Atlético Nacional vs América de Cali betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Copa Betplay match on December 12th, 2024

Atlético Nacional and América de Cali are scheduled to play against each other on December 12th, 2024, Thursday, in a Copa Betplay match to be held in Colombia, check the Atlético Nacional vs América de Cali betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

The game is set to be played in the well-known Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium, in the city of Medellin, with a capacity for 44739 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Atlético Nacional vs América de Cali betting tip 2024

The last encounter between these teams was a Liga BetPlay game on 21-07-2024, in the 2024 season, that ended with Atlético Nacional winning 2-1.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Atlético Nacional has in its curriculum 5 wins of the Copa Betplay while América de Cali have never won the competition.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that the Atlético Nacional team, in the last five matches, achieved more regular results and a total of 3 wins compared to the América de Cali team, which won only 2 games.

Atlético Nacional

With a view to leveraging their home advantage, the team led by Efraín Juárez Váldez should take an offensive stance in the upcoming match. As we are aware of the significance of playing at home in a Cup match, it is likely that we will see the team predominantly on the attack, leading to a higher number of corners and shots.

Currently, in the Liga BetPlay, the Atlético Nacional group has 6 wins, 7 defeats and 6 draws, making a total of 24 points after 19 rounds, ranking them in 12th place. Also, the Atlético Nacional team goes with a total of 21 goals scored and 20 goals conceded.

Atlético Nacional come from a victory in the last match. The game against Santa Fe, valid for the Liga BetPlay, ended with a 0-3. The team coached by E. Juárez Váldez lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The main objective of all teams is to score goals, and we need to scrutinize this aspect now. It's evident that Atlético Nacional, in their two major domestic tournaments (Liga BetPlay and Copa Betplay), has managed to score a total of 31 goals in this 2024 season.

On the flip side, the Atlético Nacional team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 25 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

América de Cali

In away games, América de Cali may decide to play a more defensive style of football, with the primary goal of securing a draw against their rival. Scoring goals as an away team can be a formidable challenge, particularly in Cup matches where the hosts are determined to use their home ground to their advantage. Therefore, we can expect the away team to score very few goals.

In the Liga BetPlay, the América de Cali team has 6 wins, 6 defeats and 7 draws, giving them a total of 25 points after 19 rounds, ranking them in 10th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the América de Cali team goes with a total of 22 goals scored and 16 goals conceded.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga BetPlay, América de Cali, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the Junior FC team with a final score of 1-0.

The primary objective of every team is to score goals, and it's time to scrutinize this aspect now. América de Cali, in its two main domestic tournaments (Liga BetPlay and Copa Betplay), has managed to score a total of 27 goals in this 2024 season.

Nevertheless, the América de Cali team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 17 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Score market betting suggestions

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Corners market betting suggestions

There is an average of 5 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Atlético Nacional can obtain, on average, a total of 5.5 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where América de Cali is present, this team obtains an average of 4.5 corners. Our analysis leads us to believe that this selection is a smart bet, as the combined average of corner kicks per match for both teams is greater than 9.5 corners this season.