Delightful dogfight as daring América de Cali duel with determined Deportivo Pereira

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Competition: Colombia Liga BetPlay
Competition: Fri 16.September
Match begins: 01:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero (35405 seats)

América de Cali are unlocking their away locker room to Deportivo Pereira for another key fixture following their 0-2 result against Independiente Medellin.

Insights:
  • América de Cali have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga BetPlay
  • Deportivo Pereira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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América de Cali form and stats

5-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga BetPlay numbers at home for América de Cali so far this season. When América de Cali hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Deportivo Pasto, Union Magdalena, Cortulua, América de Cali, Deportivo Cali and Patriotas Boyaca), they have won 2 of 4 matches! América are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

No payout for América de Cali in their previous match, an away game at Independiente Medellin that ended in defeat 0-2. This club enjoyed a ten league rounds long consecutive run without a defeat until that game! Ramos, who usually features in attack, was the highest rated performer for the team in that match, collecting a rating of 7.33 (out of 10). Ramos hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, América de Cali won a home game hosting Deportivo Cali (1-0).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does América de Cali handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

Not much happening? Looking at this team's last 11 league games, 10 have contained two goals or less.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga BetPlay game versus Patriotas Boyaca in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero.

The América fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. América de Cali has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.

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Deportivo Pereira form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Deportivo Pereira so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose). With three draws in a row for Deportivo Pereira the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Deportivo Pereira are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Junior. Castillo had red hot gloves after the game against Junior, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Castillo (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.64. Castillo topped it up with a clean sheet.

A draw for Pereira before that, at their own venue hosting Once Caldas (1-1).

We have checked recent matches where Deportivo Pereira have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 3 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Deportivo Pereira are hosting Rionegro Aguilas in the Liga BetPlay only four days away.

The visiting Deportivo Pereira have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, Pereira have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. When Deportivo Pereira is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Deportivo Pasto, Union Magdalena, Deportivo Pereira, Cortulua, Deportivo Cali and Patriotas Boyaca.

Head 2 Head

América have won at least one point in the last 5 games (3-2-0) versus Deportivo Pereira.

The newest recorded scoreline between these teams is the Deportivo Pereira - América de Cali 1-1 played not long ago this season. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

América de CaliG. Ramos Vásquez
G. Ramos Vásquez
9 goals
América de CaliD. Quiñónes Quiñónes
D. Quiñónes Quiñónes
4 goals
Deportivo PereiraB. Muñiz
B. Muñiz
3 goals

América de Cali missing players

Deportivo Pereira missing players

América de Cali Deportivo Pereira
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 14 4 Played P 4 14 30
10 8 2 Won W 1 3 10
10 4 2 Drew D 1 5 8
10 2 0 Lost L 2 6 12
30 21 4 Scored S 6 15 33
31 12 2 Conceded C 7 18 36
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
70% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 73%
23% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 47%
13% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 14% 10%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 7%
43% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 71% 60%
33% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 20%
30% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 27%
 
4 3.6 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.7 3.9
4.1 3.2 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.8 5
2.5 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.4 3
7 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
6.6 7.2 7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.4 7.5
3 3.9 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.8 4
33% 38% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 28% 28%
 
6.7 5.1 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 10.9 9.2
3.5 2.6 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.6 4.2
Key stats in Liga BetPlay this season:
  • América de Cali have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • América de Cali have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga BetPlay
  • América de Cali haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Deportivo Pereira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Millonarios 20 13 3 4 23 11 10 8 1 1 11 4 10 5 2 3 12 7 12 42
2 Deportes Tolima 20 12 4 4 29 14 10 6 1 3 16 10 10 6 3 1 13 4 15 40
3 Atletico Nacional 20 10 6 4 26 15 10 6 3 1 14 5 10 4 3 3 12 10 11 36
4 Independiente Medellin 20 10 4 6 25 19 10 8 2 0 16 2 10 2 2 6 9 17 6 34
5 Junior 20 10 2 8 30 21 10 8 1 1 22 9 10 2 1 7 8 12 9 32
6 Envigado 20 8 7 5 22 21 10 6 3 1 12 6 10 2 4 4 10 15 1 31
7 La Equidad 20 7 9 4 21 16 10 4 4 2 9 6 10 3 5 2 12 10 5 30
8 Atletico Bucaramanga 20 8 5 7 27 25 10 5 2 3 14 11 10 3 3 4 13 14 2 29
9 Alianza Petrolera 20 7 8 5 22 20 10 5 4 1 15 10 10 2 4 4 7 10 2 29
10 Santa Fe 20 7 6 7 29 26 10 6 1 3 16 9 10 1 5 4 13 17 3 27
11 Jaguares de Cordoba 20 8 3 9 26 29 10 7 1 2 17 9 10 1 2 7 9 20 -3 27
12 Once Caldas 20 6 8 6 18 18 10 4 4 2 12 8 10 2 4 4 6 10 0 26
13 Rionegro Aguilas 20 7 4 9 17 26 10 5 4 1 12 7 10 2 0 8 5 19 -9 25
14 Deportivo Pereira 20 6 5 9 21 26 10 4 2 4 10 12 10 2 3 5 11 14 -5 23
15 América de Cali 20 6 5 9 20 25 10 5 3 2 15 10 10 1 2 7 5 15 -5 23
16 Deportivo Pasto 20 5 7 8 16 20 10 2 5 3 12 12 10 3 2 5 4 8 -4 22
17 Patriotas Boyaca 20 5 6 9 19 23 10 3 3 4 11 10 10 2 3 5 8 13 -4 21
18 Cortulua 20 5 5 10 21 27 10 4 3 3 10 10 10 1 2 7 11 17 -6 20
19 Deportivo Cali 20 4 6 10 14 24 10 2 4 4 9 12 10 2 2 6 5 12 -10 18
20 Union Magdalena 20 2 5 13 8 28 10 2 3 5 5 14 10 0 2 8 3 14 -20 11