Santa Fe get ready to welcome Atlético Nacional for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa Betplay Quarter-finals 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.
Santa Fe form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 8th finals.With seven home Liga BetPlay games in a row without a win, the Santa fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Once Caldas game long ago, can be stopped today.
Santa Fe shared the glory with Independiente Medellin in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Edwin Herrera, defender, was given a rating of 7.23/10 in that game, top of the team. Herrera hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Atletico Bucaramanga and winning 1-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Santa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga BetPlay game versus Alianza Petrolera in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín.
Santa Fe has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 4 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Atlético was sent out of Copa Betplay in the quarter-finals last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga BetPlay travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Impressively, the visitors are on a seven-match winning run which they hope continue versus Santa Fe.
Two travels in a row for Atlético, whose manager A. Restrepo Mazo could celebrate last time after the Liga BetPlay win against Alianza Petrolera. Defender Emanuel Olivera was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. Olivera scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.
Prior to that result Atlético Nacional won their away game at Patriotas Boyaca in the Copa Betplay. The scoreline was 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Atlético Nacional playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were five Atlético Nacional wins, four draws and seven defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting La Equidad in just four days.
The Atlético manager A. Restrepo Mazo has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Santa Fe won two games, two matches ended in a draw and Atlético Nacional managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 15 goals |  K. Osorio Antury 8 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 8 goals |
Santa Fe missing players
Atlético Nacional missing players
| Santa Fe | Atlético Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 20 | 45 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 23 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.1 | 6.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 30% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 48% | ||
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Envigado | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Deportes Tolima | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Alianza Petrolera | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Deportes Quindio | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Deportivo Pereira | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | America de Cali | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Junior | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | La Equidad | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Deportivo Cali | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellin | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Rionegro Águilas | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Atletico Huila | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Santa Fe | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Patriotas Boyaca | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Once Caldas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 20 | Deportivo Pasto | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 5 |