Deportivo Pasto vs Deportivo Pereira Prediction: Can Pasto Exploit the Poor Performances of Visitors?

In the upcoming fixture of the Colombia Categoria A, Matchday 11, Deportivo Pasto will take on Deportivo Pereira at the Estadio Departamental Libertad in Pasto. Moving forward in the contest, Deportivo Pasto stands 6th with 5 wins and 16 points and Deportivo Pereira stands 13th with 3 wins and 11 points. Deportivo Pereira are the current champions but are still struggling to click together as a unit. Deportivo Pereira and Pasto last met in October 2022 and Pereira won (2-0). The last three of the four matches played between the two have recorded a total of over 2.5 goals, which is why the upcoming matchup is likely to produce a high-scoring contest. 

Going in the matchup, Deportivo Pasto is coming off a win against CD Jaguares (0-1), in which Camilo Ayala scored the only goal of the match on a corner in the 65th minute of play. Edwar Lopez will look to demonstrate the responsibility on his shoulders and power through the midfield. When playing at home in the last 10 matches, Pasto averages 0.90 goals per game. In comparison to the scoring average, the conceding average is also 0.90 goals. Hence, Pasto will be fancying its chances for winning against the current champions at home. Edwar Lopez leads the goals scored count for Pasto with 4 goals. Camilo Ayala and Cristian Tovar have also struck goals in the ongoing season. With 5 goals scored in the last 5 matches played, Pasto will be looking to score at least a goal against Pereira.

Diego Martinez; Yilson Rosales, Cristian Tovar, Jesus Figueroa, Christian Mafla; Juan Camilo Roa, Johan Caicedo, Camilo Ayala; Daniel Moreno, Edwar Lopez, Billy Arce.

In their last away outing, Deportivo Pereira managed to secure a draw against Once Caldas (1-1) and had clear problems while defending. Though Kener Valencia scored the opening goal of the match with the assist made by Arley Rodriguez, Pereira couldn’t capitalize. Deportivo Pereira averages 1.00 goals per game in the last 10 away outings, and has conceded at an average of 1.70 goals. Hence, the visitors will be looking to reinforce their defense and minimize the conceding average. For Pereira this season, Arley Rodriguez and Angelo Rodriguez have scored 3 and 2 goals respectively.

Aldair Quintana; Diego Hernández, Geisson Perea, Carlos Ramírez; Eber Moreno, Jhonny Vásquez, Maicol Medina, Juan Pablo Zuluaga, Jimer Fory; Arley Rodríguez, Kenner Valencia.

Going in the matchup, Deportivo Pereira has failed to register a win in its last 4 matches, which is why the upcoming matchup is likely to add more pressure to them. Moreover, Pereira has lost 6 of its last 10 away matches, which makes them least favorite for winning. Considering the stats and trends, I am backing the home side to win and score at least 2 goals. The final scoreline is likely to be 2 -1.

• Deportivo Pereira to Win for 1.90
• Both Teams To Score - Yes for 2.08
• Correct Score 2-1 for 9.00