La Equidad vs Independiente Medellin Prediction: Can La Equidad recover from their heavy loss?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, La Equidad will face Independiente Medellín at Stadium Metropolitano de Techo in Bogotá. The home side head here after a surprising loss (4-0) against Bucaramanga. The visitors arrive here after a loss (1-2), against Once Caldas.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The La Equidad team comes into this game after a surprising 4-0 defeat against Bucaramanga. The Bucaramanga team started the match very well and demonstrated excellent efficiency. The Bucaramanga team scored the first goal in the 5th minute and extended the lead in the 22nd minute, scoring the goals in the only 2 shots in the 1st half that were on target. The La Equidad team would not be able to create opportunities in this first half and showed difficulties in getting into the game. In the 2nd half, the Bucaramanga team came out strong again and made it 3-0 in the 49th minute. As in the 1st half, the La Equidad team showed difficulties in the 2nd half in managing to create goal opportunities, managing only 1 shot on goal. Near the end, at 90', the Bucaramanga team would make it 4-0. With this result, the La Equidad team is in 4th place in the table, with 23 points. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 4 wins and 1 loss, having scored 11 goals and conceded 7. The La Equidad team would thus break its unbeaten streak after this heavy defeat, and it is important to understand how the team will react.

The Independiente Medellín team comes into this game after a disappointing 1-2 defeat against Once Caldas. The Independiente Medellín team even started the match better, reaching the goal first. at 13'. However, the game would end up changing in the 27th minute, with Plata being sent off for a straight red. The Independiente Medellín team would still manage to maintain its superiority in the 1st half, however, in the 2nd half, the Once Caldas team would end up balancing the game. The Once Caldas team entered the match to score, in the 48th minute. Despite being down 1 player, the Independiente Medellín team managed to beat the Once Caldas team and would even be able to create the best opportunities of the match. When everything pointed to a draw, the Once Caldas team managed to reach 1-2 in the 90th minute. This goal would be a blow to the Independiente Medellín team, which managed to beat the team despite the numerical disadvantage. With this result, the Independiente Medellín team is in 9th place in the table, with 15 points. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats, having scored 10 goals and conceded 20.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, La Equidad has won 1, Independiente Medellín has won 2, and they drew another 2. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, and with both teams scoring in 4 of those matches.

Despite their loss in the last match, La Equidad are still favorites for this game. They have a good winning record and are playing at home.