La Equidad vs Atletico Huila Prediction: The Home Team Starting as a Favorite

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Categoria A, Matchday 15, La Equidad will be hosting Atletico Huila at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogota. According to the table standings of today, La Equidad stands 15th with 2 wins and 14 points, and Atletico Huila stands 14th with 4 wins and 15 points from 14 matches played. The two competing teams last played against each other in September 2021, and the match resulted in a draw (1-1). Playing at home, La Equidad hasn’t lost any of the last 5 home matches. On the other hand, Huila has lost 8 of the last 10 away matches. Therefore, La Equidad will be starting as a favorite for the upcoming matchup. 

Going in the contest, La Equidad is coming off a well-fought draw against CD Jaguares (1-1), in which Carlos Arboleda was issued a red card suspension in the 65th minute. Even after having a player short, Ederson Moreno, with the assist made by Jose Hernandez, scored the all-important equalizer. Under the command of Alexis Garcia, Deportivo La Equidad will be hoping for a terrific home performance. In the last outing even, Washington Ortega was spot-on with 4 keeper saves and is likely to contribute to the team’s success in the upcoming matchup. When playing at home, La Equidad averages 1.50 goals in the last 10 home matches. Against a healthy scoring average, La Equidad’s conceding average is 0.80 goals. Secondly, in the last 5 matches played, La Equidad has scored just 6 goals and has drawn three matches. Hence, La Equidad is likely to implement a balanced strategy against Atletico Huila. 

Washington Ortega; Alejandro Prieto, Daniel Polanco, Didier Bueno, Joan Castro; Pablo Lima, Juan Mahecha, Francisco Chaverra, Ederson Moreno, David Camacho; Jorge Luis Ramos.

For the match against Deportivo La Equidad, Atletico Huila might not make changes to the opening lineup, as Huila has managed to draw two consecutive matches. Coming off a draw against Deportivo Pasto (1-1), in which Leonardo Escorcia scored the opening goal with an assist made by Faber Gil. Huila will be feeling confident after securing a well-fought draw against Millonarios previously, making the team equipped to perform well against Equidad as well. In the last 5 matches played, Atletico Huila has just managed to secure a win, and that was against Deportivo Cali (1-0). Atletico Huila has conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of the last 10 matches. Hence, Huila will have to reinforce the defense and play with a balanced lineup. When playing away from home, Atletico Huila has scored an average of 0.80 goals in the last 10 matches. Moreover, the conceding average is 1.60 in the away matches, which reflects Huila’s poor defense. 

Jhon Figueroa; Jhon Lerma, Jonathan Lopera, Leonardo Escorcia, Andres Rivera; Yosimarc Torres, Blas Diaz. Sebastián Hernández; Faber Gil Mosquera, Gustavo Britos, Marcus Vinicius.

Going in the matchup, Deportivo La Equidad will be starting as a favorite and is likely to take the lead against Atletico Huila. As La Equidad has demonstrated top form in the last 5 home matches, I am backing the home team to win and score 2 or more goals. Huila will be playing with a defensive strategy; therefore, I am predicting only the home side to score. The final scoreline is expected to be 2-0. 

• Deportivo La Equidad to Win for 1.72
• Total Under 2.5 for 1.66
• Both Teams To Score - No for 1.762