America De Cali – Petrolera Prediction & Picks (27.04.2018)

América de Cali and Alianza Petrolera meet at Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, in a match for the 7 th round of the First A. In the last 3 years there is only record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one at 08-13-2017 , that finished in a victory of the America of Cali by (2-1), and another more recent in 02-03-2017, that finished in a tie by (3-3). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

America De Cali :

After 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, the home team is currently in the 13 th position, with 7 points won. In their last match, they lost with Millonarios out by (3-1), after in the previous match they lost by (2-0) away, in a match against Atlético Nacional. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, América de Cali has won 7, tied 2 and lost 1. The team allowed goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity. But their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition.

As we already know, América de Cali’s goal was to stay in the top eight at the end of the first phase of the Apertura, but a series of poor results ended up leaving the team far from that goal, as such, it needs a good result in this match, also for playing in their stadium. In this game the America of Cali hopes to have control of the game, making a good score and attacking with quality, because if it succeeds it will have more hypothesis to score goals and win. For this meeting the technician Jorge da Silva must bring to play what he has of better available.

Petrolera:

After 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, the away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 7 points won. In their last match, they lost with Atlético Nacional at home (1-2), after in the previous match they lost out in a game against Patriotas Boyacá, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 draws and 11 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches the Oil Alliance scores 2 draws and 8 losses. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually feels very difficult to score first. In fact, he only opened the scoring once in the last 15 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

The provision of the Oil Alliance up to this moment reflects its position in the table, but as it is evident it intends to improve, since it wants to make a good campaign. On the other hand, you will have a strong opponent ahead and that will make your task difficult, since you must show quality in all sectors of the field if you want to obtain a good result. For this game the coach Juan Cruz Real must bring to play what is best available.