Curicó Unido vs Cobresal – 09/07/2022
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The Chilean Primera Division moves into round No. 17 this weekend. On Saturday, Curico Unido will host Cobresal with both teams within touching distance of the top of the table.
Cobresal are fourth in the Primera table ahead of the weekend. They go into the game on the back of two straight Chilean Primera Division wins. Curico Unido are just one point off of Cobresal in the standings. They are unbeaten in back-to-back games.
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— Club de Deportes Cobresal (@ClubDepCobresal) July 7, 2022
Fourth-place Cobresal are just three points off of the top of the table. Cobresal are chasing league leader Colo Colo and will feel confident of drawing level on points with first-place team this weekend.
Curico Unido are four points off of the top of the table. A win against Cobresal and results going their way elsewhere could send Unido into second place.
Matches between Curico Unido and Cobresal have been split down the middle. Curico Unido have posted a record of 3W-0D-3L.
The last two matches between these teams finished as wins for Curico Unido.
Cobresal are in good form with 11 points from the last 18 points on offer. Goals did not fly into the goal for Cobresal as just eight were scored and six conceded.
Curico Unido were in similar form across their last six games. They took 10 points from the last 18 points on offer.Goals were in supply for Unido as they scored 14 times and conceded nine goals.
Unido are led in goals by Diego Coelho and Rodrigo Holgado with six goals apiece. The goalscoring duo has been in excellent form bagging 12 of the team’s 30 goals in the Primera.
Cobresal are led in goals by Argentine Gaston Lezcano. The Argentinian has eight goals this season.Cobresal have scored 23 goals as a team in the Primera.
Curico Unido have a decent record at home this season, but it isn’t spectacular. Unido have taken 16 points from eight home matches posting a record of 5W-1D-2L. They have played well defensively at home conceding just four goals and scoring 19 times.
Cobresal are winless in four straight away games with three of those matches ending as wins.
They have an away record of 3W-1D-3L with 10 goals scored and 10 goals conceded. Curico Unido will fancy their chances of a win versus Cobresal.
Curico Unido are on a two-match winning streak against Cobresal. Unido should post a third straight win versus Cobresal with a final score of 3-1. Coelho and Holgado could get on the scoresheet for Unido as they post a win.
