Liga BetPlay prediction and preview: Rionegro Águilas moderate favourite to overwhelm Deportivo Pereira

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Competition: Colombia Liga BetPlay
Competition: Mon 06.September
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto Grisales (14000 seats)

Deportivo Pereira have recuperated following their 2-0-match against Junior and are keen to meet Rionegro Águilas. Here's all the facts!

Insights:
  • Rionegro Águilas have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Liga BetPlay
  • Deportivo Pereira have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Liga BetPlay

These are busy days for the hosts, as they played only four days ago in the Copa Colombia. Thankfully the previous game, versus Deportes Tolima, was also a home game here at Estadio Alberto Grisales. The away team is better rested.

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Rionegro Águilas form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga BetPlay this season. Rionegro Águilas have only managed 0 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estadio Alberto Grisales.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Deportes Tolima in the Copa Colombia last time out and are looking for a win here.

Heartbreak before that as Rionegro lost 0-1 at Atlético Nacional's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rionegro Águilas handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, five draws and three defeats.

Rionegro have scored 6 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rionegro have conceded 14 from these games.

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Deportivo Pereira form and stats

Deportivo Pereira have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Liga BetPlay, after 1-2-6 (9 played). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Deportivo Pereira are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Deportivo Pereira are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Copa Colombia against Junior.

Before that, Pereira secured a home win against Millonarios with the score 1-0.

Pereira are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, four draws and three defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

The attacking power of Pereira when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. The Deportivo Pereira manager J. Artigas Carrica has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Rionegro and Deportivo Pereira have duelled earlier this season: Deportivo Pereira - Rionegro Águilas 0-0. Data for the prior nine meetings featuring these two participants are: four wins for Rionegro Águilas, four draws and one win for Deportivo Pereira. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

RionegroC. Arias Moros
C. Arias Moros
5 goals
Rionegro ÁguilasC. Marrugo Rodríguez
C. Marrugo Rodríguez
3 goals
Deportivo PereiraB. Castrillón Gómez
B. Castrillón Gómez
3 goals

Rionegro Águilas missing players

Deportivo Pereira missing players

Rionegro Águilas Deportivo Pereira
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 12 25
4 1 1 Won W 2 3 7
9 5 2 Drew D 1 2 7
12 6 1 Lost L 0 7 11
20 9 4 Scored S 4 11 21
33 19 6 Conceded C 2 21 30
88% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 84%
72% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 52%
36% 42% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 42% 28%
12% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 16%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
52% 58% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 32%
24% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 17% 36%
36% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 42% 48%
 
4.5 6 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.7 4.4
4.8 3.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 4.5 4.5
2.3 2.2 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
6 6.6 4.3 Shots (avg) S ( 4 5.2 6.1
3 3.5 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.4 3.6
28% 23% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 27% 23%
Key stats in Liga BetPlay this season:
  • Deportivo Pereira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Deportivo Pereira have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Liga BetPlay
  • Deportivo Pereira haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Rionegro Águilas have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Rionegro Águilas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rionegro Águilas have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Liga BetPlay
  • Rionegro Águilas have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Liga BetPlay
  • Rionegro Águilas have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Liga BetPlay
  • Rionegro Águilas 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 Atlético 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 Águilas 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