San Marcos vs CD Santa Cruz Prediction
📣How will an early goal change the strategy of both teams? If it happens, we will see an interesting development in the confrontation between the teams San Marcos de Arica and Santa Cruz. Recall that the meeting is scheduled for 23:00 20 February. The tournament match will take place at the Estadio Carlos Dittborn stadium in the city of Arica. Note the odds - bookmakers offer to bet on the victory of the side for and , respectively.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 25 October 2025 and ended with a score of 1:0. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Santa Cruz):
- ball possession percentage: 36% vs 64%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 7;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 4.
📊Statistical preview of official matches between the teams San Marcos de Arica and Santa Cruz:
- played 10 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 4, for the away team - 5, draws - 1;
- number of goals - 12 against 13;
- average total in the 1st half - 0.8, in the 2nd half - 1.7;
- average total goals in the match - 2.5.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

San Marcos de Arica Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 7 February 2026 as part of the Copa Chile tournament (home team - San Marcos de Arica, away team - Deportes Iquique). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:0.
Here are the game statistics (San Marcos de Arica vs Deportes Iquique):
- ball possession: 51% vs 49%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 3;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 0;
- shots on target: 3 vs 1.
✅The San Marcos de Arica team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 5 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draws. In total, the team has scored 11 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.1. In home matches, this figure is 1.4 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.2.
Match Results: San Marcos de Arica

Santa Cruz Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 13 February 2026 as part of the Club Friendly Games tournament (home team - Colchagua, away - Santa Cruz). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:2.
Here are the match stats (Santa Cruz vs Colchagua):
- ball possession: 48% vs 52%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 4;
- fouls: 18 vs 10;
- yellow cards: 4 vs 2;
- shots on target: 2 vs 4.
⚠️Will Santa Cruz be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 3 times, lost 4 games, and drew 3 times. On average, the team scored 1 goals per game (in away matches - 0.67), and conceded 1.2 goals. Hopefully, this season Santa Cruz will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Santa Cruz
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- Total encounters - 10;
- First-half wins for the home side (at home) - 3; for the visitors (away) - 0; number of draws - 2;
- Average first-half total: 0.8;
- Today's home team averages 0.6 goals in the first half, while the away team scores 0.2.
- Santa Cruz have drawn in the 1st half in 8 of last 9 away games.
- Santa Cruz have drawn in the 1st half in 7 of last 8 away games (Primera B).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 10;
- home team wins - 4, away team wins - 5, draws - 1.
Statistics: San Marcos de Arica vs Santa Cruz
- matches played in the tournament: 0 vs 0;
- wins: 0 vs 0;
- win percentage: 0% vs 0%;
- losses: 0 vs 0;
- draws: 0 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 5 vs 3;
- losses: 4 vs 4;
- draws: 1 vs 3.
- San Marcos de Arica have won in last 5 home games (Primera B).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 1.2, the guests - 1.3;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 2.5;
- both teams scored: overall - 4; at the home team's field - 4.
- Under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Santa Cruz away games (Primera B).
Prediction on corners
- Over 8.5 corners in 8 of last 9 Santa Cruz games (Primera B).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 10;
- both teams scored all-time - 4 times;
- on the home team’s field - 4 times.
Editorial Prediction
- Under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Santa Cruz away games (Primera B).
