La Equidad vs Rionegro Águilas betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga BetPlay match on August 17th, 2024

La Equidad and Rionegro Águilas will face each other in a Liga BetPlay game in Colombia on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, check the La Equidad vs Rionegro Águilas betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

We are still in the regular phase of the Colombian Clausura championship, where teams try to win their games to be placed in a position that grants them access to the next phase, the Quadrangular phase.

The game takes place in the Estadio Enrique Olaya Herrera stadium, in the city of Bogotá.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the La Equidad vs Rionegro Águilas betting tip 2024

Compared to the previous season, this year's Liga BetPlay has witnessed a decline in the number of goals scored per match. The last tournament saw an average of 2.27 goals scored per game, while the current competition has an average of 2.12 goals per match.

In the 2024 football season, these teams played against each other on 13-02-2024 in a battle-themed Liga BetPlay match which ended in a 1-1 draw.

The last time La Equidad went up against Rionegro Águilas, it was in Liga BetPlay. La Equidad, ranked 12th place, started with a 4-3-3 tactic, while Rionegro Águilas, then in 13th place, was charged with a 5-4-1 formation.

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 doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Liga BetPlay trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

The La Equidad team’s run of five games has been of preferable outcome, compared to the Rionegro Águilas team.

La Equidad

Current leaderboard

La Equidad comes to this round 9 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 4th place in the table, with 10 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 5 place.

La Equidad analysis

La Equidad come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Deportes Tolima, valid for the Liga BetPlay, ended with a 5-1. The team coached by A. García Vega entered the field in the last match with a 5-4-1 formation.

With an average possession rate of 48.95%, La Equidad has tended to play reactively in this competition and struggle to dominate matches. For the La Equidad vs Rionegro Águilas 2024 game, the team should make a concerted effort to retain possession and take the initiative in attack.

Best goalscorer from La Equidad

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Kevin Viveros. La Equidad owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 8 goals in this season.

Rionegro Águilas

Current leaderboard

Rionegro Águilas comes to this round 9 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 8th place in the table, with 7 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 11 place.

Rionegro Águilas analysis

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga BetPlay, Rionegro Águilas, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Jaguares de Córdoba team with a final score of 1-0.

Rionegro Águilas boasts one of the most efficient attacks in the league, particularly in away games. The league average for goals scored by visiting teams is 0.87 per game, but Rionegro Águilas scores an impressive 1 goals per game on the road. This demonstrates the team's effective offensive strategy as visitors.

In this competition, his average possession rate stands at 49.68%, indicating that the team often adopts a reactive approach. Such a style can be advantageous for away games as the home team is expected to be more attacking, which creates opportunities for reactive teams to counter-attack.

Rionegro Águilas is a more offensive team than La Equidad, having 1797 attacks vs. 1705 from La Equidad, having scored 20 times, in comparison, La Equidad converted into goal 22 times.

Best goalscorer from the Rionegro Águilas

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Jesús Rivas. With 6 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the Rionegro Águilas team achieving several victories this season.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Score market betting suggestions

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Corners market betting suggestions

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 5.1 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

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