A good game and three points is the only event that will satisfy the Atlético Nacional club members in this Estadio Atanasio Girardot clash with Cortuluá, as they enjoy a robust lead on the away team in the Liga BetPlay table.
- Atlético Nacional have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cortuluá have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Atlético Nacional are steadily winning Liga BetPlay games and points here at Estadio Atanasio Girardot. 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games. Atlético Nacional are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Atlético Nacional faced defeat in their previous match, away at Deportes Tolima (1-2). Until that defeat this team had gone seven consecutive league meetings without being beaten. Midfielder Duque was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Duque hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Atlético Nacional had a home game versus Deportes Tolima which ended with a victory 3-1.Atlético has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Atlético Nacional have conceded only 5 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cortuluá form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cortuluá so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Rionegro Aguilas in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. Ruíz has scored for the visitors three fixtures in a row. The efficiency! Ruíz, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.6. Ruíz scored one goal.
Before that, Cortuluá secured a home win against Junior with the score 1-0.Cortuluá find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cortuluá have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Cortuluá has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the teams met earlier this season; Cortuluá - Atlético 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Atlético Nacional four wins, three draws and Cortuluá two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last nine encounters.Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 21 goals |  F. Mercado Galera 11 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 10 goals |
Atlético Nacional missing players
Cortuluá missing players
| Atlético Nacional | Cortuluá | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 40 | 25 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 64% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 70% |
| 39% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 40% |
| 25% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 25% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 10% |
| 50% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 55% |
| 39% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.4 | 11.6 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.1 | 6.9 |
| 4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 36% | 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | 34% |
| 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 4 |
- Atlético Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Atlético Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cortuluá have scored away.
- Atlético Nacional have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Liga BetPlay
- Cortuluá have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 42 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Independiente Medellin | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | Junior | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 6 | Envigado | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 7 | La Equidad | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Once Caldas | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | Rionegro Aguilas | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | America de Cali | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Cortuluá | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 19 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 | Union Magdalena | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | -20 | 11 |
