Atletico Nacional vs Jaguares de Cordoba Betting Tips and Predictions

Atletico Nacional, the most successful club in Colombian football with 15 titles, will be disappointed with their performances in the knockout phase of the title playoffs after their strong performances in during in the league. Atletico Nacional finished 2nd overall, just 1 point behind their shared city rivals Medellin, who now have the bragging rights thanks to a 2-1 derby win on Nacional’s home turf in May. Nacional were knocked out of the semifinals on penalties against the eventual runners up, Junior, after barely scraping through the quarterfinals in the same format. Atletico Nacional will look to put all that behind them and return to the dominance of the league with their first home match of the Clausura phase of the season.

Jaguares have every reason to be intimidated preparing for this match. Unlike the Nacional who have a rich history full of championships, Jaguares were only founded in 2012 and have never beaten the Colombian giants in all 7 fixtures between the 2 sides. Unlike National, however, they started out their Clausura with a 1-0 win last Sunday, but that will likely only be a consolation thought heading into this fixture.

Nacional may have drawn 3-3 in their opener to Alianza Petrolera, a side who finished second from bottom in the first half of the 2016 season, but playing away from home is a huge disadvantage in the Colombian leagues where the climate of each teams home town varies significantly. Nacional are by far the stronger side and with the home field advantage against Jaguares, who had a 7 game and 5 game consecutive losing streak away from home earlier this year, this match can only go one way. Combining that analysis with the statistics below, we expect Atletico Nacional to win and both teams NOT to score (ie Atletico Nacional to win to nil) to be the safe bet with a final score of Atletico Nacional 2-0 at 13/2 with bet365 to be a top value correct score bet.

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