Atletico Nacional vs Independiente Medellin Prediction

Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellin·Jonnathan Ortiz, Colombia 26/10/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.9 / 10
AI Best Pick
78%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.22
SignalHIGHModel57%SurpriseMediumGap-3.7%
Atletico Nacional Rest
2 days
Independiente Medellin Rest
7 days

Atletico Nacional vs Independiente Medellin: result, form and history

Atletico Nacional beat Independiente Medellin 2-1 in the Primera A on 25 Oct 2026. It was in line with recent form: Atletico Nacional had won 3 of their previous five, compared with 1 for Independiente Medellin.

Games between these two are rarely quiet: their 10 previous meetings averaged 3.1 goals, and both sides scored in 7 of them. Referee Jonnathan Ortiz averages 5.35 cards a game, 0.76 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
55%1.74
X
24%3.75
2
21%4.33
Double Chance
1X
79%1.21
X2
45%2.00
Both Teams to Score
Yes
55%1.67
No
45%2.10
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.75 + 0.92 = 2.67
Over 1.5
77%1.22
Over 2.5
54%1.73
Over 3.5
32%2.75
Under 1.5
23%4.00
Under 2.5
46%2.05
Under 3.5
68%1.40
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.4 + 3.2 = 9.6
Over 8.5
60%1.50
Over 9.5
48%1.85
Over 10.5
37%2.34
Under 8.5
40%2.38
Under 9.5
52%1.85
Under 10.5
63%1.49
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.6 + 3.2 = 5.8
Over 3.5
83%-
Over 4.5
69%-
Under 3.5
17%-
Under 4.5
31%-

Match Events

20'H. Loboa
29'A. Simarra
32'E. Cardona
41'L. Escorcia
45+1'D. Moreno
53'E. CardonaAssist: E. Cabrera
56'M. Uribe INA. Sarmiento out
58'C. Lucumi INJ. Medina out
62'N. Parra INC. Haydar out
65'F. Fabra ING. Mancilla out
65'Yony Gonzalez INB. Perlaza out
73'A. SarmientoAssist: S. Velasquez
77'E. Cardona INA. Morelos out
77'J. Rodriguez INN. Rodriguez out
77'A. Roman INX. Rios out
77'D. Moreno IND. Moreno out
77'H. Loboa INK. Mantilla out

Lineups

Atletico Nacional
4-4-2
Independiente Medellin
4-4-2
Avg rating6.91
Avg rating6.63
Franco Armani7.334F. Armani
Andrés Román6.76A. Román
Neider Parra7.23N. Parra
William Tesillo6.616W. Tesillo
Samuel Velásquez7.533S. Velásquez
Elías Cabrera7.022E. Cabrera
Jorman Campuzano6.621J. Campuzano
Matheus Uribe6.98M. Uribe
Felipe Marin7.026F. Marin
Edwin CardonaC7.310E. Cardona
James Rodríguez7.023J. Rodríguez
Salvador Ichazo6.91S. Ichazo
Esneyder Mena6.926E. Mena
Luis Escorcia6.239L. Escorcia
Alfonso Simarra6.619A. Simarra
Frank Fabra7.318F. Fabra
Yony González6.311Y. González
Didier MorenoC6.26D. Moreno
Halam Loboa6.316H. Loboa
John Edwin Montaño7.220J. Edwin Montaño
Agustín Martegani6.921A. Martegani
Carlos Lucumi7.232C. Lucumi

Atletico Nacional Substitutes

29Andrés Sarmiento56'for M. Uribe73'7.5
25Luis Marquinez
4César Haydar62'for N. Parra6.7
20Milton Casco
31Xavi Rios77'for A. Roman6.3
80Juan Zapata
19Juan Manuel Rengifo
13Nicolás Rodríguez77'for J. Rodriguez6.5
9Alfredo Morelos77'for E. Cardona6.5

Independiente Medellin Substitutes

9Jeison Medina58'for C. Lucumi6.5
25Eder Chaux
5Joaquin Varela
4Kevin Mantilla77'for H. Loboa6.7
34Keiner Klinger
10Daniel Cataño
31Diego Moreno45+1'77'for D. Moreno77'replaced by D. Moreno6.3
14Baldomero Perlaza65'for Yony Gonzalez6.2
17Geronimo Mancilla65'for F. Fabra6.3

Match Stats

Atletico NacionalIndependiente Medellin
59%Ball Possession41%
3Corner Kicks8
1Yellow Cards3
8Total Shots13
5Shots on Goal3
2Shots off Goal3
5Shots Inside Box8
3Shots Outside Box5
1Blocked Shots7
11Fouls15
2Offsides4
2Goalkeeper Saves3
421Total Passes281
352Passes Accurate220
84%Pass Accuracy78%

Team Comparison

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional
Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin
1735Elo Rating 1589
2.08Attack 1.13
2.24Defense 1.13
63%Hit Rate 19%
16.2Shots per Game 12.6
6.4Shots on Target 3.9
5.3Corners per Game 4.3
1.9Cards per Game 3.2

