Deportivo Pasto vs Independiente Medellin Prediction: Can Independiente Medellin maintain their unbelievable unbeaten run in Clausura?

Deportivo Pasto will be hosting Independiente Medellin at the Estadio Departamental Libertad for round 19 of the Primera A Clausura campaign. Deportivo Pasto lost away to CD Jaguares in the last round of league games (1-0) while Independiente Medellin won at home against Deportivo Pereira (1-0).

Betting tips and odds provided below.

19th placed team, CD Jaguares did very well to outplay and win 1-0 against Deportivo Pasto. CD Jaguares had just 41% of the possession but they attempted more shots than Deportivo Pasto (13-11). They also created two big chances in the game, although they missed one. The only goal of the match came in the 19th minute when a loose ball fell kindly for Juan Alegria. He proceeded to hit a left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Deportivo Pasto made three changes to start the second half in hopes of changing the momentum of the game but could not get anything out of it. CD Jaguares got reduced to 10 men when Carlos Paez received a red card for violent conduct two minutes into added time (90+2). However, it was already too late for Deportivo Pasto to take proper advantage. Deportivo Pasto have lost three and won two of its last five league matches, scoring four goals and conceding six. 

Independiente Medellin's 1-0 win against Deportivo Pereira ensured that they remained second on the Clausura table, just below Rionegro Aguilas. Yimmi Congo received a yellow card for a bad foul on Luciano Pons just two minutes after the match started. Luciana Pons eventually got substituted with Brayan Muniz in the 19th minute because he couldn't continue after picking up an injury. Three minutes later, substitute Brayan Muniz hit a right footed shot from the right side of the box into the bottom left corner to give Independiente Medellin the lead. The match was a feisty one and yellow cards were flying about, three yellow cards were shown to Independiente Medellin and five were shown to Deportivo Pereira. A red card was also shown to Deportivo Pereira in the 76th minute, which allowed Independiente Medellin to assert control over the game till the final whistle. Independiente Medellin are unbeaten in its last five matches, winning four and drawing one. They scored a total of nine goals and conceded three through the five matches.

Deportivo Pasto might have home advantage in the game however, Independiente Medellin are one of the best sides in the league and have very good form (they are unbeaten in 16 Clausura league games! They are also ranked 5th in goals scored per match (1.3) while Deportivo Pasto are ranked 12th (1.0). The H2H is also slightly in favor of the away team as they have won 42% of matchups between both teams (11/26) while Deportivo Pasto have won just 23% (6/26).