Before the Round - Colombia Primera A Round 30 (13-14/07/2022)

11/07/22 1908

The Colombia Primera A kicks off a midweek round of fixtures for matchday No. 2 of the Clausura campaign. The start of the Clausura has been staggered so a few of Wednesday and Thursday’s teams will kick off the new tournament.

Cortuluá - Jaguares

Corulua have won just one of their last six matches against Jaguares de Cordoba in all competitions. The last four meetings between these sides saw Cortulua fail to win any of those matches.

Jaguares de Cordoba have not started their Clausura campaign and Tuesday’s match at Cortulua will be the kick off. Jaguares finished the Apertura strongly with back-to-back wins. They finished 11th in the table.

Cortulua ended the Apertura in 18th place. Although they went unbeaten in the final two games of the campaign, Cortulua did not have the strongest Apertura overall. Cortulua did play on matchday 1 of the Clausura picking up a 1-1 draw with Atletico Nacional.

• In their last 10 games in Primera A, Cortuluá have recorded only 1 win.
• Jaguares have achieved just 1 win in their last 15 away Primera A games.
• Under 2.5 goals have been scored in Cortuluá's last 4 home matches in Primera A.
• Jaguares are reaching an average of 0.90 goals in away Primera A games.
• Prediction: Cortuluá @ 2.15

Once Caldas - La Equidad

Once Caldas host Deportivo La Equidad on Thursday as they seek a third straight win over the visitors. The home side has posted a record of 3W-2D-1L across the last six encounters between these teams.

Once Caldas started the Clausura season with a 2-2 draw with Union Magdalena. The home team did not finish the Apertura well with four straight matches ending without a win. The Clausura has started in similar fashion.

Deportivo La Equidad also started the new campaign with a draw. La Equidad drew 2-2 with Santa Fe. Deportivo La Equidad finished the Apertura with five straight games without a defeat and are in good form heading into the match.

• Once Caldas have not been beaten in 11 of their 13 most recent home matches in Primera A.
• La Equidad have been defeated by Once Caldas in their last 3 away games in the league.
• Once Caldas have won just 1 of their last 11 matches in Primera A.
• La Equidad are undefeated in 25 of their last 30 encounters with Once Caldas in Primera A.
• Prediction: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Junior Barranquilla - Atlético Nacional

Atletico Nacional won the Apertura thanks to a strong playoff tournament after the regular season. Now, Atletico hope to do the Primera double. Junior Barranquilla finished second in the Apertura finals with four points separating them from Atletico Nacional.

Junior started the Clausura campaign with a 1-0 loss to Patriotas. Barranquilla have struggled mightily against Atletico Nacional in their last six meetings. Junior have a record of 0W-3D-3L.

Atletico Nacional picked up a 1-1 draw with Cortulua on the opening day of the Clausura. These teams met in the Apertura Finals in mid-June with Atletico Nacional winning 2-1.

• There are no losses for Junior Barranquilla in 19 of their most recent 20 home games (Primera A).
• Atlético Nacional have a good record of 21 undefeated games of their last 25 encounters in Primera A.
• At least one goal has been scored by Junior Barranquilla in all of their last 18 home matches in Primera A.
• Junior Barranquilla are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 home games against Atlético Nacional in Primera A.
• Prediction: Junior Barranquilla @ 1.95