Universidad de Chile vs Nublense Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form

Universidad de Chile have won five of their last six matches across all competitions, scoring 40 goals in that spell while conceding only 22. That's a strong return for a side pushing near the top of the table.

Universidad de Chile: 20 completed matches; Nublense: 20 completed matches.

Universidad de Chile

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

22

Difference

+18

Nublense

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

25

Difference

+2

Nublense's form tells a different story. They've lost four in a row through September, including back-to-back league defeats on the road and a Copa Chile loss, though their overall record of 10 wins from 20 shows they're not miles off it either.

Nublense's away form has been particularly shaky lately, with several defeats on the road in their last month of fixtures.

Comparative Team Statistics: Universidad de Chile vs Nublense

Head-to-head

These two have met a dozen times since 2021, and the head-to-head has swung wildly rather than following current league position. The most recent meeting in April saw Nublense win 1-0 at home, while back in February Chile hammered them 5-0.

There's also a 1-4 and a 3-1 on the recent record, so this fixture hasn't been a tight, low-scoring affair historically.

History suggests goals, though it says little about which way they'll flow this time.

League picture

Universidad de Chile sit third with 42 points from 23 games, having won 12 and lost just five. Nublense are seventh on 32 points, with eight wins, eight draws and seven losses.

That's a 10-point gap between the sides, with Chile scoring more freely, 35 goals to 28, and conceding fewer, 19 to 31.

Players to watch

Eduardo Vargas leads the scoring charts for Chile with eight goals in 21 appearances, while Marcelo Guerrero and Lucas Assadi have each set up four goals from midfield.

Universidad de Chile:

Best scorers:

E. Vargas - 8

Best assist providers:

M. Guerrero - 4

L. Assadi - 4

Penalty cards:

J. Lucero x 1 x 3

M. Morales x 8

Nublense:

Best assist providers:

M. Plaza - 4

Penalty cards:

P. Calderón x 2 x 5

S. Valencia x 1 x 5

J. Campusano x 7

For Nublense, Maximiliano Plaza has also chipped in with four assists. Discipline could be worth watching too, as Nublense's Juan Campusano has picked up seven yellow cards in 22 games, and both Patricio Calderón and Sebastián Valencia have already been sent off once this season.