Nacional and Independiente Medellín get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Primera A. That game, against Atletico Bucaramanga, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Independiente Medellín.
Nacional form and stats
Nacional participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the group stage.This stadium, Estadio Gran Parque Central, has been a fortress for Nacional in the Primera Division so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 5-1-0.
The Nacional goalkeeper Sergio Rochet Alvarez is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera Division.
Nacional's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Fenix. The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Nacional played a great game against Fenix and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. What a game it was for Ramírez when beating Fenix, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
Preceding that game was the away draw at Danubio that finished 0-0.Goals decide football matches and Nacional are scoring many of them at home; 15 on target from 6 league matches. From these home matches, Nacional have conceded only 3 goals.
Independiente Medellín form and stats
Independiente Medellín have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primera A, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
Independiente Medellín play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Atletico Bucaramanga.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Deportivo Cali.Independiente Medellín are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
A new game in only three days for Independiente, the Primera A home match versus Once Caldas. Busy days.
11 goals have been conceded by Independiente Medellín in these games.
Head 2 Head
Independiente Medellín have pulled off a streak of 44 consecutive matches without defeat (0-0-0) when facing Nacional.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ramírez Polero 6 goals |  E. Gigliotti 3 goals | D. Zabala Morales 2 goals |
Nacional missing players
Independiente Medellín missing players
| Nacional | Independiente Medellín | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 24 | Scored | S | 11 | 30 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 23 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.2 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 34% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 30% | ||
| 7 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 13.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Nacional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Metropolitanos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Penarol | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Defensor Sporting | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | Nacional | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Cerro Largo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Deportivo Maldonado | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | River Plate | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Danubio | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Racing | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Torque | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -9 | 13 |
| 13 | Cerro | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Boston River | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 15 | La Luz | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -9 | 8 |
| 16 | Fenix | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rionegro Aguilas | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Alianza Petrolera | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Boyaca Chico | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | America de Cali | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Deportivo Pasto | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Atletico Nacional | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Deportes Tolima | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Junior | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Santa Fe | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Deportivo Pereira | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 13 | Envigado | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Atletico Huila | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | La Equidad | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Union Magdalena | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 12 |
| 19 | Deportivo Cali | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 20 | Once Caldas | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
