U. Catolica host Universidad de Chile in the Chile Primera División. Both sides have been picking up results fairly consistently and they're currently level on points near the top of the table.
Their recent meetings have swung from one side to the other with no real pattern. There's also a standout goal threat on the home side that the visitors will need to keep an eye on.
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Recent form across all competitions
Looking at the last 20 matches for each side across league, cup and continental football, Catolica have 12 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, scoring 41 and conceding 29. Chile have a similar win tally at 13, with 4 draws and just 3 losses, and they've conceded only 22 while also scoring 41.
U. Catolica: 20 completed matches; Universidad de Chile: 20 completed matches.
U. Catolica
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 41
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +12
Universidad de Chile
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 41
- Conceded
- 22
- Difference
- +19
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Chile | U. Catolica | Union La Calera | 27.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Copa Chile | Union La Calera | U. Catolica | 24.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Primera División | Palestino | U. Catolica | 13.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Primera División | Everton de Vina | U. Catolica | 06.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Primera División | U. Catolica | O'Higgins | 01.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Primera División | Coquimbo Unido | U. Catolica | 27.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Primera División | U. Catolica | Nublense | 23.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | U. Catolica | Estudiantes L.P. | 19.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | Estudiantes L.P. | U. Catolica | 12.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Primera División | U. Catolica | Cobresal | 08.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Chile | Universidad de Chile | Everton de Vina | 27.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Copa Chile | Everton de Vina | Universidad de Chile | 27.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Primera División | D. La Serena | Universidad de Chile | 13.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | Coquimbo Unido | 06.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Concepcion | Universidad de Chile | 30.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | Colo Colo | 23.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Primera División | Deportes Limache | Universidad de Chile | 16.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | Palestino | 10.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Copa Chile | Union San Felipe | Universidad de Chile | 06.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | Huachipato | 03.08.2026 | 2-0 |
That's not a pure league-only sample, so it mixes different levels of opponent. Still, Chile's defensive numbers stand out as noticeably tighter than Catolica's in this stretch.
Chile look the more solid defensively across this run, even if both sides are scoring freely.
Comparative Team Statistics: U. Catolica vs Universidad de Chile

A head-to-head with no clear trend
These two have gone back and forth for years. The most recent meeting in April 2026 saw Chile win 1-0 at home, but before that Catolica took a 1-0 win in October 2025, and Chile won again in May 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | U. Catolica | 26.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| Primera División | U. Catolica | Universidad de Chile | 26.10.2025 | 1-0 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | U. Catolica | 03.05.2025 | 1-0 |
| Primera División | U. Catolica | Universidad de Chile | 20.10.2024 | 1-2 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | U. Catolica | 19.05.2024 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | U. Catolica | Universidad de Chile | 27.01.2024 | 1-3 |
| Primera División | U. Catolica | Universidad de Chile | 11.11.2023 | 1-3 |
| Primera División | Universidad de Chile | U. Catolica | 30.04.2023 | 3-0 |
| Copa Chile | U. Catolica | Universidad de Chile | 14.10.2022 | 2-2 |
| Copa Chile | Universidad de Chile | U. Catolica | 25.09.2022 | 1-0 |
Go back further and it keeps alternating, with neither side building any real dominance over the other in recent seasons.
History doesn't point strongly either way here.
Right next to each other in the table
These two are locked together on 42 points after 23 games each, with Catolica just ahead on pos 2 and Chile sitting third. The gap really comes down to goal difference: Catolica have scored more and conceded more, while Chile have been tighter at the back.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colo Colo | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 48/22 | 54 |
| 2 | U. Catolica | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 50/33 | 42 |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35/19 | 42 |
| 4 | Everton de Vina | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37/25 | 36 |
Catolica have picked up 13 wins and 7 losses, Chile 12 wins and only 5 losses with six draws. Different routes to the same points total, which tells you this should be close.
Nothing in the league position separates these two, so form and head-to-head matter more than the table.

The man Chile need to contain
F. Zampedri has been in outstanding form for Catolica, with 22 goals in 22 matches this season. That's a huge share of their output and makes him the obvious focal point for their attack.
Chile's goals are more spread out, with E. Vargas their top scorer on 8 and players like M. Guerrero and L. Assadi contributing assists rather than one standout finisher. On discipline, Catolica's C. Cuevas has picked up 10 yellow cards this season, the most of anyone listed here, while Chile's M. Morales has 8.
