The Alianza Petrolera & Atlético Nacional bosses Barrios and de Mello are both fearing and looking forward to this very important match in the top area of the Liga BetPlay league table.
- Alianza Petrolera have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Atlético Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga BetPlay
Atlético Nacional could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Libertadores game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Olimpia, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Atlético Nacional.
Alianza Petrolera form and stats
Alianza Petrolera are steadily winning Liga BetPlay games and points here at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata. 8 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. Alianza Petrolera has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata. We remember; it was Deportivo Cali.
Petrolera are confident in defense, having played 243 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Alianza Petrolera's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Deportivo Pasto. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Torres got a match rating of 8.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Torres hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Deportivo Pasto the opponent.Take note: 8 of the most recent 10 league matches from this football club have had goals from both sides.
The manager Barrios will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rionegro Aguilas in only four days.
Petrolera have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata with 19 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Alianza Petrolera have conceded only 9 goals.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Playing away, Atlético Nacional have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga BetPlay this season.
265 minutes! That's how long the Atlético Nacional goalkeeper Kevin Leonardo Mier Robles and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two away matches in a row for Atlético, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 against Olimpia in the Copa Libertadores. The attacker Ángel got a match rating of 6.81 in that game. Ángel dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game was the away Liga BetPlay victory against Rionegro Aguilas with the score of 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Atlético Nacional are hosting Deportivo Pasto in the Liga BetPlay only four days away.
The visiting Atlético have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 10 games. It's not easy to score on Atlético Nacional as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other previously this season, with the final score Atlético Nacional - Alianza Petrolera 1-1 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Alianza Petrolera wins - draws - Atlético Nacional wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 21 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 10 goals |  S. Acosta Pineda 4 goals |
Alianza Petrolera missing players
Atlético Nacional missing players
| Alianza Petrolera | Atlético Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | 25 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 30 |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 74% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 48% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 17% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 4% | 8% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 30% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 15 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.7 | 12.8 |
| 5.2 | 6.6 | 9.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 26% | 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| 17.7 | 16.2 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 14.8 | 13.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
- Alianza Petrolera have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Alianza Petrolera have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Alianza Petrolera haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Atlético Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Atlético Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have the most clean sheets (11) in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have the most clean sheets (6) away in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have the most points (16) away in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Liga BetPlay
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rionegro Aguilas | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | América de Cali | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Boyaca Chico | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Junior | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | La Equidad | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 12 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 13 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Envigado | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Once Caldas | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Union Magdalena | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -14 | 19 |
| 20 | Atletico Huila | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
