Primera A · 2026

América de Cali 1–0 Atlético Nacional · Primera A

1–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

América de Cali won 1–0.

Shots
1316
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
0.820.73
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

América de Cali beat Atlético Nacional 1–0. Recorded in this match (América de Cali – Atlético Nacional): shots 13–16, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 0.82–0.73, possession 38%–62%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

América de Cali's recent record differs from the season

moderate

América de Cali's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.48 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.48 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for América de Cali.

3.99 days ▲Rest daysAmérica de Cali · Atlético Nacional7.19 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAmérica de CaliAtlético NacionalBaseline
Rest days3.99 days7.19 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Atlético Nacional have a visible away split

moderate

Atlético Nacional's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

12.6 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season16.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.6 shots/match16.4 shots/match12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots16 shotsAmérica de Cali 13 shots, Atlético Nacional 16 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsAmérica de Cali 6 shots, Atlético Nacional 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.82 xG0.73 xGAmérica de Cali 0.82 xG, Atlético Nacional 0.73 xG
  • Possession38%62%América de Cali 38%, Atlético Nacional 62%
  • Corners2 corners13 cornersAmérica de Cali 2 corners, Atlético Nacional 13 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls17 foulsAmérica de Cali 15 fouls, Atlético Nacional 17 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0América de Cali
0Draws
1Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional — América de Cali · Primera A2–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: América de Cali favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · Atlético Nacional in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

América de Cali25 matchesAtlético Nacional27 matches
1.48 goals/matchGoals scored25/27▲ 1.93 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed25/270.81 goals/match
1.13 xG/matchExpected goals22/27▲ 1.53 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots25/27▲ 16.4 shots/match
4.64 shots/matchShots on target25/27▲ 6.04 shots/match
54.5%Possession25/27● 56.5%
3.68 corners/matchCorners25/27● 5.22 corners/match
3.63 cards/matchCards8/64 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls25/2711.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples25 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 10 Aug 2026, 05:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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