Bucaramanga vs Patriotas Prediction: Can Bucaramanga enter top 10?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Bucaramanga will face Patriotas at Stadium Alfonso Lopez in Bucaramanga. The home side head here after a draw (0-0) against Tolima. The visitors arrive here after a loss (1-0), against Envigado.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Bucaramanga (DWDDW)

The Bucaramanga team comes into this game after a 0-0 draw against Tolima. The Tolima team was superior throughout the match, finishing the match with an impressive record of 64% ball possession and 12 goal attempts compared to just 3 by the Bucaramanga team. Still, the Bucaramanga team would demonstrate how compact they are defensively, with the team having only 2 shots on goal out of 12 attempts at goal. Neither team would be able to take advantage of the opportunities, and the result would end in a 0-0 draw. With this result, the Bucaramanga team sits in 10th place, now with 13 points, but with less 2 games. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 2 wins and 3 draws, having scored 4 goals and conceded 3.

Patriotas (LWLLD)

The Patriotas team comes into this game after a 1-0 loss against Envigado. The Envigado team started the match very well, scoring 1-0 in the 1st minute. Still, it would be the Patriotas team who would dominate the rest of the 1st half. The Patriotas team created an incredible 16 goal attempts in the 1st half alone. Even so, the Envigado team would allow only 1 of those shots to be on target. In the 2nd half, despite greater dominance by the Patriotas team, the Envigado team managed to control the game more and restrict the number of opportunities created by the opposing team to 9. Even so, the Patriotas team had an xG of 1.15, which means he would create good scoring opportunities, combined with the fact that he wasted a penalty in the 59th minute. But the Envigado team would demonstrate good defensive organization and take the 3 points. With this result, the Patriotas team is in 19th place, with just 5 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 defeats, having scored just 1 goal and conceded 7.

Extra Betting Tips

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

Bucaramanga are clear favorites for the win, due to their recent form. Not many goals are expected as Bucaramanga tends to concede few goals and Patriotas is the worst offense in the league.