Unión Magdalena have had problems winning points this league season. Can the gang get something when Alianza Petrolera visit Estadio Sierra Nevada?
- Unión Magdalena have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Alianza Petrolera have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Liga BetPlay
It's no vacation for neither Unión Magdalena nor Alianza Petrolera as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Unión Magdalena form and stats
3-6-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga BetPlay numbers at home for Unión Magdalena so far this season. The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Magdalena has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?
A good away victory last time out for Unión Magdalena, who won 1-0 against Jaguares de Cordoba. What a relief, as that was the first league victory after going winless in nine fixtures in a row. Defender Gil got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.54/10. Gil won 9 of 11 duels.
Before that, Unión Magdalena drew at home versus Santa Fe.The match schedule is unforgiving for Unión Magdalena as they have a new game in only four days, a Liga BetPlay match thankfully also at home. America de Cali are visiting.
Magdalena has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Unión Magdalena's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alianza Petrolera form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Alianza Petrolera so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Petrolera have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 15 consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Alianza Petrolera are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against La Equidad. Alianza Petrolera goalie Graziani was high and low in the La Equidad game, contributing seven saves towards the victory. Midfield player Acosta was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.35/10. Acosta scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Independiente Medellin's place.Low-scoring game? 9 of this team's last 11 league fixtures have had two goals or less.
Petrolera have another fixture that requires travelling in just four nights, a Copa Colombia fixture versus Millonarios. A difficult fixture list for the guests!
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Alianza Petrolera have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Alianza Petrolera - Magdalena 2-1. Last ten meetings involving these contenders: Unión Magdalena won three, Alianza Petrolera were winners in four and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Bueno 8 goals |   I. Camargo Pineda 7 goals |  A. Rodríguez Ossa 6 goals |
Unión Magdalena missing players
Alianza Petrolera missing players
| Unión Magdalena | Alianza Petrolera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 20 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 39 |
| 34 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 31 |
| 73% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 80% | 87% |
| 69% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 68% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 42% |
| 19% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 16% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 50% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 52% |
| 31% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 20% | 32% |
| 46% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 29% |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.2 | 14.4 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.5 | 12.9 |
| 3.2 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 24% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 19% | 26% |
| 13.8 | 10 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 17.5 | 16.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
- Alianza Petrolera have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Liga BetPlay
- Alianza Petrolera have yet to win a game away.
- Unión Magdalena have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Rionegro Aguilas | 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 | Atletico 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 | Unión 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 |
