Patriotas vs Atlético Nacional Prediction: Can finally Patriotas leave the bottom of the table?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Patriotas will face Atlet´´io Nacional at La Independencia in Tunja. The home side head here after another loss (1-0) against America Cali. The visitors arrive here after a surprising win (0-3) against Aguilas.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Patriotas team arrives at this game after another loss, 1-0, against America Cali. The game was dominated from the first to the last minute by the America Cali team, which would always have more ball possession (finishing with an average of 62%) and more goal opportunities (22 vs. 13). However, the Patriotas team presented itself as a defensively cohesive team, not allowing large spaces or clear scoring opportunities. The game only started in the 78th minute, with an own goal from Diaz. Although the Patriotas team still tried to react to the goal conceded, the America Cali team would be able to control the game until the end and hold on to the three points. With this result, the Patriotas team has still not won a match and sits on the bottom of the table, with just 1 point. In the last 4 games, the team has recorded 1 draw and 3 defeats, having scored no goals and conceded 4. Despite not suffering many goals, the team's offense has shown no accuracy in front of the goal.

The Atletico Nacional team comes into this game after a surprising 0-3 victory against Aguilas. The Atletico Nacional team started the match very strongly, scoring 0-1 in the 4th minute, and shortly afterward, in the 14th minute, making it 0-2. Despite the greater dominance of the Aguilas team, the Atletico Nacional team was demonstrating excellent efficiency. The game could have been complicated for the Atletico Nacional team, which, at 38', would be reduced to 10 players. The second half would be a massacre on the part of the Aguilas team, which insistently seeks to reach a draw. However, contrary to what everyone would predict, it would be the Atletico Nacional team that reached the final 0-3, in the 70th minute. The result would not change any further, and the Atletico Nacional team would thus be able to take the three points. With this result, the Atletico Nacional team rose to 3rd place in the table, with 7 points added. In the last 4 games, the team has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat, having scored 8 goals and conceded 6.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Atletico Nacional has won all 5 games. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in just 1 of those matches, showing the dominance of Atletico Nacional in this matchup.

Atletico Nacional are clearly the favorites. They are in great form, while Patriotas haven't gotten any victory yet. Not many goals are expected, as Patriotas haven't scored any goals to this moment.