Deportivo Pasto vs Fortaleza Prediction: Can Fortaleza return to victories against Pasto?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Deportivo Pasto will face Fortaleza at Stadium Departamental Libertad in Pasto. The home side head here after a loss (1-0) against Ind. Medellin. The visitors arrive here also after a loss (1-2), against Alianza.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Deportivo Pasto team comes into this game after a 1-0 loss against Independiente Medellin. It would be a game with two distinct parts. In the first half, the teams would be very defensive, trying to expose themselves little as it was a very important game between direct opponents. Despite the clear greater dominance of the Independiente Medellin team, the Deportivo Pasto team would create the best scoring opportunities in the first half. The result would be tied at halftime, and the second half would be completely different. In the second half, the Independiente Medellin team came back strong into the game, creating more opportunities, and reaching the goal in the 73rd minute. The Pasto team would start to adopt a more offensive stance in search of a draw, and there would be opportunities for both teams to extend the result or reach a draw. Both teams would fail to finish, and the game would end with the Independiente Medellin team taking the 3 points. With this result, the Deportivo Pasto team still sits in the last place in the table, with just 4 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 5 straight defeats, having scored 3 goals and conceded 12.

The Fortaleza team arrives at this game after a 1-2 loss against Alianza. It would be a game with two distinct parts. In the first half, the teams would be very defensive, trying to expose themselves little as it was a very important game between direct opponents. Even so, it would be in the first half that there would be goals, despite the fewer opportunities. The first to take the lead would be the Fortaleza team, making it 1-0 at 26'. The Alianza team would equalize shortly after, at 34', and even turn the result around towards the end of the first half, at 41'. The second half would be completely dominated by the Fortaleza team, with an impressive 70% of ball possession and 19 goal attempts, compared to just 2 by the Alianza team. Even so, the Fortaleza team would fail to finish, leading the Alianza team to 3 points. With this result, the Fortaleza team is now in 12th place in the table, with 12 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 1 win, 2 defeats, and 2 draws, having scored 11 goals and conceded 11.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Deportivo Pasto has won 3, Fortaleza has won 1, and they drew another. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in just 2 of those matches.

Fortaleza are favorites to win this game, and it is not expected that they could lose this match. Not many goals are expected, as Deportivo Pasto is not expected to score.