Alianza Petrolera and Boyacá Chicó face at Daniel Villa Zapata Stadium, in a match for the 14th round of the First A. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 2, tied 2 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 11-04-2018, ended with the victory of Boyacá Chicó by (3-0). The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 16 th and 13 th of the league table, it is really a match between the 12 th best team in home matches and the 17 th best in away matches.
Oil Alliance:
After 10 wins, 6 draws and 16 losses, the home team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 13 points won. In their last match, they lost with Atlético Huila out by (2-1), after in the previous match they lost by (1-2) at home, in a match against Envigado. This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he has won 10 points, against only 3 in his away matches. For the championship, the Oil Alliance won 17 points out of 30 possible, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games that it disputed in its stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (6 out of 16 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 16 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that marks few times is the first and only managed to open the scoring in 7 of its last 32 games for the First A, of these 7 came to rest in advantage in 4 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 5. In 32 games in this competition, he only got 4 comebacks in the 20 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Oil Alliance is thinking about the final part of the competition, trying to find ways to evolve and conquer good results, since it is running a considerable risk of decline. At home he is aware of the importance of not losing points and that is why in games like this he will need to give the maximum in the field, because if he plays with enthusiasm and does not make mistakes, good results will appear naturally. As he will face a team that is doing a similar campaign, he knows he can win, but it is clear that his performance must be of quality and he will need to show a lot of determination to achieve what he wants. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
Boyacá Chico:
After 8 wins, 7 draws and 17 losses, the away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 15 points won. In their last match, they won at home against América de Cali by (2-1), after losing in the previous match, in a match against Atlético Nacional, by (3-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 4 points in away matches and 11 at their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 34 conceded at home, against 23 goals scored and 18 conceded at home. For the championship, Boyacá Chicó won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 32 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 22 times and only managed 3 comebacks.
In the rounds that remain to dispute the Boyacá Chicó will be forced to have a much better performance than the one that has been having, to have regularity and to show a good soccer, because if it does not do it runs serious risks of returning to the second division. At the moment your campaign is not good and you know the need for improvement, so you must add points in the maximum number of games possible. In this duel the victory is the essential thing, because although it is far from its dominions it is against a direct rival in the struggle for the maintenance in the elite, reason why it can not lose points. In this match, the best players that are available must go to the field.
PREDICTION: Petrolera to win @ 1.87
