Deportivo Cali get ready to welcome Atlético Nacional for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa Betplay Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Cali nor Atlético Nacional 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.
Deportivo Cali form and stats
Cali was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Copa Betplay.Deportivo Cali's struggle is real here at Estadio Deportivo Cali with only 6 points collected from 6 Primera A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-2. On the other hand, in the Copa Betplay, Deportivo Cali has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
It's back home for Cali, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Envigado away with the result 2-1. José Caldera and Kevin Velasco found the net in that victory. José Caldera, defender, was given a rating of 7.65/10 in that game, top of the team. Caldera scored one goal and won 4 of 6 duels.
Ahead of that match, Cali won a home game hosting Deportivo Pereira (2-1).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera A game versus La Equidad in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Cali.
The Deportivo Cali fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Cali's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Atlético was sent out of Copa Betplay in the quarter-finals last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Primera A. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Betplay stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss both home and away.
Atlético Nacional are travelling again after losing away to Deportivo Pereira in their previous match (2-3). Late heartbreak for Atlético Nacional in the Deportivo Pereira match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Andrés Andrade got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Andrade signed up for two assists, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 26 successful passes (of 28 total).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Deportivo Pasto in the Primera A.Atlético have another fixture that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Primera A fixture versus Atletico Huila. A back-breaking timetable for the guests!
The Atlético manager A. Restrepo Mazo has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 6 league matches. Atlético Nacional have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Deportivo Cali wins - draws - Atlético Nacional wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 18 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 8 goals |   G. Rodríguez Maeso 6 goals |
Deportivo Cali missing players
Atlético Nacional missing players
| Deportivo Cali | Atlético Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Scored | S | 22 | 38 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 22 | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4 | ||
| 34% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Junior | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Alianza Petrolera | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Envigado | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Deportivo Pereira | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | America de Cali | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Deportes Quindio | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Deportivo Cali | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Independiente Medellin | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Santa Fe | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | La Equidad | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Rionegro Aguilas | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 17 | Deportivo Pasto | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 18 | Once Caldas | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 19 | Patriotas Boyaca | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 20 | Atletico Huila | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 7 |