International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Universidad Católica and Atlético Nacional are looking forward to this Copa Libertadores fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Universidad have less rest than Atlético Nacional in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera Division game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Unión Española.
These teams have little in common geographically as Atlético Nacional have to travel 6200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Universidad Católica form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.Perfect Primera Division season at home so far for Universidad Católica 3 wins from 3 appearances. On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, Universidad Católica has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. It’s been three wins in a row for Universidad here at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Universidad faced defeat in their previous match, away at Unión Española (2-3).
Heartbreak before that as Universidad lost 0-1 at Nacional's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Universidad Católica perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Universidad as a small favourite), we find three games. Universidad Católica has won zero of these, drawn one and lost two.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Universidad as they have a new game in only four days, a Primera Division match thankfully also at home. Cobresal are visiting.
Universidad can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. Universidad are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Atlético Nacional have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Primera A, after 2-3-4 (9 played). When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 4W-2D-3L. This is both home and away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on A. Borges Guimarães, the Atlético manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Two away games in a row for Atlético, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Argentinos Juniors in the Copa Libertadores. Midfielder Baldomero Perlaza was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.74. Perlaza dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. Late heartbreak for Atlético Nacional in the Argentinos Juniors match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Nacional in the Copa Libertadores.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Atlético in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Atlético Nacional, five draws and seven defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Atlético have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Atlético Nacional - Universidad 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 11 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 6 goals |   D. Valencia Morello 4 goals |
Universidad Católica missing players
Atlético Nacional missing players
| Universidad Católica | Atlético Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 47 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9.6 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 60% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Nacional | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 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 | Nublense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Audax Italiano | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | La Serena | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Unión Española | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Universidad Chile | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Cobresal | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Union La Calera | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Melipilla | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Colo-Colo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Antofagasta | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Palestino | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Huachipato | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Curicó Unido | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 16 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Santiago Wanderers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
| 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 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | La Equidad | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Junior | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | America de Cali | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Independiente Medellin | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Boyaca Chico | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Once Caldas | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Envigado | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Rionegro Aguilas | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
| 19 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -29 | 6 |