Cucuta
vs
Atletico Nacional
Primera A prediction
Our model says: Cucuta 0–1 Atletico Nacional
The model makes it 26% Cucuta, 27% draw, 47% Atletico Nacional — fair odds of 3.85, 3.70 and 2.13. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 0-1.
Expected goals: Cucuta 1.10, Atletico Nacional 1.68.
Both teams to score: 55%. Over 2.5 goals: 53%, under 2.5: 47%.
Model confidence: Medium.
One-sided: Atletico Nacional are clearly the stronger team on the model's ratings. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 68%, 20% were drawn and the underdog won 12%.
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Key facts
- Cucuta are 9th on 18 points from 13 games; Atletico Nacional are 4th on 23 points from 11 games — Primera A.
- Cucuta are unbeaten in 3 games, most recently a 1-0 win away to Chico.
- Atletico Nacional are unbeaten in 3 games, most recently a 0-0 draw at home to Deportes Tolima.
- Last 6 meetings: Atletico Nacional 5 wins to 0, 1 draw; the most recent, 2 April 2026, ended Atletico Nacional 0–0 Cucuta.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: Cucuta vs Atletico Nacional
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Atletico Nacional at 47% here. Across 3,660 settled matches (as of 14 October 2026), 1,712 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 45.8% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Cucuta vs Atletico Nacional
Cucuta
- W1-0away to Chico11 October 2026
- W4-0Deportivo Pereira4 October 2026
- W2-1Llaneros26 September 2026
- L0-3away to Deportivo Cali19 September 2026
- L1-2Millonarios14 September 2026
Atletico Nacional
- D0-0Deportes Tolima8 October 2026
- W3-1Junior1 October 2026
- D1-1Millonarios25 September 2026
- L0-2away to Llaneros21 September 2026
- W3-2away to Internacional de Bogota17 September 2026
What these results say
- Cucuta scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
- 4 of these 5 matches for Cucuta had three goals or more.
- Atletico Nacional conceded in 4 of these 5 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Primera A table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cucuta | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 18 |
| 4 | Atletico Nacional | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 23 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
What's at stake
Atletico Nacional
Chance to finish top of the Clausura · 52% today
From our Primera A season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.
Head-to-head: Cucuta vs Atletico Nacional
- 2 April 2026Atletico Nacional 0–0 CucutaPrimera A
- 5 August 2025Cucuta 0–3 Atletico NacionalCopa Colombia
- 29 July 2025Atletico Nacional 1–0 CucutaCopa Colombia
- 15 November 2020Atletico Nacional 3–0 CucutaPrimera A
- 27 November 2019Cucuta 0–1 Atletico NacionalPrimera A
- 10 November 2019Atletico Nacional 3–1 CucutaPrimera A
Leading scorers: Cucuta and Atletico Nacional
Cucuta
GoalsAssists
- J. Peralta92
Atletico Nacional
GoalsAssists
- A. Morelos146
- A. Sarmiento86
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
The two sides
Cucuta carry a model rating of 6.36 against 6.75 for Atletico Nacional. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 1.10 goals for Cucuta and 1.68 for Atletico Nacional. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Cucuta rate 0.66 in attack and 1.76 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Atletico Nacional rate 0.94 and 1.15.
The rest of the season
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Cucuta a 0% chance of the title and Atletico Nacional 52.4%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,774 correct results out of 3,712 settled predictions (48%), with 376 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Atletico Nacional the highest probability at 47%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.10 expected goals for Cucuta against 1.68 for Atletico Nacional. Cucuta's attack/defence rating is 0.66/1.76 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.94/1.15 for Atletico Nacional.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Cucuta at home · Atletico Nacional away
League matches only, Primera A, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Primera A matches this season: Cucuta 31, Atletico Nacional 36.
Cucuta score most often in the 31–45 minute window (9 goals); Atletico Nacional have let in 7 there.
Atletico Nacional score most often in the 76–90 minute window (17 goals); Cucuta have let in 14 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 5 matches, by difficulty
Cucuta
- at America de Cali24 Oct · Primera Awin 15%
- vs Águilas Doradas27 Oct · Primera Awin 41%
- vs Santa Fe2 Nov · Primera Awin 30%
- at Junior8 Nov · Primera Awin 20%
- vs Jaguares12 Nov · Primera Awin 50%
Atletico Nacional
- vs Deportivo Pasto23 Oct · Primera Awin 67%
- vs Independiente Medellin25 Oct · Primera Awin 57%
- vs Santa Fe30 Oct · Primera Awin 50%
- at Bucaramanga3 Nov · Primera Awin 32%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.