Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Deportivo Pasto (3rd, 34 pts) and Independiente Medellín (2nd, 15 pts). Deportivo Pasto had been under-performing their position — 39th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Independiente Medellín 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Deportivo Pasto 1.53 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.27.
Deportivo Pasto had lost five in a row. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Independiente Medellín against 0/15 for Deportivo Pasto.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 5 for Independiente Medellín, 1 for Deportivo Pasto and 2 drawn, at 1.63 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 13% of meetings.
The venue was Estadio Atanasio Girardot, with room for 44,739 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Independiente Medellín: Jhan Mena (4'), Hayen Palacios (36'), John Edwin Montaño (65') · Deportivo Pasto: Santiago Córdoba (30'), Joider Micolta (44')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Medellín 45% · Deportivo Pasto 55% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 4-4