A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Atlético Bucaramanga and La Equidad know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa Betplay Round of 16 clash.
Atlético Bucaramanga have less rest than La Equidad in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera A game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Patriotas Boyaca, was also a home game here at Estadio Alfonso López. The away team is better rested.
Atlético Bucaramanga form and stats
Last season, Bucaramanga's Copa Betplay journey ended in the 8th finals against Santa Fe.The story so far in the Primera A for Atlético Bucaramanga at their home stadium (Estadio Alfonso López) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Atlético Bucaramanga, who played 1-1 against Patriotas Boyaca. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Alfonso López). The striker Moreno outperformed all the other footballers in that game and got a match rating of 7.65 out of 10. Moreno scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 1-1 draw away in the Primera A before that, with La Equidad the opponent.This is expected to be a close game, with Atlético Bucaramanga perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Atlético Bucaramanga as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Atlético Bucaramanga has won eight of these, drawn three and lost three.
The manager Rueda will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Deportivo Pereira in only three days.
The Bucaramanga fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Atlético Bucaramanga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
La Equidad form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Deportes Tolima.As the visiting team in Primera A matches, La Equidad have produced an overall stat of 3-5-2 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Unión Magdalena in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Defender Alba was the best team player with a rating of 7.4. Alba hit two key passes and won 3 of 4 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Atlético Bucaramanga in the Primera A.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by La Equidad in our archives, and the results are: two wins for La Equidad, four draws and three defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atlético Nacional in just three days.
Equidad find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have played before this season: La Equidad - Atlético Bucaramanga 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Atlético Bucaramanga zero wins, five draws and La Equidad five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  P. Lima Gualco 7 goals | J. Castro Dinas 4 goals |
Atlético Bucaramanga missing players
La Equidad missing players
| Atlético Bucaramanga | La Equidad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 27 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7.4 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 23% | ||
| 7.8 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 7.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 39 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Junior | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 32 |
| 5 | Independiente Medellín | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Envigado | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Alianza Petrolera | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | La Equidad | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Santa Fe | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Once Caldas | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Rionegro Aguilas | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | Deportivo Pasto | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | América de Cali | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Cortulua | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 18 | Patriotas Boyaca | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Deportivo Cali | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Unión Magdalena | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -19 | 11 |
