The league table is allowed to rest as América de Cali and Unión Magdalena battle for Copa Betplay honors in this first Round of 16 leg of two fixtures.
These teams have little in common geographically as Unión Magdalena have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither América de Cali nor Unión Magdalena 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
América was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Copa Betplay. Deportivo Cali was too strong.América de Cali have collected 15 points from their Primera A home games so far after 4-3-1.
The home supporters witnessed a 0-0 draw against Unión Magdalena in the Copa Betplay last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Deportivo Cali that ended 1-1.The América de Cali fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, América have conceded 9 goals.
Unión Magdalena form and stats
They also participated in Copa Betplay last season. This ended in the 1st round.There's been little loot from Unión Magdalena's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 8 away games in the Primera A. Unión Magdalena only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Unión Magdalena have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 320 minutes ago. Lloreda was the goal scorer.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to América de Cali in their previous outing. The Copa Betplay duel ended 0-0.
Ahead of that match was the Primera A away draw versus Independiente Medellín that ended 0-0.Goals are few and far between in Magdalena's away league games. Only 3 goals from 8 travels. 11 goals have been conceded by Unión Magdalena in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - three - zero (América de Cali wins - draws - Unión Magdalena wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Camargo Pineda 10 goals |   G. Ramos Vásquez 9 goals | R. Hinojosa Marín 8 goals |
América de Cali missing players
Unión Magdalena missing players
| América de Cali | Unión Magdalena | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 26 | 20 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 56% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 6.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 32% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | ||
| 6.1 | 4.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 7.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Nacional | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Junior FC | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Envigado | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Once Caldas | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | La Equidad | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Santa Fe | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | América de Cali | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Deportivo Pasto | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Rionegro Aguilas | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Cortulua | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Patriotas Boyaca | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Unión Magdalena | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 10 |
