Primera A · 2026

Once Caldas 1–2 Deportivo Cali · Primera A

1–2Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

Deportivo Cali won 1–2.

Shots
2812
Shots on target
96
Expected goals
1.840.6
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Deportivo Cali beat Once Caldas 2–1. Recorded in this match (Once Caldas – Deportivo Cali): shots 28–12, shots on target 9–6, expected goals 1.84–0.6, possession 62%–38%. 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.

Once Caldas's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Once Caldas's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.55 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 for1 goal/match1.55 goals/match1.27 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Deportivo Cali.

8.09 days ▲Rest daysOnce Caldas · Deportivo Cali2.92 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricOnce CaldasDeportivo CaliBaseline
Rest days8.09 days2.92 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots28 shots12 shotsOnce Caldas 28 shots, Deportivo Cali 12 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots6 shotsOnce Caldas 9 shots, Deportivo Cali 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.84 xG0.6 xGOnce Caldas 1.84 xG, Deportivo Cali 0.6 xG
  • Possession62%38%Once Caldas 62%, Deportivo Cali 38%
  • Corners5 corners0 cornersOnce Caldas 5 corners, Deportivo Cali 0 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls8 foulsOnce Caldas 16 fouls, Deportivo Cali 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsOnce Caldas 2 cards, Deportivo Cali 3 cards
  • Passes503 passes308 passesOnce Caldas 503 passes, Deportivo Cali 308 passes
  • Pass accuracy83.7%75.7%Once Caldas 83.7%, Deportivo Cali 75.7%
  • Shots inside box13 shots6 shotsOnce Caldas 13 shots, Deportivo Cali 6 shots
  • Blocked shots7 blocks3 blocksOnce Caldas 7 blocks, Deportivo Cali 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves8 savesOnce Caldas 4 saves, Deportivo Cali 8 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides0 offsidesOnce Caldas 2 offsides, Deportivo Cali 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Once Caldas
0Draws
0Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali — Once Caldas · Primera A0–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Once Caldas favored in 7 of 13 directional metrics · Deportivo Cali in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Once Caldas29 matchesDeportivo Cali27 matches
1.55 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/271.15 goals/match
1.24 goals/matchGoals allowed29/27▲ 0.89 goals/match
1.1 xG/match ▲Expected goals26/231.02 xG/match
15.2 shots/match ▲Shots29/2712.6 shots/match
5.72 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/274.07 shots/match
54.4% ●Possession29/2750.5%
5.24 corners/match ●Corners29/274.44 corners/match
3 cards/matchCards7/84.38 cards/match
10.3 fouls/matchFouls29/2714.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples29 / 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, 14 Sept 2026, 03:10 UTC · analysis-v4

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