Deportivo Pereira vs Fortaleza Prediction: Can Deportivo Pereira get their first victory at home?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Deportivo Pereira will face Fortaleza at Stadium Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira. The home side head here after a win (1-2) against Boyaca Chico. The visitors arrive here after a draw (1-1) against Envigado.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Deportivo Pereira team comes into this game after a 2-1 victory against Boyaca Chico. Chico's team would come in stronger, taking advantage of the home advantage as a motivator. The Deportivo Pereira team, also due to their poor form, would try to play more defensively to exploit possible mistakes. The game would change completely in the 33rd minute, with Chico's team being reduced to 10 players and the Deportivo Pereira team converting a penalty shortly after, in the 35th minute, making it 0-1. Furthermore, taking advantage of the numerical advantage, the Deportivo Pereira team would take more control of ball possession. The Deportivo Pereira team came out strong in the second half and made it 0-2 after 56'. Despite their attempts, Chico's team only managed to reduce it to 1-2 in the 88th minute, failing to reach a draw. With this result, the Deportivo Pereira team has their first victory and is now in 15th place, with 4 points added. In the last 4 games, the team has recorded 1 win, 1 draw, and 2 defeats, having scored 4 goals and conceded 5.

The Fortaleza team comes into this game after a 1-1 draw against Envigado. The match started badly for the Fortaleza team, which would be reduced to 10 players after 7 minutes of the match. Taking advantage of the numerical advantage, the Envigado team would take the lead shortly afterward, making it 0-1 at 15'. Despite being down one player, the Fortaleza team would not give up, even creating better opportunities of goal. And the equalizing goal would end up coming close to halftime, at 40', by Padilla. In the second half, taking advantage of the numerical advantage, the Envigado team would take more possession of the ball; however, neither team would be able to create much danger. Even the xG in the second half would be 0. The teams would end up sharing points. With this result, the Fortaleza team sits in 4th place on the table, with 7 points added. In the last 4 games, the team recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat, having scored 5 goals and conceded 4.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Deportivo Pereira has won 4, and Fortaleza has won 1. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, with both teams scoring in 3 of those matches.

Despite playing away, Fortaleza are not expected to lose this game, as they are in a great recent form. Not many goals are expected.