The league table is allowed to rest as América de Cali and Deportivo Cali battle for Copa Betplay honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither América nor Deportivo Cali as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
América de Cali form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far in the Liga BetPlay for América de Cali at their home stadium (Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
América's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Deportes Quindio. Cristian Arrieta was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.83 out of 10. The defender Arrieta hit two key passes and won 6 of 11 duels.
Before that, América played out a Copa Betplay draw 1-1 when visiting Jaguares de Cordoba (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how América de Cali have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost three.
The manager J. Osorio Arbeláez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Deportivo Cali in only three days.
The América fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. Defensively América have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo Cali form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga BetPlay travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Cali play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Deportivo Pasto. Juan Angulo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Angulo hit three key passes and won 6 of 6 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Independiente Medellin at their stadium, the result 3-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Deportivo Cali playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were five Cali wins, five draws and seven defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cali are hosting América de Cali in the Liga BetPlay only three days away.
The visiting Cali have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. Cali struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these participants: América won four, Deportivo Cali triumphed in five and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Rodríguez Maeso 6 goals |  Á. Rodríguez Henry 5 goals |   G. Ramos Vásquez 4 goals |
América de Cali missing players
Deportivo Cali missing players
| América de Cali | Deportivo Cali | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Scored | S | 15 | 27 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 21 | 33 | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7.1 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 6.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Envigado | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Deportes Tolima | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Alianza Petrolera | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Deportes Quindio | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Deportivo Pereira | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | América de Cali | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Junior | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | La Equidad | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Deportivo Cali | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellin | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Rionegro Águilas | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Atletico Huila | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Santa Fe | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Patriotas Boyacá | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Once Caldas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 20 | Deportivo Pasto | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 5 |