Primera A preview: Can Atlético Nacional edge out victory against Deportivo Cali?

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Competition: Colombia Primera A
Date: Sun 19.May
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

The season is still fairly new and the Primera A table has to be read with caution. So far Atlético Nacional find themselves in 3rd position and Deportivo Cali are placed 4th.

It's no vacation for neither Atlético Nacional nor Deportivo Cali 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.

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Atlético Nacional form and stats

The story so far for Atlético Nacional at their home stadium is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The Atlético Nacional crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Deportes Tolima here in a Primera A match. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Junior the opponent.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Atlético Nacional's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won 2 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1.

The manager Paulo Autuori will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fluminense in only four days.

Atlético Nacional has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 fixture.

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Deportivo Cali form and stats

Playing away, Deportivo Cali have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats so far this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primera A home defeat versus Junior with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A 1-1 draw at Deportes Tolima's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Deportivo Cali playing away, we found two games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 0 home wins.

A quick return to home after this game, as Deportivo Cali are hosting Penarol in the Copa Sudamericana only three days away.

It's early days yet, but Deportivo Cali has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Atlético Nacional - Deportivo Cali 2-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Atlético Nacional victories, 3 draws and 4 Deportivo Cali wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 8 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Dinenno
14 goals / 1 assists
H. Barcos
6 goals / 1 assists
P. Ceppelini
5 goals / 4 assists

Atlético Nacional missing players

Deportivo Cali missing players

Atlético Nacional Deportivo Cali
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
22 11 0 Played 0 11 22
8 6 0 Won 0 3 9
8 3 0 Drew 0 4 7
6 2 0 Lost 0 4 6
25 15 0 Scored 0 10 24
21 7 0 Conceded 0 12 20
86% 91% 0% Over 0.5 0% 91% 91%
59% 55% 0% Over 1.5 0% 55% 64%
41% 36% 0% Over 2.5 0% 36% 36%
23% 18% 0% Over 3.5 0% 18% 9%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
45% 36% 0% BTTS 0% 36% 45%
41% 55% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 27% 32%
27% 18% 0% Failed To Score 0% 45% 32%
 
5.2 6.4 0 Corners For (avg) 0 4.5 4.5
4.2 3.2 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 5.7 4.5
2.3 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 3.8 3.5
3 1 0 Red Cards 0 3 6
Key stats this season:
  • Atlético Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Atlético Nacional have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Atlético Nacional
All Copa Libertadores Copa Colombia Primera A Club Friendlies Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
27-04-19 PA Atlético Nacional 2 - 0 America de Cali
01-05-19 PA Envigado 4 - 0 Atlético Nacional
05-05-19 PA Atlético Nacional 2 - 1 Santa Fe
13-05-19 PA Junior 0 - 0 Atlético Nacional
17-05-19 PA Atlético Nacional 1 - 2 Deportes Tolima
19-05-19 PA Atlético Nacional 22:00 Deportivo Cali
24-05-19 CS Fluminense 00:30 Atlético Nacional
26-05-19 PA Deportivo Cali - Atlético Nacional
30-05-19 CS Atlético Nacional 22:30 Fluminense
01-06-19 PA Deportes Tolima 05:00 Atlético Nacional
Deportivo Cali
All Copa Colombia Primera A Club Friendlies Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
27-04-19 PA Deportivo Cali 2 - 1 Rionegro Aguilas
03-05-19 CS Guarani 1 - 0 Deportivo Cali
05-05-19 PA Deportivo Cali 1 - 0 Envigado
14-05-19 PA Deportes Tolima 1 - 1 Deportivo Cali
17-05-19 PA Deportivo Cali 1 - 2 Junior
19-05-19 PA Atlético Nacional 22:00 Deportivo Cali
22-05-19 CS Deportivo Cali 22:15 Penarol
26-05-19 PA Deportivo Cali - Atlético Nacional
29-05-19 CS Penarol 22:15 Deportivo Cali
01-06-19 PA Junior 05:00 Deportivo Cali

  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 Deportes Tolima 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
2 Junior 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
3 Atlético Nacional 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
4 Deportivo Cali 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1

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