Santa Fe vs Bucaramanga Prediction: Can Santa Fe return to victories to fight for the top places?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Santa Fe will face Bucaramanga at Stadium El Campín in Bogotá. The home side head here after a surprising loss (1-0) against La Equidad. The visitors arrive here after a surprising win (1-0) against Jaguares Cordoba.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Santa Fe team arrives at this game after a surprising 1-0 loss against La Equidad. The match would start quite divided, until the moment of La Equidad's goal in the 29th minute by Escalante. From that moment on, the Santa Fe team would take over the game, looking for a draw and, possibly, their third consecutive victory. The second half would be an authentic offensive massacre for the Santa Fé team, which would have an impressive 76% ball possession and 12 goal attempts (compared to 2 for La Equidad). Despite this, the La Equidad team would be able to sustain the offensive momentum of the Santa Fé team and hold on to the victory and the 3 points. With this disappointing result, the Santa Fe team has now fallen to 7th place, with 6 points added. In the last 3 games, the team has recorded 2 wins and 1 loss, having a record of 4 goals scored and 2 conceded.

The Bucaramanga team comes into this game after a surprising 0-1 win against Jaguares Cordoba. It would be an atypical game for all the game's conditions. The first half was quite divided in terms of possession; however, the Jaguares Cordoba team would always be superior in terms of opportunities created. Despite this, it would be the Bucaramanga team that would reach the winning goal in the 38th minute. Still, in the first half, both teams would be reduced to 10 players towards the end of the first half. In the second half, the Jaguares Cordoba team was much superior, creating countless opportunities and ending up wasting a penalty in the 66th minute. But the Bucaramanga team, thanks to good defensive solidarity and an excellent performance from their goalkeeper, ended up holding on to the three points. This would be a great result for the Bucaramanga team, thus recording their first win in the competition. With this result, the Bucaramanga team is in 14th place, with 4 points added. In the last 3 games, the team has recorded 1 win, 1 loss, and 1 draw, with a record of 1 goal scored and 2 conceded.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Santa Fe has won 3, Bucaramanga has won 1, and they drew another. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, with both teams scoring in 3 of those matches.

Santa Fe are clearly the favorites coming to this match, despite coming from a loss. They are one of the league favorites and are expected to bounce back at home.