Deportivo Pereira vs Atletico Nacional Prediction: Expecting Both Teams to Score

In the upcoming fixture of the Colombia Categoria A, Matchday 9 of 20, Deportivo Pereira will take on Atletico Nacional at the Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira. According to the table standings of today, Atletico Nacional stands 4th with 3 wins and 13 points from 8 matches played. On the other hand, Deportivo Pereira stands 10th with 3 wins and 10 points in the contest so far. Deportivo Pereira and Atletico Nacional played last in Primera A final, and Nacional won 4-3. Carrying the momentum and winning streak forward, Nacional can register a win away from home. 

Going in the matchup, Deportivo Pereira is coming off a defeat against Rionegro Aguilas (2-1), in which Juan Zuluaga scored the only goal for Deportivo but came in a losing cause. With just 3 shots on target, Deportivo Pereira missed out on goal scoring opportunities. However, the upcoming matchup might result in a much better end than the last one against Rionegro. When playing at home, Deportivo Pereira has recorded a decent goal scoring average of 2.40 goals per game, and has conceded at an average of 1.60. If the home side manages to score upfront, Nacional might feel the heat away from home. For Deportivo Pereira, Arley Rodriguez leads the goal scoring count with three goals in the season for Deportivo Pereira. 

• Arley Rodriguez
• Angelo Rodriguez
• Carlos Ramirez

Going in the matchup, Atletico Nacional is coming off a well fought draw against Millonarios (0-0), in which Nacional did attack the opponents goal post with 4 shots on target. From the last 5 matches played, Atletico Nacional has managed to stay unbeaten with 3 wins and 2 draws. With a goal scoring average of 1.00 goals in the last 10 matches played away from home, Nacional might struggle in scoring freely. Nacional have managed to secure a draw and a win in the last 2 away matches played. With the likes of Dorlan Pabon, Brahian Palacios, and Chico in the starting lineup, Nacional will be vouching on them. Moving forward, Atletico Nacional has just conceded 5 goals in the last 5 matches, averaging 1.00 goals. Therefore, Nacional will be surely up for the contest against Deportivo Pereira. 

• Dorlan Pabon
• Jarlan Barrera

In 7 of the last 10 matches at home, Deportivo Pereira has scored 2 or more goals. Moreover, their goal scoring average in the last 10 home fixtures is also been around 2.30 goals. Therefore, I am backing Deportivo Pereira to score at least 2 goals. Secondly, nine of the last 10 matches for Pereira have resulted in both teams to score positively. Hence, I believe both sides will manage to score and the game total to be over 2.5. The final scoreline is expected to be 2-1.

• Deportivo Pereira to Win for 2.80
• Total Over 2.5 for 2.23
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.87