Deportivo Pasto vs Alianza Prediction: Can Deportivo Pasto return to victories?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Clausura, Deportivo Pasto will face Alianza at Stadium Departamental Libertad in Pasto. The home side head here after a loss (1-0), against Boyaca Chico. The visitors come into this game after a loss (2-0), against Santa Fe.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Deportivo Pasto comes into this game after a loss 1-0 against Boyaca Chico 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 Deportivo Pasto team is in 10th place in the table with 14 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with a record of 9 goals scored and 7 goals conceded.

Alianza comes into this game after a 2-0 loss against Santa Fe. The first half was pretty balanced but after the half-time break Santa Fe made an indication that they had the equipments to master the match as they dominated in terms of possession with 63%. This was after Hugo Rodallega, scored a goal in the 34th minute but it was disallowed for offside and thus ensuring that the score remained bern. Despite having most of the ball possession and as many as 14 attempts at the rival’s goal, which is only one for Alianza, the home team failed to capitalize on their opportunities and put together only 6 attempts on target. Santa fe had several attempts on the Alianza Petrolera goal in the first half but the goalkeeper had no shots on the other end. In the second half of the match, goals were finally brought into the match by the team from Santa Fe. Only in the 51st minute, the score was broken, when Jersson Zuluaga had a shot and managed to score a goal after a great pass from José Torres, after an organized attack by the home side. Still, it only took six more minutes for Harrison Mosquera to double the difference on the score line; a goal created by Jhon Millán leaving Alianza with their backs against the wall. Possession was much more in favour of the visitors in the second forty-five with the team enjoying 51% possession but failed to really threaten the opposition goals. By the end of the match Alianza had only four attempts at goal, out of which both goal attempts did not really troubled Santa Fe’s goalkeeper at all. In the 90 minutes, Santa Fe was clearer attempting 24 shots to the goal of which 12 were correct, while Alianza was unable to stop the attacks from the opponent. With this result, Alianza is in 15th place in the table with 9 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses, with a record of 13 goals scored and 5 goals conceded.

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

Deportivo Pasto are favorites, yet not many goals are to be expected.