Alianza vs Patriotas Prediction: Can Alianza win and surpass Patriotas on the table?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Clausura, Alianza will face Patriotas at Stadium Armando Maestre Pavajeau in Valledupar. The home side head here after a loss (2-0), against Tolima. The visitors come into this game also after a loss (1-2), against Santa Fe.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Alianza comes into this game after a loss 2-0 against Tolima. In the first half of football match between Tolima and Tolima both the teams began the match on equal terms; although tolima had marginally better control of the match having had 53% of the ball possession while 47% was had by alianza. Tolima was able to manufacture more opportunities, 7 attempts where 2 of them were shots on target while Alianza as much as they were engaging was only able to get 5 attempts and 4 of them were shots on target. But none of the shots were goal mouth and the match remained goalless at the end of the day. The turning point of the game came in the 45th minute when Muñoz J. received a red card and Alianza went to the dressing room with 10 men. In the second half, that would change as the teams’ possession grew more and more lopsided as Tolima took full advantage of their superiority in numbers. The team took a total of seven attempts at goal, but only two of these where shots attempts. Then in the 56th minute an excellent piece of play to score the opening goal put the score at 1-0 by Gil Hurtado B. Alianza on the other hand almost never had the ball and could not create any form of attacking threat for a majority of the time played only had 33% team possession and did not have a single shot on target during this time. Tolima once more asserted hegemony over the game when in the 73rd minute, Gil Hurtado B. netted his second goal, with the score held at 2-0. Alianza tried to regroup after the sending off and although they tried their best the team could not avoid losing. In general, Tolima was dominating the matchmaking 60% of the ball possessions in contrast to Alianza’s 40% and making 14 attempts to create goal opportunities and 4 attempts to make actual shots in contrast to Alianza’s 11 and 4 respectively. Tolima took their opportunities and the advantage of an extra man to win 2-0 while remaining tight at the back. With this result, Alianza is in 16th place in the table with 12 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 wins and 3 losses, with a record of 11 goals scored and 17 goals conceded.

The game between Patriotas and Santa Fe, which finished 1-2 in favor of the visiting team, was a very even one. Patriotas got off to the best possible start in the first half with a goal from Rodas, after a nice move, in the 21st minute. But Santa Fe reacted quickly and tied the match just five minutes later, when Albornoz's shot was helped into the net by Zuluaga. But Santa Fe took the lead in the 38th minute when Rodallega took a penalty and beat Oberman to make it 1-2. Patriotas attempted to recover in the second half, keeping 60% of the possession and creating nine shots, five on target. Santa Fe, though, did have 40 per cent of possession but were sound defensively and resisted Patriotas well. The opponent continued attacks, but the result was held by the visiting team. Santa Fe held firm despite Patriotas’ attempts, with their goalkeeper making 5 crucial saves. It was a close match in the end, with Patriotas having more possession (60%), more shots on target (14 to Santa Fe's 10) but efficiency was the difference. With this result, Patriotas is in 15th place in the table with 13 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with a record of 15 goals scored and 21 goals conceded.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Alianza has won 2, Patriotas has won 1, and they drew another 2. Goals were scored in 3 of those 5 games, with both teams scoring in 2 of those matches.

It’s hard to predict a winner in this match, still not many goals are to be expected in this match.