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+146 Elo
📈BTTS Trend70% in H2H
🔥Derby Match

Game State Tendencies

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.3 vs 0.8 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.8 vs 0.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional5Wins · 50%
Draws550%
Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin0Wins · 0%
3.1Avg Goals
70%Both teams scored7 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

Copa Colombia15/10/2026
Atletico NacionalIndependiente Medellin
32
Primera A12/04/2026
Independiente MedellinAtletico Nacional
23
Copa Colombia18/12/2025
Independiente MedellinAtletico Nacional
01
Copa Colombia13/12/2025
Atletico NacionalIndependiente Medellin
00
Primera A05/12/2025
Atletico NacionalIndependiente Medellin
21
Primera A23/11/2025
Independiente MedellinAtletico Nacional
00
Primera A27/10/2025
Atletico NacionalIndependiente Medellin
52
Primera A08/09/2025
Independiente MedellinAtletico Nacional
33
Primera A04/05/2025
Independiente MedellinAtletico Nacional
11
Primera A23/03/2025
Atletico NacionalIndependiente Medellin
11

Referee Profile

Jonnathan Ortiz26 matches

5.35Cards per match
5.13Yellow cards per match
0.22Red cards per match
25.0Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Jonnathan Ortiz5.35
Other referees6.11

5.35 cards a match, 0.76 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (6.11).

Cards come from 23 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Primera A 2026

Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional19131535:15+2040WDWWL
2JuniorJunior19112631:24+735LWWLW
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto19104529:25+434DLWWL
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali19103625:15+1033LWLDW
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1989231:22+933DDDLD
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1987427:17+1031LDWWD
7Santa FeSanta Fe1978429:22+729DLWWD
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1977526:26028WDLLD
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1976620:16+427DWWLD
10MillonariosMillonarios1975731:23+826DLDWW
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1975726:24+226LDWLW
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1975720:25-526LWLWD
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1958626:20+623LLLLD
14LlanerosLlaneros19410517:20-322DWDDD
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1957722:27-522DDLLL
16JaguaresJaguares19531120:33-1318WLDLL
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1938813:27-1417WDLWW
18ChicoChico19521215:32-1717LWLDL
19CucutaCucuta1937922:35-1316WDWDD
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira19171115:32-1710LLLDD
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1935:1540
2JuniorJunior1931:2435
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1929:2534
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali1925:1533
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1931:2233
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1927:1731
7Santa FeSanta Fe1929:2229
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1926:2628
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1920:1627
10MillonariosMillonarios1931:2326
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1926:2426
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1920:2526
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1926:2023
14LlanerosLlaneros1917:2022
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1922:2722
16JaguaresJaguares1920:3318
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1913:2717
18ChicoChico1915:3217
19CucutaCucuta1922:3516
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1915:3210

Clausura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional15102330:13+1732WDWWL
2America de CaliAmerica de Cali1594229:11+1831LWLDW
3Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1686224:10+1430DWWLD
4Santa FeSanta Fe1584323:15+828DLWWD
5MillonariosMillonarios1668224:14+1026DLDWW
6BucaramangaBucaramanga1567223:15+825LLLLD
7Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1572622:21+123LDWLW
8Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1657421:20+122LWLWD
9Once CaldasOnce Caldas1656520:18+221DDDLD
10CucutaCucuta1663718:24-621WDWDD
11Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1655618:19-120LDWWD
12Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1553716:26-1018WDLWW
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1638518:22-417WDLLD
14LlanerosLlaneros1652916:21-517DWDDD
15JuniorJunior1536620:23-315LWWLW
16ChicoChico1543812:25-1315LWLDL
17Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1528511:19-814LLLDD
18JaguaresJaguares1534817:28-1113WLDLL
19Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1519516:22-612DDLLL
20Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1533910:22-1212DLWWL
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1530:1332
2America de CaliAmerica de Cali1529:1131
3Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1624:1030
4Santa FeSanta Fe1523:1528
5MillonariosMillonarios1624:1426
6BucaramangaBucaramanga1523:1525
7Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1522:2123
8Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1621:2022
9Once CaldasOnce Caldas1620:1821
10CucutaCucuta1618:2421
11Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1618:1920
12Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1516:2618
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1618:2217
14LlanerosLlaneros1616:2117
15JuniorJunior1520:2315
16ChicoChico1512:2515
17Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1511:1914
18JaguaresJaguares1517:2813
19Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1516:2212
20Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1510:2212

About the Atletico Nacional vs Independiente Medellin forecast

As a derby, this Primera A meeting carries extra weight; the forecasts take that context into account alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Atletico Nacional and Independiente Medellin in the Primera A table

In the Primera A table, Atletico Nacional are 1st and Independiente Medellin 11th, 14 points apart. League goal record so far: Atletico Nacional 35-15, Independiente Medellin 26-24. The full standings are on the Primera A Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Atletico Nacional have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.