- Audax Italiano have won three of their last five matches in all competitions, beating Union La Calera 4-3 at home in the Primera Division 2025 last time out.
- La Serena have won none of their last four home games (2 draws, 2 defeats), including a 1-6 Copa Chile 2025 defeat to Deportes Limache.
- Audax Italiano have won the last two meetings of the clubs, most recently 2-1 at home in Primera Division 2025 five months ago.
Audax Italiano set to edge the action
Audax Italiano are a shade of odds-on favorites at 2.75 for Saturday’s away trip to face 14th-placed La Serena, who are 2.38 against their visitors with the draw 3.25. The visitors will be looking to justify their slight favoritism for this fixture with another victory after they ran out 4-3 winners over Union La Calera last weekend.
Our La Serena vs Audax Italiano Santiago prediction is influenced by the fact that Audax Italiano sit fourth in the Primera Division 2025 on 43 points from 24 games, but La Serena have only 21 from the same number of matches. Juan Jose Ribera has instilled a fresh, free-flowing playing style at the club since taking over at the start of July and that has resulted in a significant upturn in performance, although they are still vulnerable away from home.
La Serena, on the other hand, are a typical ‘survival side’ under the steady hand of Mario Sciacqua, who took over on 11th September 2025 to steady the ship after a poor run of results. They are pragmatic, disciplined and compact, preferring to sit in a low block and frustrate their opponents in a bid to create counter-attacks and opportunities from set pieces.
Goals likely when two contrasting sides meet
Audax Italiano are a free-flowing, high-tempo side that looks to dominate possession, press hard when out of it and can switch between a 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 system, while La Serena are almost the opposite - they are more comfortable when sitting deep and counter-attacking.
So we have a clash of styles that could go either way, but Audax’s superior league position, recent dominance in the head-to-head record and superior goal threat should see them edge a high-scoring affair. In this La Serena vs Audax Italiano Santiago preview, the focus will be on which style of play prevails.
Over 2.5 goals is our main selection at 1.77 as both sides have been vulnerable at the back while the attacking players have the confidence to keep pushing for goals. Leonardo Valencia is the danger man for Audax Italiano with 13 goals in 22 league appearances this term, including four in his last five.
For those looking for La Serena vs Audax Italiano Santiago betting tips, Jeisson Vargas is La Serena’s leading marksman with seven goals in 18 Primera Division 2025 appearances. Audax Italiano have won one and lost two of their last three away games, but they should have enough to nick this one against a side that has no wins in their last four attempts at home.
The second La Serena vs Audax Italiano Santiago prediction is that, while La Serena’s home record this season is evenly matched with four wins, four draws and four defeats in 12 Primera Division 2025 games, they have conceded 1.58 goals per game on average at the stadium.
