Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cúcuta Deportivo 1st with 34 points, Barranquilla 14th with 11, 23 apart. Cúcuta Deportivo's recent output lagged their position: 27th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Barranquilla were scoring 0.75 and conceding 1.69, Cúcuta Deportivo 1.75 and 0.88, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Barranquilla were winless in 6. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Barranquilla, 8/15 for Cúcuta Deportivo.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Barranquilla win, 2 for Cúcuta Deportivo, 2 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting. 80% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue was Cancha Bombona, with room for 20,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Barranquilla: Cristian David Peñate Mercado (7') · Cúcuta Deportivo: Jhonatan Agudelo (18'), Juan Ceballos (66')
Key stats
Possession: Barranquilla 48% · Cúcuta Deportivo 52% · Total shots: 5-11 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 0-10