Alianza vs Santa Fe Prediction: Will any of the teams by able to reach their 3rd straight win?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Alianza will face Santa Fe at Stadium Armando Maestre Pavajeau in Valledupar. The home side head here after a win (1-2) against Fortaleza. The visitors arrive here after another win (1-2), against Boyaca Chico.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Alianza team arrives at this game after a 1-2 victory against Fortaleza. It would be a game with two distinct parts. In the first half, the teams would be very defensive, trying to expose themselves little as it was a very important game between direct opponents. Even so, it would be in the first half that there would be goals, despite the fewer opportunities. The first to take the lead would be the Fortaleza team, making it 1-0 at 26'. The Alianza team would equalize shortly after, at 34', and even turn the result around towards the end of the first half, at 41'. The second half would be completely dominated by the Fortaleza team, with an impressive 70% of ball possession and 19 goal attempts, compared to just 2 by the Alianza team. Even so, the Fortaleza team would fail to finish, leading the Alianza team to 3 points. With this result, the Alianza team is now in 14th place in the table, with 11 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 3 wins and 2 defeats, having scored 12 goals and conceded 13.

The Santa Fe team comes to this game after a 1-2 win against Boyaca Chico. Surprisingly, it would be the Boyaca Chico team who would dominate the match. Boyaca Chico's team would dominate the 1st half, but they were unable to get into Santa Fe's defensive organization. And it would be the Santa Fe team who would create the best opportunities, even ending up scoring a goal at the end of the 1st half, at 45+ 6', in the conversion of a penalty. In the 2nd half, Boyaca Chico's team came out very strong, dominating possession and creating many opportunities, even scoring in the 59th minute. The Boyaca Chico team would maintain dominance, however it would be the Santa Fe team that reached the goal. At 78' Chaverra would make it 1-2, against the run of play but it would end up being the goal that would be worth the victory. With this result, the Santa Fe team is in 4th place, with 16 points. In the last 5 games the team has recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, having scored 11 goals and conceded 6.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Alianza has won 4, and they drew another. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in just 2 of those matches.

It’s hard to predict a winner as both teams are in good form. Still, due to their recent form it is expected that both teams score.