Open game expected at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez: Barranquilla vs Atlético preview

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Competition: Colombia Torneo Betplay
Competition: Sun 08.August
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (46692 seats)

Barranquilla are leaning on their home advantage to support them before this meeting with Atlético. Who will win at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez?

Insights:
  • Barranquilla have the fewest scored goals (9) in Torneo Betplay
  • Atlético have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Torneo Betplay

The hosts Barranquilla saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Copa Colombia. This match was also played here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Atlético have had more rest.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Atlético, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.

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Barranquilla form and stats

When playing at home in the Torneo Betplay, Barranquilla, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in Torneo Betplay, have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 218 minutes without scoring a league goal. J. Rocha was the last player to find the net.

The Barranquilla supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Jaguares de Córdoba in Copa Colombia and win 2-0.

A Torneo Betplay defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Bogota.

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

Barranquilla have scored 4 goals here in 8 league matches, a depressing statistic. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Barranquilla have only let in 4 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Atlético form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Torneo Betplay, on their Torneo Betplay travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Atlético are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Torneo Betplay against Tigres.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Llaneros that ended 0-0.

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

Atlético find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Barranquilla - Atlético 0-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Barranquilla, five draws and one win for Atlético. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

AtléticoY. Mena Palacios
Y. Mena Palacios
6 goals
AtléticoC. Polo Gómez
C. Polo Gómez
5 goals
BarranquillaS. Acuña López
S. Acuña López
2 goals

Barranquilla missing players

Atlético missing players

Barranquilla Atlético
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 4 11 23
3 3 0 Won W 1 3 6
4 2 0 Drew D 3 4 7
9 3 1 Lost L 0 4 10
9 4 1 Scored S 5 10 21
19 4 2 Conceded C 3 14 27
88% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 91%
44% 12% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 57%
25% 12% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 27% 30%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 17%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
31% 12% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 35%
31% 62% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 30%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 43%
 
3.1 3.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 2.9 3.6
5.5 5.8 8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 3.5 3.8
2.6 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.7 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
5.5 4.4 7 Shots (avg) S ( 4 4.4 7.4
1.7 1.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2 2.9
33% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 45% 31%
Key stats in Torneo Betplay this season:
  • Atlético have scored more than double the goals of Barranquilla.
  • Atlético have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Torneo Betplay
  • Atlético have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Barranquilla have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Barranquilla have the fewest scored goals (9) in Torneo Betplay
  • Barranquilla have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Torneo Betplay

  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 Huila 15 8 6 1 27 14 8 6 1 1 17 7 7 2 5 0 10 7 13 30
2 Union Magdalena 15 9 3 3 20 10 7 5 1 1 12 5 8 4 2 2 8 5 10 30
3 Deportes Quindio 15 6 7 2 16 11 6 3 2 1 6 4 9 3 5 1 10 7 5 25
4 Leones FC 15 7 4 4 19 15 8 4 2 2 9 6 7 3 2 2 10 9 4 25
5 Cortulua 15 6 5 4 16 12 8 3 4 1 7 3 7 3 1 3 9 9 4 23
6 Valledupar 15 7 1 7 25 19 8 3 1 4 15 9 7 4 0 3 10 10 6 22
7 Fortaleza CEIF 15 6 4 5 26 22 8 4 3 1 17 10 7 2 1 4 9 12 4 22
8 Atlético 15 5 5 5 17 14 8 2 2 4 8 9 7 3 3 1 9 5 3 20
9 Real Cartagena 15 5 5 5 21 23 7 4 2 1 12 8 8 1 3 4 9 15 -2 20
10 Orsomarso 15 4 7 4 23 24 7 2 4 1 13 11 8 2 3 3 10 13 -1 19
11 Tigres 15 3 8 4 10 12 8 1 6 1 7 7 7 2 2 3 3 5 -2 17
12 Llaneros 15 4 3 8 11 17 7 2 1 4 4 8 8 2 2 4 7 9 -6 15
13 Universitario Popayan 15 3 6 6 12 19 6 0 3 3 5 10 9 3 3 3 7 9 -7 15
14 Bogota 15 4 3 8 17 34 7 3 1 3 10 13 8 1 2 5 7 21 -17 15
15 Barranquilla 15 3 4 8 9 17 8 3 2 3 4 4 7 0 2 5 5 13 -8 13
16 Real Santander 15 2 5 8 14 20 9 1 3 5 9 14 6 1 2 3 5 6 -6 11