Deportivo Cali vs Once Caldas match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Deportivo Cali

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Competition: Colombia Liga BetPlay
Competition: Mon 17.October
Match begins: 22:35 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Deportivo Cali (52000 seats)

19th- against 12th spot might not sound all that hot. But: Here's the info that makes Deportivo Cali - Once Caldas (even) more entertaining!

Insights:
  • Deportivo Cali have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Liga BetPlay

The visiting Once Caldas played their last game only four days ago, a Liga BetPlay match.

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Deportivo Cali form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga BetPlay this season. Deportivo Cali have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estadio Deportivo Cali.

An away draw last time out for Cali, facing Rionegro Aguilas in a game that ended 2-2. Gutiérrez, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the top player for the team in that game, collecting a rating of 7.33 (out of 10). Gutiérrez scored one goal.

Before that, Deportivo Cali had a home game versus America de Cali which ended with a victory 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Deportivo Cali perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Deportivo Cali as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Deportivo Cali has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 5.

Deportivo Cali aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Deportivo Cali in the league, with only {9 goals} from 10 games. 12 goals have been conceded.

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Once Caldas form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Once Caldas so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose).

Caldas have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Eder Aleixo Chaux Ospina. It's been 232 minutes since they last conceded in Liga BetPlay.

Once Caldas had fun at their own home (Estadio Deportivo Cali) last time out, beating Atletico Nacional 1-0. Valle scored. Valle came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Atletico Nacional last time out, making the manager Hurtado feel like a tactical genius. Torijano, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Torijano won 2 of 2 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cortulua at their stadium, the result 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Once Caldas playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 2 Caldas wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 10 of this side's most recent 11 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

Deportivo Cali have managed a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (2-3-0) when playing Once Caldas.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Once Caldas - Cali 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

Once CaldasA. García Castillo
A. García Castillo
3 goals
Once CaldasD. Quiñonez Quiñonez
D. Quiñonez Quiñonez
1 goals

Deportivo Cali missing players

Once Caldas missing players

Deportivo Cali Once Caldas
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 7 18 37
6 4 0 Won W 2 4 13
12 8 4 Drew D 3 8 15
19 6 2 Lost L 2 6 9
34 20 6 Scored S 5 13 36
57 24 8 Conceded C 7 18 32
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 83% 89%
70% 72% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 61% 59%
38% 39% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 14% 22% 27%
19% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 6% 8%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 56% 83% BTTS BTTS 29% 44% 46%
16% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 43% 28% 32%
43% 28% 17% Failed to Score F T 43% 44% 32%
 
4.3 5.1 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 4.2 4.8
4.7 4.7 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.1 4.6 3.8
3 2.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.9 2.7
11 6 1 Red cards R C 1 5 6
 
6.5 7.7 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 6.1 8.3
3.5 3.9 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.8 4.1
27% 28% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 25% 24%
 
7.5 6.4 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6.4 6.8 6.9
4.1 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.1 3.3 3.2
Key stats in Liga BetPlay this season:
  • Deportivo Cali have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Deportivo Cali have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Liga BetPlay
  • Deportivo Cali have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in Liga BetPlay
  • Deportivo Cali have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Liga BetPlay
  • Deportivo Cali haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 America 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