Match Report
26 points separated the sides: Cúcuta Deportivo 1st on 34, Internacional Palmira 3rd on 8. Internacional Palmira's recent output lagged their position: 48th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cúcuta Deportivo 1.75 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Internacional Palmira 1.17 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.19.
Internacional Palmira had lost six in a row. Over the last five, Cúcuta Deportivo had taken 10 of 15 points to Internacional Palmira's 0.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Cúcuta Deportivo have 3 wins to Internacional Palmira's 1, with 1 draw, at 1.4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estadio General Santander (capacity 42,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cúcuta Deportivo led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Cúcuta Deportivo: Sergey Kutsov (14'), L. Ríos (47'), Cristian Alvarez (88'), Jaime Andrés Peralta González (55')
Key stats
Possession: Cúcuta Deportivo 65% · Internacional Palmira 35% · Total shots: 26-9 · On target: 13-3 · Corners: 8-0