Henry Roldán
Matchday 3 of the Chilean Primera Diivision (First Division) raises the curtain this coming Friday, promising plenty of excitement with Coquimbo Unido vs Universidad Católica matchup.
Los Piratas come into the match after a 1-1 draw against Palestino, while Los Cruzados easily beat Curicó Unido by a score of 3-1.
Without further ado, JefeBet brings you the best preview of the match between Coquimbo Unido vs Universidad Católica.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Coquimbo Unido vs Universidad Catolica Chilean Primera Division Matchday 3 Game on February 3, 2023
- Where: Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo, Chile
- When: Friday, February 3, 2023, 4:30 PM ET
- Moneyline: Coquimbo Unido (+255) / Tie (+230) / Universidad Católica (+100)
- Asian Handicap: Coquimbo Unido (+0.5, -129) / Universidad Católica (-0.5, +102)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (+100) / Under (-132)
- Both teams score: Yes (-127) / No (-107)
All odds shown are courtesy of Unibet.
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Coquimbo Unido Preview
Not only did Coquimbo Unido’s season get off to a slow start with just one point in the first two rounds, but they will now have to face one of the main candidates to win the championship.
The first step to improve for Fernando Díaz’s team is their goal scoring, as in the first two games they only scored one goal. And against Palestino, they had a hard time getting into the red zone after Luciano Cabral opened the scoring in the 28th minute.
Coquimbo had only four shots on goal and could not take advantage of their debut in front of their home fans to win against a tough Arabe team, while in their tournament debut they seemed to have run out of ideas against Curicó Unido.
Since last season, los Piratas have not been able to take advantage of their home condition, being one of the worst teams in the league at home. And this Friday does not seem to be a good opportunity for that trend to change.
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Diego Sánchez; Ignacio Mesina, Bruno Cabrera, Diego Carrasco, Juan Cornejo; Rubén Farfán, Sebastián Galani, Fabían Carmona, Matías Palavecino; Luciano Cabral, Javier Parraguez.
Universidad Católica Preview
Universidad Católica is making it clear after the first two rounds that it wants to fight hard with Colo Colo for the 2023 Chilean Primera Division title. The Crusaders easily beat Curicó Unido by 3-1 and are one of the three leaders of the tournament, along with O’Higgins and Huachipato, with six points after two games played.
The team coached by Cristian Paulucci has scored six goals and conceded just one so far in the championship, and their rivals have been completely defenseless in the face of their good performance.
As for their visit to Coquimbo, last campaign Católica recorded 17 points after 15 games on the road and their main problem was the 27 goals allowed. However, this year they kept a clean sheet away to Everton and their opponents had a lot of trouble scoring in the early rounds.
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Matías Dituro; Eugenio Mena, Gary Kagelmacher, Branco Ampuero, Mauricio Isla; Ignacio Saavedra, César Pinares, Byron Nieto, Alexander Aravena; Fernando Zampedri, Gonzalo Tapia.
JefeBet Prediction
The outlook for Coquimbo Unido this Friday is not encouraging at all, despite the fact that the game will be played at home.
In addition to a slow start to the season and an impressive start by Universidad Católica, los Piratas have only one win against los Cruzados in the last 15 official meetings. Universidad Católica has won 10 of its last 15 games with four draws and one loss, which came on matchday 19 of the 2020 Chilean League Championship.
Prediction: Universidad Católica to win (COQ 0 – CAT 2).
