Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Cúcuta Deportivo (1st, 34 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Atlético Huila (1st, 10 pts). On recent form Cúcuta Deportivo sat only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Atlético Huila were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.17, Cúcuta Deportivo 1.75 and 0.88, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Cúcuta Deportivo in 9 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Atlético Huila held 7 points of 15 and Cúcuta Deportivo 13.
8 meetings are on record — 3 won by Atlético Huila, 4 by Cúcuta Deportivo, 1 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 63% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Atlético Huila: Tomás Andrés Díaz Carabali (62'), Omar Duarte (78')
Key stats
Possession: Atlético Huila 50% · Cúcuta Deportivo 50% · Total shots: 5-12 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 7-7