Catolica's attack leans heavily on one player, which could be a route in for Chile if they shut him down.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Medel | Chile | 39 | Midfielder | 171 | 65 |
| E. Mena | Chile | 38 | Defender | 173 | 68 |
| J. Martínez | Chile | 29 | Midfielder | 178 | 67 |
| J. Giani | Argentina | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 71 |
| J. Díaz | Argentina | 28 | Defender | 182 | 76 |
| M. Palavecino | Argentina | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 74 |
| F. Zampedri | Argentina | 38 | Attacker | 184 | 84 |
| F. Zuqui | Argentina | 34 | Midfielder | 170 | 65 |
| C. Cuevas | Chile | 31 | Midfielder | 172 | 66 |
| D. Valencia | Chile | 26 | Attacker | 184 | 75 |
| D. Melo | Chile | 32 | Goalkeeper | 179 | 85 |
| A. Farías | Argentina | 38 | Midfielder | 178 | 75 |
| T. Asta-Buruaga | Chile | 30 | Defender | 187 | 80 |
| B. Ampuero | Chile | 33 | Defender | 180 | 80 |
| B. Cerezo | Chile | 31 | Defender | 177 | 68 |
| D. Gónzalez | Chile | 24 | Defender | 184 | 80 |
| J. Valencia | Colombia | 30 | Midfielder | 172 | 67 |
| A. García | Argentina | 34 | Defender | 178 | 78 |
| C. Montes | Chile | 25 | Midfielder | 178 | 75 |
| A. Canales | Chile | 26 | Midfielder | 189 | 84 |
| V. Bernedo | Chile | 25 | Goalkeeper | 181 cm | 76 kg |
| Vicente Bernedo | Chile | 25 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| B. González | Chile | 23 | Midfielder | 165 | 65 |
| D. Corral | Chile | 21 | Attacker | 173 | 67 |
| J. Rossel | Chile | 21 | Attacker | 182 | 76 |
| V. Cárcamo | Chile | 21 | Midfielder | 176 | 69 |
| Francisco Antonio Valdés Rios | Chile | 20 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Ignacio Andres Pérez Gutierrez | Chile | 20 | Defender | 182 | 72 |
| S. Arancibia | Chile | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| N. LâHuillier | Chile | 21 | Defender | 176 | 58 |
| M. Gómez | Argentina | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Arancibia | Chile | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| F. Daza | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Perez | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Salas | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| N. Pino | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Aránguiz | Chile | 37 | Midfielder | 171 | 68 |
| I. Lichnovsky | Chile | 32 | Defender | 188 | 80 |
| T. Reinhart | Argentina | 26 | Midfielder | 176 | 70 |
| M. Díaz | Chile | 39 | Midfielder | 166 | 67 |
| F. Calderón | Argentina | 28 | Defender | 184 | 80 |
| J. Lucero | Argentina | 35 | Attacker | 179 | 63 |
| C. Toselli | Chile | 38 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 75 |
| M. Zaldivia | Chile | 35 | Defender | 184 | 87 |
| N. Fernández | Chile | 27 | Defender | 176 | 66 |
| G. Castellón | Chile | 33 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 80 |
| N. Ramírez | Chile | 29 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Altamirano | Chile | 27 | Attacker | 173 | 68 |
| I. Poblete | Chile | 31 | Midfielder | 172 | 72 |
| M. Guerrero | Chile | 26 | Attacker | 173 | 64 |
| F. Hormazábal | Chile | 30 | Midfielder | 176 | 67 |
| E. Vargas | Chile | 36 | Attacker | 174 | 75 |
| O. Rivero | Uruguay | 34 | Attacker | 184 | 89 |
| G. Añasgo | Argentina | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Assadi | Chile | 22 | Midfielder | 172 | 69 |
| M. Morales | Chile | 23 | Midfielder | 175 | 75 |
| F. Salomoni | Argentina | 23 | Defender | 180 | 72 |
| B. Tamayo | Venezuela | 21 | Defender | 185 | 91 |
| L. Romero | Paraguay | 24 | Midfielder | 189 cm | 80 kg |
| A. Arce | Chile | 21 | Midfielder | 179 | 76 |
| I. Vásquez | Chile | 20 | Attacker | 171 | 70 |
| D. Vargas | Chile | 20 | Defender | 174 | 67 |
| D. Cofre | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Martin Espinoza | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Cortes | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Elias Rojas | Chile | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Matias Riquelme | Chile | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Barrera | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| V. Ramirez | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Edwards | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Korn | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
There's not much separating these two sides right now. The table says they're neck and neck, the head-to-head has no clear direction, and the form numbers cut both ways depending on whether you look at wins or goals conceded.
Without a market to assess against that picture, we're not making a case either way here. This one looks too finely balanced to single out a confident angle.
