Deportivo Pereira welcomes Atlético Nacional to this second leg of the Copa Betplay Finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Deportivo Pereira form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 8th finals.3 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Deportivo Pereira have to build on here at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas in the Primera A. On the other hand, in the Copa Betplay, Deportivo Pereira has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.
The Pereira fans got no joy from their last match, a Primera A game also here at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas: A 1-5 defeat against America de Cali. As you see from the result above, Pereira suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Midfield player Henry Rojas got a match rating of 7.13 in that game, the max score being 10. Rojas scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the Primera A match versus Atletico Huila with a 2-0 scoreline.The Pereira fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. On the other hand, Pereira have conceded 13 goals.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Atlético Nacional's mission in Copa Betplay last season failed in the quarter-finals.Atlético Nacional's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Atlético Nacional collect 21 points from their 10 away matches in the Primera A. 6 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). When we have look at the Copa Betplay statistics, we find 5W-1D-1L. This is both home and away. Two points from the last two away games for Atlético, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primera A home defeat versus Millonarios with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Dorlan Pabón was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. Pabón scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Atlético Nacional travelled to Independiente Medellin and returned home with a draw after the Primera A game finished 0-0.Atlético Nacional have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 20 goals from 10 away matches. Atlético are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Atlético Nacional - Pereira 5-0 was the product when these teams last did battle, earlier this season. Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Pereira, three draws and five wins for Atlético Nacional. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 20 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 9 goals |   B. Castrillón Gómez 7 goals |
Deportivo Pereira missing players
Atlético Nacional missing players
| Deportivo Pereira | Atlético Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 23 | 44 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 16 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 39% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 46% | ||
| 8.3 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Junior | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | America de Cali | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Envigado | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Independiente Medellin | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Rionegro Aguilas | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 14 | Santa Fe | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | La Equidad | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 16 | Deportes Quindio | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Once Caldas | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 18 | Patriotas Boyaca | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 16 |
| 20 | Atletico Huila | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 14 | -23 | 10 |