Atlético Nacional host the first leg in this deciding Copa Libertadores Round of 16 game. Racing Club will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón before the return leg in 9 days.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Last season, Atlético's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the 2nd round against Olimpia.Atlético Nacional have collected 3 points from their Liga BetPlay home games so far after 1-0-0.
Atlético Nacional's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Jaguares de Cordoba. The home side are looking to build on that result. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of de Andrade when Asprilla scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute. Midfielder Palacios was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.84 (out of ten) in that game. Palacios hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the game before, a nice away win at America de Cali. A Copa Colombia match. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Atlético have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Atlético Nacional are traveling soon after this match as the Liga BetPlay match at Deportivo Cali awaits in three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Atlético Nacional at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Racing Club form and stats
It might be tough going out on the road again for Racing Club, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus River Plate. Midfielder Gómez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.82. Gómez scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Central Cordoba SdE in the Superliga.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Racing in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Racing Club, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 8 goals |  D. Pabón Ríos 6 goals |   G. Hauche 6 goals |
Atlético Nacional missing players
Racing Club missing players
| Atlético Nacional | Racing Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 38 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13.8 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 5 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | ||
| 13.5 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 Bucaramanga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Atlético Huila | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Once Caldas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Deportes Tolima | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Independiente Medellin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Rionegro Águilas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | America de Cali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Deportivo Pasto | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | La Equidad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Millonarios | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Envigado | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Deportivo Pereira | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Union Magdalena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Boyaca Chico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Junior | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
