Match Report
15 points for Independiente Medellín (3rd), 9 for Cúcuta Deportivo (13th): a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Cúcuta Deportivo no better than 28th for form, against 13th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.86/1.14 for Independiente Medellín and 1/1.63 for Cúcuta Deportivo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Cúcuta Deportivo were winless in 11. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Independiente Medellín against 2/15 for Cúcuta Deportivo.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for Independiente Medellín, 2 for Cúcuta Deportivo and 0 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Estadio Atanasio Girardot (capacity 44,739). With 48 matches recorded and 2.9 yellow cards per game, D. Ulloa Angulo was the man in the middle. Cúcuta Deportivo led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Cúcuta Deportivo: Jaime Peralta (25')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Medellín 64% · Cúcuta Deportivo 36% · Total shots: 21-7 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 6-1