The upcoming match sees the blues aiming for back-to-back wins to keep Huachipato within striking distance at the top of the table.
Everton will host Universidad de Chile this Saturday in Sausalito, a fixture that forms part of the eleventh round of the 2023 National Championship.
Under Mauricio Pellegrino, the blue team arrives in confident mood after a vital 1-2 victory over Audax Italiano, snapping a three-match run without a win and lifting them up to fourth place with 18 points. They sit four points behind the leaders Huachipato, signaling an intensified chase at the summit.
For their part, Francisco Meneghini’s side edged Magallanes and cemented themselves in the spots that grant international competition qualification. With 14 points, they occupy eighth place, just one behind Palestine, which sits on the threshold of the G7.
Across the Primera División, the head-to-head record shows 134 meetings between the two clubs. Universidad de Chile have claimed 50 victories, scoring 223 goals, while Everton have 47 wins and 201 goals, with 37 draws. In Viña del Mar, the balance slightly favors Oro y Cielo, who have 23 wins to 19 for the students. On the whole, the teams have produced 83 goals for Universidad de Chile to 78 for Everton.
The most recent encounter took place on October 22, ending in a 1-1 draw at Nacional. Darío Osorio opened the scoring, and Nery Domínguez struck the equalizer with an own goal to seal the point for Everton.
Everton:
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University of Chile:
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Source: Goal