Match Report
Deportes Iquique (12th, 25 pts) visited Unión Española (6th, 35 pts) with 10 points between them. Deportes Iquique had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Unión Española 1.3 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Deportes Iquique 1.35 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.34.
Unión Española entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Unión Española 3, draws 2, Deportes Iquique 1, at 3.83 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more.
Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,000. R. Farías officiated: 22 games logged, averaging 2.0 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Deportes Iquique led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Unión Española: Sebastián Pereira (50'), Andrés Vilches (68') · Deportes Iquique: Agustín Adrián Venezia Retamosa (24')
Key stats
Possession: Unión Española 57% · Deportes Iquique 43% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-6