Deportivo Pasto vs Atlético Nacional Prediction: Will Pasto win and surpass Atlético Nacional on the table?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Clausura, Deportivo Pasto will face Atlético Nacional at Stadium Departamental Libertad in Pasto. The home side head here after a win (1-0), against Alianza. The visitors come into this game also after a win (6-2), against Boyaca Chico.

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The match was evenly contested and both the teams had a good number of chances but Deportivo Pasto emerged winners at the end by a 1-0 margin against Alianza Petrolera. The only goal in the match was made by Diego Moreno at 57th minute with the pass of Vanegas allowing Deportivo Pasto to get three points. From a statistical point of view then, Alianz Petrolera was in possession for the most part (54% ), but the team that was getting more shots on goal (18 to 12) was Deportivo Pasto. Despite this, Pasto failed to prove itself particularly effective with a single shot on the target and four attempts by Alianza. The home team depended much on shots from distance with 12 shots from outside the penalty box. Deportivo Pasto was a little dominant in the first half in terms of possession, though not significantly so, with 49% to Atlético Huila’s 51%. The home team had more of the attacking with 12 attempts, but none of the attempts were on target. In the second half, Alianza Petrolera gained a total control over the ball (57 %), but was not able to become effective. It made eight efforts at the target, but only two shots on the goal. Deportivo Pasto, on the other hand, countered more efficiently, scoring one of the few times it threatened the rival’s goal. Finally, Deportivo Pasto got an important win, although Alianza tried to put more pressure on them, and the team will keep struggling for the higher position on the table. With this result, Deportivo Pasto is in 8th place in the table with 17 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with a record of 10 goals scored and 7 goals conceded.

Atlético Nacional comes into this game after a great win 6-2 against Boyaca Chico. Atlético scored right in the first minute. Only four minutes later the score was increased to 2-0 thanks to Angulo. In the 18th minute Sarmiento scored a goal which took the score 3-0 in favor of Sarmiento leaving Atlético Nacional in a very comfortable position in the match. Boyacá Chicó who was under pressure, was able to cut down the deficit in the 43rd minute by a goal from Tamara and in the 29th minute Zapata also scored making the score line at half time 4-1 in favor of the home team. In the second half Atlético Nacional continued to dominate and in the 48th minute Morelos sealed the match with the fifth goal. Boyacá Chicó attempted to counter and in the 51st minute Gómez made the second and final goal for the visitors, however Atlético Nacional’s Cardona scored the subsequent penalty goal in the 57th minute to finalize the score at 6-2. Slightly, Atlético Nacional dominated the ball possession where they dominated 56% while Boyacá Chicó dominated 44%. The home team was also much more accurate when it came to taking shots with 10 shots on target compared to Boyacá Chicó’s 7. While Boyacá Chicó produced as many as 16 shots at the rival’s goal, Atlético Nacional were more accurate, altogether making 14 attempts, 10 being direct. In the first half the superiority was even more evident: Atlético Nacional had 62% of ball possessions and had 10 shots at goal, while Boyacá Chicó had only 1 shot at goal. In the second half Boyacá Chicó had 50% of the possession and had nine attempts on goal and six shots at goal but failed to score. Finally, the attacking prowess and the strong defense of Atlético Nacional stood as the key factors that implanted the three points on the team’s side and a convincing 6-2 win at the end. With this result, Atlético Nacional is in 5th place in the table with 19 points. In the last 4 league games, the team has recorded 4 wins, and 1 loss, with a record of 18 goals scored and 10 goals conceded.

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

It’s hard to predict a winner in this match, still goals are to be expected from both teams.