Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Deportivo Cali & Millonarios face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Sudamericana. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Cali nor Millonarios 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
Action has already taken place for Cali in Copa Sudamericana as they have defeated Millonarios and River Plate to reach the 2nd Round. Deportivo Cali participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the 2nd round and lost against Peñarol.Deportivo Cali have performed here at Estadio Deportivo Cali this season with 5 wins from 9 Primera A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. On the other hand, in the Copa Sudamericana, Deportivo Cali has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Cali's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Deportes Tolima. A strong away win before that one, visiting Millonarios and winning 2-1.
The manager A. Arias Sánchez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Once Caldas in only four days.
A decent goal production from Cali in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Cali have conceded 9 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Millonarios form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Deportivo Cali and Always Ready in order to reach 2nd Round of Copa Sudamericana. Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 8th finals against Santa Fe.There's been little loot from Millonarios's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Primera A. Millonarios only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 5 draws. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Sudamericana stats, they have 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away.
Millonarios are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Primera A against Atletico Nacional. The game before that, in the Copa Sudamericana, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Deportivo Cali.
Millonarios delivered their win in the match against Atletico Nacional already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
The schedule is very tough for Millonarios now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primera A game at America de Cali is waiting in only three days.
Millonarios are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Millonarios's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Millonarios - Deportivo Cali 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Cali won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Millonarios has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  A. Palavecino 9 goals |  C. Arango Duque 6 goals | J. Pereira Díaz 4 goals |
Deportivo Cali missing players
Millonarios missing players
| Deportivo Cali | Millonarios | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 11 | 27 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 31 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 171 | 86 | Total Shots | T S | 60 | 144 | ||
| 87 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 76 | ||
| 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Deportivo Pasto | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | America de Cali | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Junior | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Atletico Nacional | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Once Caldas | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | La Equidad | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Rionegro Aguilas | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Millonarios | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Envigado | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Alianza Petrolera | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Independiente Medellin | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Cucuta Deportivo | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Boyaca Chico | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 12 |
| 20 | Patriotas Boyaca | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 10 |