Santa Fe vs Rionegro Aguilas Prediction: Can Aguilas maintain their unbeaten run?

League leaders Rionegro Aguilas will be visiting Estadio Nemesio Camacho Elcampin to play against fifth placed Santa Fe in round 16 of the Primera A Clausura. Santa Fe 's last game was a draw to Bucaramanga (1-1) while Rionegro Aguilas won against Deportivo Pasto (3-0).

Betting tips and odds provided below.

Santa Fe (DWLLD)

Santa Fe’s last league game, which was against Bucaramanga, ended in a 1-1 draw. Santa Fe set the tempo in the first half and controlled the game with 58% of the possession. Four yellow cards were shown in the first half, two each to both teams with the first one awarded to Ivan Scarpeta just one minute into the game. Bucaramanga opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Misael Martinez passed the ball to Jhon Cordoba on the left side of the box and he hit a left footed shot into the bottom right corner. Santa Fe made two changes to begin the second half in hopes of getting back into the game and it worked. Substitute Ever Valencia created a big chance for Ivan Scarpeta who hit a right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Both sides tried their best to find a second goal but it ended in a stalemate. Santa Fe has just one win in their last five matches, drawing and losing two as well. They have scored just three goals and conceded six goals across the five matches.

Rionegro Águilas (WWDDW)

Rionegro Aguilas absolutely dominated Deportivo Pasto winning 3-0 against them in the last round of league games. Rionegro Aguilas had 13 shots in the game and limited Deportivo Pasto to just 5. There was no goal in the first half and both defenses were quite solid enough to prevent goals. However, four yellow cards were shown, two each to both teams including one to Daniel Moreno. Daniel Moreno was shown a second yellow card in the 61st minute for a bad foul, bringing Deportivo Pasto to ten men. Both sides made a few changes to adapt to the situation. The first goal came in the 73rd minute when substitute Jesus Rivas passed the ball to Jhon Salazar who hit a nice shot into the net. Jesus Rivas created another big chance for Marco Perez who thumped a nice header into the bottom right corner in the 79th minute. Jose Cuenu made it three for Rionegro Aguilas in the 88th minute. He pounced on a rebound of Jean Pestana’s shot and slotted the ball into a virtually empty net. Rionegro Aguilas are unbeaten in their last five games with three wins and two draws, scoring nine goals and conceding four across the five matches.

Extra Betting Tips

Rionegro Aguilas sit atop the Categoria Primera A Clausura table with 30 points in 14 games. They are unbeaten in the Clausura and Marco Perez who leads in the Primera A goalscorer list also plays for them. On the other hand, Santa Fe has struggled a bit lately and have just one win in their last five league games.