Atletico Nacional vs Bucaramanga Prediction: Can Atl. Nacional finally win a match?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Atlético Nacional will face Bucaramanga at Stadium Atanasio Girardot in Medellín. The home side head here after a surprising draw (0-0) against Junior Barranquilla. The visitors arrive here after a win (3-0), against Patriotas.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Atl. National's team comes to this game after a surprising 0-0 draw against Junior Barranquilla. The 1st half, despite the slight dominance of the Junior Barranquilla team, would be relatively divided. It would be a 1st half with few goal attempts and great opportunities, especially with no team wanting to concede a goal. In the 2nd half, Junior Barranquilla's team came out strong and ended up scoring a goal, but it was later disallowed by VAR. The 2nd half was dominated by the Junior Barranquilla team, in search of the winning goal, taking advantage of the home advantage. Despite the numerous opportunities created (10 vs 3 from Atl. Nacional) and the 4 shots on target, the team would not be able to complete the opportunities created. The result of this was Atl's good defensive organization. Nacional and its goalkeeper, with the teams ending up sharing the points. With this result, Atl. National's team is in 16th place in the table, with 9 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 2 draws and 3 defeats, having scored 10 goals and conceded 12. The team hasn’t won any of their last 7 games, falling at the risk of keep falling on the table.

The Bucaramanga team comes to this game after a 3-0 victory against Patriotas. Despite a very divided 1st half both in terms of ball possession and goal opportunities, the Bucaramanga team demonstrated great effectiveness. The Bucaramanga team scored their 2 goals in the 1st half with their only shots on target, at 14' and 38'. In the 2nd half, in search of a draw, the Patriotas team was gaining superiority, however they were unable to penetrate Bucaramanga's defense, which was showing itself to be highly organized. And again, taking advantage of their opportunities, the Bucaramanga team would reach 3-0 in the 88th minute, taking advantage of the offensive balance of the Patriotas team. With this result, the Bucaramanga team is now in 5th place in the table, with 16 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 2 wins and 3 draws, having scored 7 goals and conceded 3. Despite the few goals scored, the Bucaramanga team is one of the best defenses in the championship, demonstrating this game after game with the few goals conceded (just 3).

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

Despite recent history, Bucaramanga are clearly favorites for this match, or at least to get a draw, due to the recent form of both teams. Not many goals are expected due to the defensive form of Bucaramanga.