La Equidad get ready to welcome Cúcuta Deportivo for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa Betplay 3rd Round leg 1 of 2.
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.
La Equidad form and stats
Equidad participated in Copa Betplay the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.La Equidad are steadily winning Primera A games and points here at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. Ever since the Deportivo Pasto game La Equidad has been unbeatable here at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo producing four straight wins.
Equidad's last game was hosting Atletico Bucaramanga and winning 2-1. Heartbreak before that as Equidad lost 0-1 at Santa Fe's place.
The victory against Atletico Bucaramanga came after C. Rodríguez's winning goal. The La Equidad manager A. García Vega was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 65th minute.
Equidad are traveling soon after this match as the Primera A match at Deportes Tolima awaits in three days.
Equidad are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (20 goals in 8 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. 10 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Cúcuta Deportivo form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the group stage.Playing away, Cúcuta Deportivo have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primera A this season.
Cúcuta had fun at their own home (Estadio Metropolitano de Techo) last time out, beating Envigado 1-0. J. Ramos scored. A 1-1 draw at Once Caldas's stadium before that.
The visiting Cúcuta Deportivo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cúcuta have conceded 12 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Equidad, three draws and two wins for Cúcuta Deportivo. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Mier Codina 6 goals |  P. Sabbag Daccarett 5 goals | C. Rodríguez Torres 4 goals |
La Equidad missing players
Cúcuta Deportivo missing players
| La Equidad | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 34 | 27 | Scored | S | 12 | 24 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Conceded | C | 18 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 128 | 101 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 107 | ||
| 74 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 56 | ||
| 46% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Deportivo Pasto | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Atletico Nacional | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Deportivo Cali | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | America de Cali | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Once Caldas | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Junior | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | La Equidad | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Envigado | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Millonarios | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Alianza Petrolera | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellin | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Rionegro Aguilas | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 16 | Deportivo Pereira | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Boyaca Chico | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 12 |
| 20 | Patriotas Boyaca | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -14 | 7 |