Atlético Nacional vs Boyaca Chico Prediction: Can Boyaca Chico surprise and reach another victory?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Clausura, Atlético Nacional will face Boyaca Chico at Stadium Atanasio Girardot in Medellin. The home side head here after a loss (1-0), against Bucaramanga. The visitors come into this game after a win (1-0), against Deportivo Pasto.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Atlético Nacional lost against Bucaramanga 1-0 in their last game. In as much as the clock was ticking on, in the 70th minute, Fabry claimed what could be considered as the only goal of the game through a pass from Sambuza. Following the first half Atlético Nacional on a possession rate of 55% created more chances than their counterparts with 5 attempts on goal but had only 1 attempt on target. On the other hand, the Bucaramanga’s team had only a 45% of ball possession However, they had a good job on the defensive part, and 2 of the completed shots were blocked. In the second half the Ball possession was decreased to 31% in Bucaramanga but it was sharply possessed by Atlético Nacional where they had 69% ball possession. However, Nacional failed to fulfill their roles, taking only 2 shots on goals and 4 off goal. Bucaramanga was even more dangerous and struck the decisive blow. Finally, Atlético Nacional continued to attempt in searching for the equalizer but the Bucaramanga’s defense line was impenetrable. In general, the team Atlético Nacional dominated during the match in terms of possession, ball possessions and attempts on goal (8), but it was Atlético Bucaramanga who was able to convert their chances at goal into the victory by getting the important three points. With this result, Atlético Nacional is in 16th place in the table with 16 points. In the last 4 league games, the team has recorded 2 wins 1 draw, and 1 loss, with a record of 12 goals scored and 8 goals conceded.

The match between Boyacá Chicó and Deportivo Pasto was highly captivating but the former took the day with 1-0 against the latter. The game could by described as being roughly on a parity, however, in the fifty second minute Gómez M. scored what turned out to be the only goal of the match. Deportivo Pasto attempted a comeback and although they applied pressure in the second half and had better ball control, they could not equalize. The first half was more dominated by Boyacá Chicó in possession as they were found to have had the ball for most of the time with 65% while Deportivo Pasto only had the ball for 35%. Chicó was also involved in the creation of more chances with 11 attempts made and only two of them were attempted shots at goal. Pasto on the other hand had times of possession at 4 attempts on goal and none of which were on target. The second half was much more balanced with regards to the ball possession, although Pasto had slightly more possession (55% to 45%). But Deportivo Pasto once again found it hard to penetrate the opposite defense creating only 6 attempts without any of those reaching the goalpost. The team that did not have the ball much was Boyacá Chicó and they were more dangerous in front of the goal, arriving two times and taking advantage of one of the opportunities to score the winning goal. With this result, the Millonarios team is in 17th place in the table with 8 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with a record of 6 goals scored and 13 goals conceded.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Atlético Nacional has won 4, and Boyaca Chico has won 1. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, with both teams scoring in 3 of those matches.

Atlético Nacional are favorites, but it will be a tough match for them as Boyaca Chico come from 2 wins.