Ind. Medellin – Petrolera Prediction & Picks (18.10.2018)

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Ind. Medellin – Petrolera SOCCER PICKS

Medellín and Alianza Petrolera meet at Atanasio Girardot Stadium, in a match for the 15th round of the Primera A. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 05-11-2017, in a match for the Primera A that ended with the victory of Medellín by (3-1). The goals of the match were scored by L. Castro (61 ‘), E. Toloza (66’) and J. Lopera (72 ‘), for Medellín, and D. Barreto (75′), for the Oil Alliance. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Medellín:

The home team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 23 points won, after 18 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Atlético Nacional, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against América de Cali by (1-2). 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 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 15 conceded. For the league, Medellín won 19 points out of 30 possible points, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 14 games ago. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (7 out of 18 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 16 times and only managed 4 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 18 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).

Without a doubt, Independiente Medellín will need to have a lot of attention in the Clausura to avoid any setbacks, since it pretends to be among the top eight at the end of the first phase and will need to work hard to reach its goals. To make it real you will need to look for good results, mainly in your domains, as points added in games can make the difference later. Therefore, you can only show yourself a good football, with attitude and determination and in this way you can achieve a victory and that would give players more moral for the rest of the competition. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.

Oil Alliance:

After 11 wins, 6 draws and 16 losses, the away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 16 points won. In the last match, they won in a home match against Boyacá Chicó, by (1-0), after in the previous match they lost out in a match against Atlético Huila, 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 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, the Alianza Petrolera records 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 2-0 (7 out of 17 matches). The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the score in 8 of its last 33 matches for the First A, of these 8 it reached the break in advantage in 5 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 6. In 33 matches in this tournament, suffered the first goal 20 times and only got 4 comebacks. In the last 16 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

Currently the Oil Alliance is thinking about the final stretch of the competition, trying to find ways to evolve and conquer good results, since it is running a considerable risk of decline. Despite playing away from their domains knows the importance of scoring points and that is why in games like this you need to give the maximum in the field, because if you play with enthusiasm and do not make mistakes the good results will appear naturally. As you will face a team that is doing a superior campaign in relation to yours is aware that you will need to redouble attention, so it is clear that your performance should be of quality and you will need to show a lot of determination to achieve what you want. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.


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