National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Independiente Medellín or Millonarios that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Independiente Medellín and Millonarios.
Independiente Medellín form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 8th finals against Deportivo Cali.The story so far in the Primera A for Independiente Medellín at their home stadium (Estadio Atanasio Girardot) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Independiente's last game was hosting Santa Fe and winning 2-0. The goalie Mosquera was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.1 out of ten. Mosquera topped it up with a clean sheet.
The Independiente Medellín fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Independiente Medellín are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 4 matches.
Millonarios form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 3rd round against Alianza Petrolera.The seven points Millonarios have gathered from their first three away trips in the Primera A is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
The Millonarios goalkeeper Alvaro David Montero Perales is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The supporters enjoyed Millonarios's previous fixture versus Jaguares de Cordoba, a 2-0 win played at home. Midfield player Silva was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.13/10. Silva scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 39 successful passes (of 46 total).
Millonarios find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Millonarios's manager Morillo has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Independiente Medellín-Millonarios H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Independiente five wins, Millonarios three wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Valencia Mena 5 goals | D. Ruiz Rivera 4 goals | D. Silva Mosquera 4 goals |
Independiente Medellín missing players
Millonarios missing players
| Independiente Medellín | Millonarios | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 28 | 7 | Conceded | C | 15 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 8% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.8 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 28% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 30% | ||
| 8.3 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Millonarios | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Unión Magdalena | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Once Caldas | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Deportivo Pereira | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Santa Fe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Junior FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Alianza Petrolera | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | America de Cali | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Independiente Medellín | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Atletico Nacional | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Rionegro Aguilas | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | La Equidad | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Patriotas Boyaca | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Envigado | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Deportes Tolima | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Cortulua | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 20 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 2 |
