A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Patriotas Boyacá and Atlético Nacional know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa Betplay 8th Finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Patriotas nor Atlético Nacional as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Patriotas Boyacá form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 3rd round.1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Patriotas Boyacá have to build on here at Estadio de La Independencia in the Primera A. This match is a Copa Betplay match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
Patriotas are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 364 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by C. Barrios). Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Alvaro Villete Melgar not having conceded a league goal in 185 minutes.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Deportivo Pasto in the Primera A last time out and are looking for a win here. Defender Jorge Iván Posada got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.84/10. Posada hit three key passes and won 1 of 4 duels.
A Copa Betplay defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Atlético Nacional.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Patriotas as they are travelling to their away game against Millonarios in the Primera A. That match is four days after this one.
Patriotas Boyacá have scored 1 goal here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. Patriotas's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Atlético's mission in Copa Betplay last season failed in the quarter-finals.The seven points Atlético Nacional have gathered from their first three away trips in the Primera A is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Patriotas Boyacá.
The Atlético Nacional goalkeeper Aldair Alejandro Quintana Rojas is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 564 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from Y. Guzmán secured the home win 1-0 against Rionegro Águilas in their previous game. The attacker Y. Guzmán got a match rating of 8.43 in that game. Guzmán scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 51 successful passes (of 56 total).
Before that, Atlético secured a home win against Patriotas Boyacá with the score 3-0.The schedule is very tough for Atlético now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primera A game at Alianza Petrolera is waiting in only three days.
The Atlético Nacional manager A. Restrepo Mazo has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. It's not easy to score on Atlético Nacional as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have fought earlier this season: Atlético Nacional - Patriotas Boyacá 3-0. Last ten meetings involving these crews: Patriotas Boyacá won two, Atlético Nacional triumphed in seven and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 15 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 8 goals |  J. Arrieta Farak 6 goals |
Patriotas Boyacá missing players
Atlético Nacional missing players
| Patriotas Boyacá | Atlético Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 15 | 43 | ||
| 43 | 16 | Conceded | C | 14 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 46% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Envigado | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Alianza Petrolera | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Deportes Tolima | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | América de Cali | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Deportes Quindio | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Junior | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Deportivo Pereira | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Deportivo Cali | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Rionegro Águilas | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellin | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | La Equidad | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Atletico Huila | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyacá | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Santa Fe | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | Once Caldas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 20 | Deportivo Pasto | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 2 |