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Millionaires and Oil Alliance face in the Nemesio Camacho Stadium “El Campin”, in a match for the 8th round of the First A. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 6 games won 5 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 03-09-2017, for the First A, the Millonarios won by (1-0). A. Cadavid (2 ‘) scored the only goal of the game. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Millonarios :
The team of the house disputed against the Oil Alliance a game of the 8th day, which had been postponed, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in their matches for the league until now. 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, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 6 conceded. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, the Millonarios won 3, drew 6 and lost 1. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The opening of the Colombian championship is approaching the middle of the first phase and the situation of the Millionaires is not really good, because it accumulates oscillations and is not where you would like, that is, at the top of the table. The team will have to take advantage of the fact of playing at home to have good results and that indicates that the three points are practically an obligation, even more if you consider that your opponent is going through a situation not very different from yours. For this match, coach Miguel Ángel Russo will have to bring to the field what he has of the best available.
Petrolera:
The visiting team disputes against the Millonarios a game of the 8th day that had been postponed, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in their matches for the league until this moment. 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, with 6 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 14 conceded. In their last match away from home in this competition they lost (2-1) to Patriotas Boyacá. 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 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. This is a team that marks few times is first and only managed to open the scoring in 2 of its last 15 games, of these 2 came to rest in advantage in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in all. In 15 games, he only got 2 comebacks in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
We know that the Oil Alliance is not one of the traditionally strongest teams in Colombia and perhaps that is why it is not among the top eight, but it is clear that it can improve its situation in the championship. Regardless of playing at home or as a visitor in your games, you will need to have solid performances, from defense, through midfield and attack, because having more regularity will have more chances of getting better results. For this game the coach Juan Cruz Real must take to the field what is best available.
Millonarios vs Petrolera head to head matches
03.09.17 LA Millonarios Petrolera 1 : 0
28.07.17 COP Petrolera Millonarios 2 : 2
14.07.17 COP Millonarios Petrolera 2 : 0
03.04.17 LA Petrolera Millonarios 2 : 0
18.07.16 LA Millonarios Petrolera 1 : 0