Atletico Nacional (home)
- Nacional come into this one in good form, having won three, drawn one and lost one of their five previous matches.
- A 3-1 home victory against Junior on the last match day followed a 1-1 away draw with Millonarios and a 2-0 away loss to Llaneros, respectively.
- Lucas Gonzalez has been able to get the best out of his team and they are now running on all cylinders.
- The team presses high, plays vertical and transitions well, and they are able to recover well.
- Edwin Cardona is the spark for Nacional and he has three goals in five games in Primera A 2026.
Deportivo Pasto (away)
- Pasto come into this on a mixed run of form, winning two, drawing one and losing two of their five.
- Los Volcánicos lost 3-0 away to Boyaca Chico on the previous match day and drew 0-0 at home to Fortaleza FC on the opening weekend of Primera A 2026.
- They have been more pragmatic and have been tougher to beat in the last couple of weeks, but they struggle to dominate possession for long periods and must be well organised and effective on the counter.
- Deportivo Pasto have conceded 6 goals (1.50 per game) on the road across all competitions.
Head-to-Head
- Deportivo Pasto are winless in their last 5 matches against Nacional.
- The hosts have also won the last meeting, the most recent 2-1 away from home in Primera A 2026, and Pasto have failed to win their two previous visits to Medellin.
Key Players
- Edwin Cardona is the spark for Nacional and he has three goals in five games in Primera A 2026.
- Deportivo's best threat for end-product comes via Diego Chavez, who has two of the club's two goals in their last five matches.
- Jonathan Risueno has been setting up his team in a compact, difficult to get at shape and they should be able to make the game close for spells.
Betting Insights
- Atletico Nacional de Medellin enter their fixture against Deportivo Pasto as the 1.2 favorites for Sunday's Primera A 2026 matchup, with the visitors a 6.25 long shot and the draw at 6.25.
- The Both Teams to Score market makes no sense, as it is available at a very short 1.6 with Over 2.5 goals a much shorter shot at 1.57, which is cheaper than the Under 2.5 option at 2.38.
- The odds are good for a Nacional win, but we're still getting some security from the fact that Jonathan Risueno has been setting up his team in a compact, difficult to get at shape and they should be able to make the game close for spells.
- Going for a home win to nil makes a lot of sense for this one, as Nacional have conceded 0.60 goals per-game at home across all competitions.
Prediction
- Going for a home win to nil makes a lot of sense for this one, as Nacional have conceded 0.60 goals per-game at home across all competitions.
- Deportivo Pasto are winless in their last 5 matches against Nacional and have conceded 6 goals (1.50 per game) on the road, which underlines the visitors' vulnerability away from home.
- With Edwin Cardona in form and Nacional strong at home, the balance of evidence points to a controlled home victory with the hosts keeping a clean sheet.