Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Palestino (6th, 49 pts) and Unión Española (16th, 21 pts). The last five rounds placed Palestino no better than 10th for form, against 6th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Palestino ran at 1.4 scored and 1.03 conceded, Unión Española at 1.1 and 1.93.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Palestino 4, draws 2, Unión Española 2, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. History points to goals: 88% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna in Santiago de Chile (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.