winning eight of their last twenty games in all competitions, while Santa Cruz's Primera B campaign has been full of low-scoring draws.
These two clubs actually met just a few days before this game, with O'Higgins winning the first leg 2-1. That result sits in the background here, giving this second leg a clear starting point before a ball is even kicked.
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Two different levels of form
O'Higgins have been up and down across the Primera División, Copa Chile and the Sudamericana, with eight wins, three draws and nine losses in their last twenty matches and a fairly even goal split at 27 for and 28 against. They've shown they can raise their game too, beating Boca Juniors home and away in continental football during that run.
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Deportes Santa Cruz: 20 completed matches; O'Higgins: 20 completed matches.
Deportes Santa Cruz
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 18
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- -6
O'Higgins
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 27
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- -1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Chile | O'Higgins | Deportes Santa Cruz | 25.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Primera B | Deportes Santa Cruz | Recoleta | 15.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Primera B | Deportes Iquique | Deportes Santa Cruz | 10.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Primera B | Deportes Santa Cruz | Union Espanola | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Primera B | Union San Felipe | Deportes Santa Cruz | 29.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Primera B | Magallanes | Deportes Santa Cruz | 22.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Primera B | Deportes Santa Cruz | San Luis | 18.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Primera B | Curico Unido | Deportes Santa Cruz | 14.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Primera B | Deportes Santa Cruz | D. Puerto Montt | 08.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Primera B | Deportes Santa Cruz | Santiago Wanderers | 03.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Chile | O'Higgins | Deportes Santa Cruz | 25.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Primera División | A. Italiano | O'Higgins | 14.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Primera División | O'Higgins | Union La Calera | 06.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Primera División | U. Catolica | O'Higgins | 01.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Copa Chile | Recoleta | O'Higgins | 27.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Primera División | O'Higgins | Palestino | 24.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Primera División | Colo Colo | O'Higgins | 17.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Primera División | O'Higgins | Deportes Limache | 09.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Primera División | D. La Serena | O'Higgins | 02.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | O'Higgins | Boca Juniors | 31.07.2026 | 1-0 |
Santa Cruz's Primera B form tells a different story. Seven draws in their last twenty games stands out, and with only 18 goals scored in that spell, chances haven't exactly been flowing for them.
Santa Cruz look organised but short of firepower, while O'Higgins carry more variance but a higher ceiling.
O'Higgins have generally had the upper hand
Of the five meetings on record, O'Higgins have won four, including that first-leg win just days ago. Santa Cruz's only success came back in 2019, when they beat O'Higgins 3-2 at home in an earlier Copa Chile tie.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Chile | O'Higgins | Deportes Santa Cruz | 25.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | O'Higgins | Deportes Santa Cruz | 18.01.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | O'Higgins | Deportes Santa Cruz | 15.01.2022 | 1-0 |
| Copa Chile | O'Higgins | Deportes Santa Cruz | 13.06.2019 | 4-1 |
| Copa Chile | Deportes Santa Cruz | O'Higgins | 09.06.2019 | 3-2 |
It's a small sample and some of it is friendlies rather than competitive fixtures, but the pattern of O'Higgins coming out on top is consistent.
Santa Cruz need to find goals
This is the second leg of a Copa Chile tie, and O'Higgins arrive with a 2-1 aggregate lead from a match played only three days earlier. That changes how both sides might approach things: Santa Cruz have to attack and find goals at home, while O'Higgins have something to protect.
Given Santa Cruz's draw-heavy, low-scoring recent form, breaking down a side that already knows how to see out a slender lead won't be straightforward.
The aggregate situation puts more pressure on Santa Cruz than a fresh, level tie would.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Robledo | Argentina | 28 | Defender | 183 | 78 |
| F. González | Argentina | 25 | Midfielder | 170 | 70 |
| M. Sarrafiore | Argentina | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| J. Leiva | Chile | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 83 |
| W. Bou | Argentina | 33 | Attacker | 174 | 74 |
| O. Carabalí | Chile | 29 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 74 |
| L. Pavez | Chile | 31 | Defender | 175 | 67 |
| B. Yáñez | Chile | 25 | Attacker | 177 | 77 |
| L. Díaz | Chile | 27 | Defender | 173 | 67 |
| B. Rabello | Chile | 32 | Midfielder | 168 | 65 |
| A. Castillo | Paraguay | 29 | Attacker | 186 | 78 |
| J. Peña | Chile | 26 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| M. Brizuela | Argentina | 29 | Defender | 182 | 77 |
| T. Vecino | Uruguay | 27 | Attacker | 184 | 89 |
| S. Toloza | Argentina | 23 | Midfielder | 171 | 69 |
| B. Rojas | Chile | 25 | Defender | 179 cm | 80 kg |
| E. Moreira | Chile | 24 | Attacker | 188 | n/a |
| D. Carreño | Chile | 24 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 80 |
| N. Garrido | Chile | 24 | Defender | 184 | 79 |
| I. Schor | Argentina | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
With O'Higgins already a goal up on aggregate and looking the more battle-tested side across competitions, there's a reasonable case for them to see this out. But without a market to weigh up, there's nothing concrete here to back.
This preview settles on a pass, with the aggregate scoreline and recent head-to-head record simply laid out for context rather than turned into a pick.
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