This could be an interesting match as Alianza Petrolera have their presumed home advantage while Cúcuta Deportivo are ahead 5 points in the Primera A table.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Alianza Petrolera form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Alianza Petrolera have to build on here at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata.In their previous game, the manager C. Torres led his Alianza Petrolera to a defeat in the Primera A match away at Atletico Nacional. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata. Preceding that match was a defeat to Millonarios (0-2).
This is expected to be a close game, with Alianza Petrolera perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Alianza Petrolera as a small favourite), we find six games. Alianza Petrolera has won 2 of these, drawn 4 and lost 0.
Alianza Petrolera has scored 6 goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Alianza Petrolera are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Cúcuta Deportivo form and stats
2 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Cúcuta Deportivo playing as the away team this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Cúcuta Deportivo as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Independiente Medellin match. Cúcuta Deportivo seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?It might be tough going out on the road again for Cúcuta Deportivo, facing their second straight away game. Especially as that game, in the Primera A, ended a defeat 0-1 versus Millonarios. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Deportivo Pasto.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 25 similar matches played by Cúcuta Deportivo in our archives, and the results are: 11 wins for Cúcuta Deportivo, 7 draws and 7 defeats.
Cúcuta Deportivo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games. 6 goals have been conceded by Cúcuta Deportivo in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Alianza Petrolera won 4 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Cúcuta Deportivo has 3 wins.Top Goalscorers
 
J. Agudelo
8 goals
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L. Miranda
4 goals / 3 assists
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J. Correa
2 goals / 1 assists
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Alianza Petrolera missing players
Cúcuta Deportivo missing players
| Alianza Petrolera | Cúcuta Deportivo | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | Played | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 6 | Scored | 6 | 22 |
| 13 | 6 | Conceded | 9 | 21 |
| 86% | 86% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 71% | Over 1.5 | 71% | 87% |
| 21% | 14% | Over 2.5 | 43% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 7% |
| 36% | 43% | Both teams to score | 57% | 67% |
| 36% | 43% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 13% |
| 43% | 29% | Failed To Score | 43% | 20% |
- Cúcuta Deportivo hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Cúcuta Deportivo has failed to keep a clean sheet in 7 away matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Junior | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | América de Cali | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Millonarios | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Patriotas Boyacá | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Deportivo Cali | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Alianza Petrolera | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Atlético Nacional | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Deportivo Pasto | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Envigado | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Independiente Medellín | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Once Caldas | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 | Unión Magdalena | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | La Equidad | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 17 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Atlético Huila | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 19 | Santa Fe | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 7 |
| 20 | Rionegro Águilas | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
