Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Fortaleza CEIF in 10th and Real Santander in 9th place.
The visiting Real Santander played their last game only three days ago, a Copa Colombia match. That game, against Boyacá Chicó, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Real Santander.
Fortaleza CEIF form and stats
The story so far in the Torneo Betplay for Fortaleza CEIF at their home stadium (Estadio Metropolitano de Techo) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo.
No payout for Fortaleza in their previous match, an away game at Real Cartagena that ended in defeat 1-2. Ahead of that match, Fortaleza CEIF won a home game hosting Universitario Popayan (1-0).
The defeat against Real Cartagena was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by S. Giraldo).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fortaleza CEIF handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, six draws and zero defeats.
Fortaleza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Fortaleza's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Santander form and stats
There's been little loot from Real Santander's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Torneo Betplay. Real Santander, who have the most conceded goals (14) away in Torneo Betplay, only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Santander has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Boyacá Chicó for a Copa Colombia game that ended a draw (1-1). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Bogota.
Santander are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, four draws and six defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
Santander have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 10 goals have been scored. As for defending, Santander rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - four - one (Fortaleza CEIF wins - draws - Real Santander wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Acosta Pineda 10 goals | E. Cuernú Pinto 4 goals |
Fortaleza CEIF missing players
Real Santander missing players
| Fortaleza CEIF | Real Santander | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 77% |
| 46% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 54% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 15% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 15% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 54% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 23% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 118 | 64 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 64 | 81 |
| 55 | 29 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 28 | 37 |
| 29% | 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 49% |
- Fortaleza CEIF have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Fortaleza CEIF haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real Santander has the most conceded goals (14) away in Torneo Betplay
- Real Santander has the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Torneo Betplay
- Real Santander has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Torneo Betplay
- Real Santander have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Santander haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Magdalena | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Bogota | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Deportes Quindío | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Atletico Huila | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Cortulua | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | Leones FC | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Llaneros | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Valledupar | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Real Santander | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Fortaleza CEIF | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | Orsomarso | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Universitario Popayan | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | Atlético | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 14 | Barranquilla | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 10 |
| 15 | Real Cartagena | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 16 | Tigres | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 6 |