It's still early in the Primera A season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Independiente Medellín - Patriotas Boyacá preview!
Independiente Medellín and Patriotas Boyacá should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Independiente Medellín form and stats
Independiente Medellín have only played one Primera A game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from 10 matches.
In their previous game, the manager A. Bobadilla led his Independiente Medellín to a defeat in the Primera A match away at Junior. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Atanasio Girardot. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Rionegro Aguilas.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Independiente Medellín matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, two draws and zero defeats (from six games).
Independiente Medellín has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Patriotas Boyacá form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Primera A ended in defeat. Last season Patriotas Boyacá had these away match statistics: Played 10; won 0, drew 5 and lost 5.
Two away games in a row for Patriotas Boyacá, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Boyaca Chico in the Primera A. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Cucuta Deportivo.
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 Patriotas Boyacá playing away, we found five games. Results were one away win, three draws and one home win.
It's early days yet, but Patriotas Boyacá has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Independiente Medellín victories, one draw and two Patriotas Boyacá wins. seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Gómez Mosquera 1 goals |  J. Reina Calvo 1 goals |  A. Ricaurte Vélez 1 goals |
Independiente Medellín missing players
Patriotas Boyacá missing players
| Independiente Medellín | Patriotas Boyacá | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 3.7 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4.7 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 3.5 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Independiente Medellín | Last season | Patriotas Boyacá | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 1 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 9 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 14 | ||
| 62 | 39 | Scored | S | 13 | 39 | ||
| 50 | 20 | Conceded | C | 34 | 51 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 75% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 70% | ||
| 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | ||
| 30% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 18% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 57% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 30% | ||
| 15% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 28% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 8 | 9 | ||
| 452 | 238 | Total Shots | T S | 152 | 427 | ||
| 178 | 94 | Shots on Target | S O | 51 | 153 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América de Cali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Junior | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Atletico Nacional | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Rionegro Aguilas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Deportivo Pasto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Envigado | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Independiente Medellín | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Deportivo Pereira | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Boyaca Chico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Alianza Petrolera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Deportes Tolima | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Once Caldas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Millonarios | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Santa Fe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Cucuta Deportivo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Patriotas Boyacá | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | La Equidad | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Nacional | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 35 |
| 2 | América de Cali | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Junior | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Santa Fe | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Cucuta Deportivo | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Once Caldas | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 11 | Millonarios | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 28 |
| 12 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Rionegro Aguilas | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Patriotas Boyacá | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Envigado | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 17 | La Equidad | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 18 | Atletico Huila | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 24 | -23 | 15 |
| 20 | Union Magdalena | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | -14 | 14 |