The Atlético Nacional & Rionegro Águilas managers de Mello and Vélez are both anxious about and eagerly anticipating this key game in the top regions of the Liga BetPlay standings.
- Atlético Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga BetPlay
- Rionegro Águilas have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Liga BetPlay
These are hectic days for the host team, as they played only four days ago in the Liga BetPlay. This match was also played here at Estadio Atanasio Girardot. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rionegro Águilas have had more rest.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Atlético Nacional have to build on here at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in the Liga BetPlay. The last three games played by Atlético, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Atlético Nacional drew their last game, also a home match. Alianza Petrolera was the opponent, 1-1 the score. The talented striker Barrera bettered all the other footballers in that match and got a match rating of 7.8 out of 10. Barrera hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 24 successful passes (of 26 total).
Before that one, a nice away win at Melgar. A Copa Libertadores match. The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Atlético matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat (from 9 games).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Atlético Nacional as they are travelling to their away game against Rionegro Águilas in the Liga BetPlay. That match is three days after this one.
The Atlético fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. From these home matches, Atlético Nacional have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Rionegro Águilas form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga BetPlay travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
There were no winners in Rionegro Águilas's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Deportivo Pasto. Rodríguez was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.24. The defender Rodríguez won 4 of 6 duels.
Preceding that game, the 3-5 loss visiting Alianza Petrolera's place.A new game in only three days for Rionegro Águilas, the Liga BetPlay home match versus Atlético Nacional. Busy days.
Rionegro have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rionegro Águilas have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the teams faced each other previously this season; Atlético Nacional - Rionegro Águilas 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Atlético won three games, five matches ended with a tie and Rionegro Águilas managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 21 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 10 goals | S. Gómez Londoño 3 goals |
Atlético Nacional missing players
Rionegro Águilas missing players
| Atlético Nacional | Rionegro Águilas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | 26 |
| 82% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 68% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 77% |
| 32% | 27% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 59% |
| 18% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 36% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 9% |
| 55% | 55% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 64% |
| 41% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 32% |
| 23% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 5.3 | 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 12.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.5 | 12.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 27% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 30% | 34% |
| 12.5 | 10.8 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.2 | 11.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
- Atlético Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Liga BetPlay
- Rionegro Águilas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rionegro Águilas have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Liga BetPlay
- Rionegro Águilas have the most scored goals in the first half (21) 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 Águilas | 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 | America 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 Medellin | 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 |
