Soccer betting preview: Rionegro Águilas welcomes Envigado in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Colombia Liga BetPlay
Competition: Tue 08.March
Match begins: 22:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto Grisales (14000 seats)

Rionegro Águilas and Envigado have delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golf phrase. The teams both hold mid-table places in the Liga BetPlay.

Insights:
  • Rionegro Águilas have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Envigado have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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Rionegro Águilas form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Rionegro Águilas have to build on here at Estadio Alberto Grisales in the Liga BetPlay. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Rionegro Águilas after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The club members are hoping that Rionegro Águilas will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the game against Independiente Medellin (placed 4th). Midfield player Salazar got a match rating of 6.74 in that game, the max score being 10. Salazar hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Rionegro Águilas had a home game versus Patriotas Boyacá which ended with a victory 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Rionegro perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rionegro Águilas as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Rionegro Águilas has won five of these, drawn five and lost three.

The Rionegro Águilas fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Rionegro have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Envigado form and stats

Playing away, Envigado have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga BetPlay this season.

Zapata and Barragan (2) scored in Envigado's previous match, the home game against Jaguares de Cordoba that ended 3-1. Zapata got a match rating of 8.22 in that game, top player of the team. Zapata scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 32 successful passes (of 37 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Atlético Bucaramanga.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Envigado in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Envigado, four draws and two defeats.

Envigado find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. Envigado have conceded 6 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Rionegro Águilas won zero games, eight matches ended in a draw and Envigado managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Rionegro ÁguilasC. Marrugo Rodríguez
C. Marrugo Rodríguez
7 goals
RionegroJ. Salazar Valencia
J. Salazar Valencia
3 goals

Rionegro Águilas missing players

Envigado missing players

Rionegro Águilas Envigado
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 2 4 9
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 4
2 2 0 Drew D 1 1 2
4 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
7 5 2 Scored S 2 5 11
13 2 0 Conceded C 3 6 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
78% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 56%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 56%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 75% 56%
33% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 22%
 
4.6 5.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2 2.9
4.1 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 8.2 7.4
2.9 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.2 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
6.8 8.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 3 3.5 4.6
3.6 5.5 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.8 2.8
22% 23% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 45% 44%
 
7.9 6.8 5 Shots against (avg) S A 6.5 8.2 6.4
3.3 1.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.2 3.1
Key stats in Liga BetPlay this season:
  • Envigado have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Envigado have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Envigado have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Envigado have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Envigado haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Rionegro Águilas have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Rionegro Águilas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rionegro Águilas have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Rionegro Águilas have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rionegro Águilas haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 9 6 2 1 9 3 4 3 0 1 4 2 5 3 2 0 5 1 6 20
2 Deportes Tolima 9 6 1 2 11 5 4 3 0 1 7 4 5 3 1 1 4 1 6 19
3 Atletico Nacional 9 5 2 2 11 7 4 2 1 1 4 2 5 3 1 1 7 5 4 17
4 Independiente Medellin 9 5 0 4 13 8 5 5 0 0 12 1 4 0 0 4 1 7 5 15
5 Once Caldas 8 4 3 1 10 6 4 3 1 0 7 2 4 1 2 1 3 4 4 15
6 Junior 9 5 0 4 11 10 4 4 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 4 4 8 1 15
7 Envigado 9 4 2 3 11 9 5 3 1 1 6 3 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 14
8 Santa Fe 9 3 4 2 12 11 5 3 1 1 8 4 4 0 3 1 4 7 1 13
9 Alianza Petrolera 9 2 6 1 9 7 4 2 2 0 6 3 5 0 4 1 3 4 2 12
10 America de Cali 9 3 3 3 10 9 5 3 2 0 9 3 4 0 1 3 1 6 1 12
11 La Equidad 9 3 3 3 9 8 4 1 1 2 3 3 5 2 2 1 6 5 1 12
12 Cortuluá 9 3 3 3 9 9 5 3 2 0 7 3 4 0 1 3 2 6 0 12
13 Rionegro Águilas 9 3 2 4 7 13 4 2 2 0 5 2 5 1 0 4 2 11 -6 11
14 Deportivo Pereira 8 3 1 4 12 13 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 0 3 7 8 -1 10
15 Jaguares de Cordoba 9 3 1 5 11 15 5 3 0 2 8 7 4 0 1 3 3 8 -4 10
16 Atlético Bucaramanga 9 2 3 4 8 11 5 2 1 2 6 5 4 0 2 2 2 6 -3 9
17 Deportivo Pasto 9 2 3 4 5 8 5 1 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 2 1 4 -3 9
18 Union Magdalena 9 1 4 4 4 8 5 1 3 1 2 3 4 0 1 3 2 5 -4 7
19 Deportivo Cali 9 2 1 6 5 11 4 1 1 2 2 4 5 1 0 4 3 7 -6 7
20 Patriotas Boyacá 9 1 2 6 7 13 5 1 2 2 5 5 4 0 0 4 2 8 -6 5