The Primera A league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Atletico Nacional and Deportivo Cali are placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Atlético Nacional's two home games in the Liga BetPlay so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.
A good away victory last time out for Atlético Nacional, who won 3-0 against Boyacá Chicó (placed 15th). Before that, Atlético Nacional had a Copa Sudamericana home game versus Huracan which ended with a victory 3-0.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Atlético Nacional have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won one time, drawn one and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Atlético Nacional as they are travelling to their away game against Huracan in the Copa Sudamericana. That match is four days after this one.
At Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Atlético Nacional has the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Deportivo Cali form and stats
Four points from two away games for Deportivo Cali, meaning one draw and one victory in the Liga BetPlay so far.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against América de Cali in the Liga BetPlay.
We have checked recent matches where Deportivo Cali have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were two victories, five draws and six defeats.
2 goals so far away for Deportivo Cali, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Atlético Nacional won four, Deportivo Cali won three and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Torres Grueso 4 goals |   A. Palavecino 2 goals |  D. Braghieri 1 goals |
Atlético Nacional missing players
Deportivo Cali missing players
| Atlético Nacional | Deportivo Cali | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 6.2 | 8.5 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 5 | 2.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.5 | 6.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 62% | 60% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 50% |
- Atlético Nacional has the most points from losing position (3)
- Atlético Nacional has the most scored goals (10)
- Atlético Nacional has the most scored goals in the second half (7)
- Deportivo Cali has the most clean sheets (2) away
| Atlético Nacional | Last season | Deportivo Cali | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 52 | 26 | Played | P | 26 | 52 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 7 | 22 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 12 | 17 | ||
| 67 | 42 | Scored | S | 32 | 68 | ||
| 53 | 27 | Conceded | C | 39 | 57 | ||
| 85% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 96% | 90% | ||
| 62% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 67% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | ||
| 27% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 23% | ||
| 10% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 10% | ||
| 54% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 50% | ||
| 35% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 29% | ||
| 27% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 31% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 7 | 11 | ||
| 649 | 374 | Total Shots | T S | 278 | 626 | ||
| 247 | 145 | Shots on Target | S O | 91 | 225 | ||
| 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Pasto | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Alianza Petrolera | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Rionegro Aguilas | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | América de Cali | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Independiente Medellín | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Junior | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Deportes Tolima | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Once Caldas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Santa Fe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Deportivo Pereira | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Envigado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Boyacá Chicó | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Patriotas Boyacá | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 17 | La Equidad | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Millonarios | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 19 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Junior | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 4 |