Match Report
Alianza Petrolera (17th, 17 pts) visited América de Cali (1st, 20 pts) with 3 points between them. Alianza Petrolera had been under-performing their position — 39th on five-round form against 17th in the table. Per game in the league, América de Cali were scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.5, Alianza Petrolera 0.68 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
América de Cali carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this. Alianza Petrolera had not won in 7 games. The last-five ledger: América de Cali 11/15, Alianza Petrolera 1/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 6 América de Cali wins, 2 for Alianza Petrolera, 0 draws, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings.
J. Ortiz Novoa took charge of the match — our records show 59 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. The venue was Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, with room for 38,000 spectators. América de Cali led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
América de Cali: Cristian Tovar (29'), Tomás Ángel (45'), Yeison Guzmán (63')
Key stats
Possession: América de Cali 61% · Alianza Petrolera 39% · Total shots: 15-7 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 3-4