Atlético Nacional go on their trip to Independiente Medellín and Estadio Atanasio Girardot loaded with confidence, but the hosting team is hard to beat. More information on the game here!
- Independiente Medellín have not yet lost a game at home.
- Atlético Nacional have the most scored goals (37) in Liga BetPlay
The visiting Atlético Nacional played their last game only four days ago, a Copa Colombia match.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Independiente Medellín form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga BetPlay, Independiente Medellín have managed 3 wins, 6 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 9 games. In general it's been a long time since Independiente tasted defeat here at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games in the league.
Independiente Medellín are confident in defense, having played 181 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A strong away win for Independiente against Patriotas Boyaca the last match, as Yulián Gómez were on target. Luis Vásquez loved the game against Patriotas Boyaca. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. Goalkeeper Luis Vásquez got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.23 out of ten. Vásquez stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Independiente Medellín drew at home versus Deportivo Pereira.Independiente has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Independiente Medellín have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Atlético Nacional so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Atlético aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 201 league minutes without a goal. A. Andrade was the last player to find the net. The Atlético goalkeeper Aldair Alejandro Quintana Rojas is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 378 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Atlético Nacional go into this game after a win, the home game against Deportivo Pereira that ended 5-0. As mentioned above, Atlético was the only team on the pitch versus Deportivo Pereira in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Atletico Bucaramanga.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Atlético as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Atlético have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other previously this season, with the final score Atlético Nacional - Independiente Medellín 1-1 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (Independiente wins - draws - Atlético Nacional wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 20 goals |  A. Vuletich 10 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 9 goals |
Independiente Medellín missing players
Atlético Nacional missing players
| Independiente Medellín | Atlético Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 19 | 38 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 17 | 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 30 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 27 | 70 |
| 29 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 28 |
| 75% | 67% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 84% | 89% |
| 50% | 50% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 58% | 66% |
| 25% | 28% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 47% | 42% |
| 14% | 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 32% | 32% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| 36% | 44% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | 42% |
| 47% | 56% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 37% | 50% |
| 42% | 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 32% | 18% |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 29% | 30% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 48% | 52% |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2 |
- Atlético Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Atlético Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Atlético Nacional have scored more than double the goals of Independiente Medellín.
- Atlético Nacional have the most scored goals (37) in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have the most scored goals in the second half (45) in Liga BetPlay
- Atlético Nacional have the the best goal difference (+22) in Liga BetPlay
- Independiente Medellín have not yet lost a game at home.
- Independiente Medellín have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Independiente Medellín have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | La Equidad | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Junior | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | America de Cali | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Independiente Medellín | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Boyaca Chico | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Once Caldas | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Envigado | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Rionegro Aguilas | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
| 19 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -29 | 6 |