Independiente Medellín welcomes Deportivo Cali to this second leg of the Copa Betplay 8th Finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Primera A.
Independiente Medellín form and stats
Last season, Independiente's Copa Betplay journey ended in the finals.Independiente Medellín have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Primera A. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. This match is a Copa Betplay match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition. The Independiente Medellín fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Atanasio Girardot and will expect new points from this game. Independiente Medellín has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
Independiente faced defeat in their previous match, away at Atletico Huila (1-3). Germán Gutiérrez, defender, was given a rating of 7.11/10 in that game, top of the team. Gutiérrez hit three key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Deportivo Cali that finished 2-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera A game versus Santa Fe in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.
Independiente Medellín are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. Independiente have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Deportivo Cali form and stats
Cali was sent out of Copa Betplay in the 8th finals last season.Deportivo Cali have six points from their first three away games in the Primera A, meaning two victories and a loss.
Cali's last game was the home draw against Junior (1-1). Guillermo De Amores (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.61. Amores stopped the opponent with five saves.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Independiente Medellín in the Copa Betplay.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cali manager A. Arias Sánchez as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Deportivo Pasto.
Deportivo Cali has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Deportivo Cali have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other before this campaign: Deportivo Cali - Independiente 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Independiente Medellín wins - draws - Deportivo Cali wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Vuletich 8 goals |   G. Rodríguez Maeso 6 goals | Á. Rodríguez Henry 5 goals |
Independiente Medellín missing players
Deportivo Cali missing players
| Independiente Medellín | Deportivo Cali | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Drew | D | 2 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 6.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 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 | Atletico Nacional | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Envigado | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | America de Cali | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Alianza Petrolera | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Deportes Quindio | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Junior | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Deportivo Pereira | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Deportivo Cali | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Rionegro Aguilas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellín | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | La Equidad | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Atletico Huila | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Santa Fe | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | Once Caldas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 20 | Deportivo Pasto | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 2 |