Atlético Nacional have traveled here for an interesting Copa Libertadores fight against Olimpia. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Atlético Nacional, who are travelling more than 6400 kilometers to play this game.
Atlético Nacional could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Primera A game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Rionegro Aguilas. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Olimpia form and stats
Olimpia was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Copa Libertadores.When playing at home in the Division 1, Olimpia have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
Happy days for Olimpia in their previous game, a fixture away at Guarani that ended with a 2-1 victory.
Preceding that match was a Division 1 defeat to Sportivo Ameliano (1-3).This is expected to be a close game, with Olimpia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Olimpia as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Olimpia has won 5 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Olimpia, as the Division 1 home game vs Resistencia is only three days away.
The Olimpia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. On the other hand, Olimpia have conceded 12 goals.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Atlético Nacional's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the 2nd round against Olimpia.It's the second away game in a row for Atlético, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Rionegro Aguilas last time out. Goalkeeper Mier was absolutely vital in the Atlético Nacional victory against Rionegro Aguilas, making seven saves. Mier (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 9.0. Mier topped it up with a clean sheet.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Rionegro Aguilas.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Atlético Nacional playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 3 Atlético wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Atlético Nacional now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primera A game at Alianza Petrolera is waiting in only four days.
Head 2 Head
The latest past scoreline between these sides is the Atlético Nacional - Olimpia 2-2 played earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Olimpia victory, two draws and zero Atlético Nacional wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 3 red cards from the last three encounters. Cardozo likes to meet Atlético Nacional and have scored 3 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 21 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 10 goals |  G. Paiva Ayala 4 goals |
Olimpia missing players
Atlético Nacional missing players
| Olimpia | Atlético Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 17 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11.2 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 13.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 30% | ||
| 8.3 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 12.9 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Melgar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Patronato | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 50 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteno | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Nacional Asuncion | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Guarani | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Sportivo Ameliano | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Olimpia | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | General Caballero JLM | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Guairena | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 17 |
| 11 | Resistencia | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 17 |
| 12 | Tacuary | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 14 |
