Universidad Concepción and La Serena meet at Estadio Municipal Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo, in a match for the 25th round of the First Division. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 09-15-2020, Universidad Concepción won away by (0‑1). Despite being a game between 9th and 13th in the table, it is actually a clash between the 16th ranked in home games and the 12th away.
U. Concepcion:
The home team is currently in 9th position, with 30 points won, after 7 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Audax Italiano by (3‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Deportes Iquique by (4‑0). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results abroad than in their stadium, since they won 16 points as a visitor and only 14 in their stadium. For the championship, Universidad Concepción conquered 14 points out of a possible 30, after 4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to come back. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home matches for this competition: they have conceded 8 of their 17 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Universidad Concepción are trying to recover from the defeat suffered in the previous round, and for that they know they need to win this match. Therefore, the team must seek to dominate the duel with possession of the ball and control of the midfield, betting on a collective and intense game so as not to give the rival opportunities. The team fights for a place in the Copa Sudamericana and only victory matters.
La Serena:
The visiting team is currently in 13th position, with 28 points won, after 8 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Coquimbo Unido by (1‑0). In the last match, they tied at home against Universidad de Chile, by (0‑0). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 11 points away and 17 at home, with 11 goals scored and 18 suffered as away, against 13 goals scored and 11 suffered at home. For the championship, La Serena won 11 points out of a possible 30, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 games they played as a visitor. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 games in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 14 games in which he suffered the first goal.
La Serena play away from home and know that they need a lot of attention in the defensive system to avoid being defeated by U. Concepción. The team defends an undefeated streak of seven games and tries to enter the fight for one of the places in the Copa Sudamericana, so they must seek victory with organization in the midfield, pressing hard and intensity in attack.
