Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Alianza Petrolera & Millonarios face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Betplay. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Petrolera and Millonarios.
Alianza Petrolera form and stats
Petrolera participated in Copa Betplay the last season, where they reached the group stage.Alianza Petrolera have played 10 Primera A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). All in all it has been a very rough period for Alianza Petrolera who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Independiente Medellín, 61 days ago.
The fans are hoping that Petrolera will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-6 away loss in the Primera A game against Millonarios. Preceding that match was the home Primera A game against Atlético Nacional that was lost 2-3.
Petrolera were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Petrolera aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata in the league, with only 7 goals from 10 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Petrolera are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Millonarios form and stats
They also participated in Copa Betplay last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera A travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Millonarios as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Independiente Medellín game have they lost an away game, meaning Millonarios has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Millonarios go into this game after a win, the home game against Alianza Petrolera that ended 6-1. Prior to that result Millonarios won their away game at Deportivo Pereira in the Primera A. The scoreline was 2-0.
As you can tell from the results above, Millonarios was very dominant against Alianza Petrolera, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-1 (!) with D. Silva (2), E. Rodríguez and A. Del Valle (3) providing the goals. A. Del Valle certainly enjoyed Millonarios's last game versus Alianza Petrolera, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 6-1 victory.
Millonarios find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Millonarios have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Petrolera wins - draws - Millonarios wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Arango Duque 7 goals | A. Del Valle Rodríguez 7 goals | J. Pereira Díaz 4 goals |
Alianza Petrolera missing players
Millonarios missing players
| Alianza Petrolera | Millonarios | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 17 | 36 | ||
| 39 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 118 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 151 | ||
| 66 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 81 | ||
| 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Santa Fe | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 40 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Junior | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | América de Cali | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | La Equidad | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Millonarios | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 11 | Once Caldas | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 12 | Envigado | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -13 | 19 |
| 16 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 18 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Boyaca Chico | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -20 | 15 |
| 20 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 14 |