Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: La Serena 9th with 30, O'Higgins 12th with 27. La Serena had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.48/1.65 for La Serena and 1.22/1.57 for O'Higgins (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — La Serena 1, draws 3, O'Higgins 2, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio La Portada de La Serena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. On the scoreboard, La Serena led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
La Serena: Jeisson Vargas (22') · O'Higgins: Arnaldo Castillo (66'), Arnaldo Castillo (90')
Key stats
Possession: La Serena 41% · O'Higgins 59% · Total shots: 18-14 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 8-7