Once Caldas clashes with América de Cali in Liga BetPlay confrontation

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Competition: Colombia Liga BetPlay
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Palogrande (36553 seats)

Once Caldas have won 26 points performing as the team playing at home. América de Cali have 23 points playing the role of visitors. Are we looking at a home win?

Insights:
  • Once Caldas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • América de Cali have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Liga BetPlay

There have been limited time to rest for the hosting team, as they featured in a Liga BetPlay fixture only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Deportivo Pasto, so at least Caldas are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Once Caldas form and stats

The overall Liga BetPlay results at home this season for Once Caldas are 4-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Once Caldas faced defeat in their previous match, away at Deportivo Pasto (0-2). Up until that match this team had gone eight consecutive league meetings without being beaten.

Before that, Caldas drew at home versus Patriotas Boyaca.

This is expected to be a close game, with Once Caldas perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Once Caldas as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Once Caldas has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Once Caldas has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. From these home matches, Once Caldas have conceded only 8 goals.

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América de Cali form and stats

América de Cali have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Liga BetPlay, after 1-2-7 (10 played). It's three draws from América's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

América de Cali won their last game, 2-1 versus Junior FC played at home. Midfield player Sierra was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.05/10. Sierra scored one goal.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus La Equidad that ended 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by América in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for América de Cali, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

A tale of few goals? 10 of this team's most recent 12 league fixtures have had zero, one or two goals.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from América de Cali's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 10 matches. América's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

América de Cali have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (2-2-0) versus Once Caldas.

América de Cali - Once Caldas 2-0 was the story when these two participants previously did battle, some time ago this season. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be "violent", 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

Once Caldas missing players

América de Cali missing players

Once Caldas América de Cali
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 7 Played P 4 13 26
9 6 3 Won W 0 1 8
12 6 3 Drew D 3 5 9
7 2 1 Lost L 1 7 9
29 18 8 Scored S 2 6 26
27 11 4 Conceded C 4 16 28
89% 93% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 85% 92%
68% 64% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 69%
32% 36% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 15% 27%
11% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
50% 50% 43% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 46%
29% 36% 43% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 31%
32% 21% 29% Failed to Score F T 50% 54% 31%
 
4.9 5.6 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.2 3.8
3.9 2.6 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.9 4.1
2.8 2.4 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.6
5 0 0 Red cards R C 2 6 7
 
8.6 11.2 13.9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 5.4 5.9
4.2 5.4 6.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.2 3
25% 24% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 21% 33%
 
6.4 6.2 6.1 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 7.5 6.3
3.1 2.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.5 3.6
Key stats in Liga BetPlay this season:
  • América de Cali have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • América de Cali have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Liga BetPlay
  • América de Cali have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga BetPlay
  • Once Caldas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Once Caldas have scored at least twice as many goals at home as América de Cali have scored away.
  • Once Caldas have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 Medellín 20 10 4 6 25 19 10 8 2 0 16 2 10 2 2 6 9 17 6 34
5 Junior FC 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 Unión Magdalena 20 2 5 13 8 28 10 2 3 5 5 14 10 0 2 8 3 14 -20 11