O'Higgins vs Cobresal Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: contrasting fortunes across competitions

O'Higgins have won eight of their last 20 matches across all competitions, losing nine and drawing three. It's not spectacular, but it's a more balanced return than their visitors have managed.

O'Higgins: 20 completed matches; Cobresal: 20 completed matches.

O'Higgins

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

28

Difference

-1

Cobresal

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

34

Difference

-12

Cobresal have won just five of their last 20, drawn four and lost eleven, shipping 34 goals in that span. Some of that sample mixes league and cup fixtures, but the away toll of 11 defeats stands out.

Cobresal's recent away form, in particular, has been rocky, and that's the shape they bring into this trip.

Comparative Team Statistics: O'Higgins vs Cobresal

Head-to-head: O'Higgins have had the better of it at home

These two have met plenty of times down the years, and O'Higgins have generally fared better when hosting Cobresal. Looking back at their meetings at this ground, O'Higgins have won three, drawn three and lost only once.

The most recent clash between them actually came at Cobresal's home ground back in April, where O'Higgins won 3-2. That's a reminder these games have tended to be close and goal-involved rather than one-sided.

History leans towards the home side, but not by a landslide.

League table: two sides scrapping in the bottom half

O'Higgins sit 12th with 27 points from 23 games, while Cobresal are 14th on 24 points from the same number of matches. Both have lost more games than they've won this season.

Cobresal's numbers are the shakier of the two, 44 goals conceded compared to O'Higgins' 36, which lines up with the defensive story in their recent form as well.

Players to watch

O'Higgins' main threat has been A. Castillo, with eight goals in 22 appearances. Cobresal have goals spread between S. Pino (seven in 22) and J. Brea (six in 21), with B. Carvallo the chief creator on five assists.

O'Higgins:

Best scorers:

A. Castillo - 8

Best assist providers:

F. González - 4

Penalty cards:

J. Leiva x 1 x 4

L. Pavez x 8

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

Discipline could matter too. L. Pavez has picked up eight yellow cards in 18 games for O'Higgins, and J. Leiva has a red card alongside four yellows. Cobresal's F. Bechtholdt has also seen red once this season.

How this one could play out

Both teams have leaked goals regularly this season, O'Higgins conceding 36 and Cobresal 44 in the league alone. Add in the goals both attacks can produce, and there's a reasonable chance this one doesn't stay quiet.

With Cobresal's away form so patchy and O'Higgins holding a stronger home head-to-head record, the shape of the game could tilt towards the hosts controlling long stretches, even if Cobresal have shown they can score when it matters.