Match Report
Once Caldas went into the game 5th in the table on 33 points; Atlético Nacional sat 1st on 40 — a 7-point gap. Once Caldas had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.63/1.16 for Once Caldas and 1.84/0.79 for Atlético Nacional (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Atlético Nacional. Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for Once Caldas, 13/15 for Atlético Nacional.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 2 for Once Caldas, 10 for Atlético Nacional and 3 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio Palogrande (capacity 36,553). The referee was J. Benítez, with 13 matches in our database and 0.0 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Once Caldas: Luis Sánchez (46')
Key stats
Possession: Once Caldas 45% · Atlético Nacional 55% · Total shots: 17-13 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 9-4