Colombia - Categoria Primera AEstadio Deportivo CaliData current as of August 30, 2026

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Deportivo Cali vs Atlético Bucaramanga: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Deportivo Cali plays Atlético Bucaramanga in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The game is scheduled for August 31, 2026. Venue: Estadio Deportivo Cali.

Recent form

Deportivo Cali has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Atlético Bucaramanga has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Deportivo Cali scores 1.13 goals per game and allows 0.88. Atlético Bucaramanga scores 1.33 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.49 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 42% of Deportivo Cali's games and 50% of Atlético Bucaramanga's. The Over 2.5 rates are 29% and 46%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 1.37 per game. Deportivo Cali takes 13.1 shots per game, while Atlético Bucaramanga takes 12.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Deportivo Cali leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Atlético Bucaramanga leads at halftime in 21% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Deportivo Cali's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (8 goals). For Atlético Bucaramanga, it is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Categoria Primera A games average 2.49 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 45% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 2 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.00)
(3.00)
(3.60)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
1.13Goals scored / game1.33
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
0.88Goals allowed / game1
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
51%Average possession51%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
4.04Shots on target / game4.08
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.08Shots per game12.79
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
4.04Shots on target4.08
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
8.6%Shot conversion10.4%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
51%Possession51%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
1.37xG for1.38
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
1.11xG against1.07
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

Shooting quality

Deportivo Cali: BalancedAtlético Bucaramanga: Balanced
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
Accuracy (shots on target)31%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Atlético Bucaramanga is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Deportivo Cali · 1.8 pts / game - Atlético Bucaramanga

Deportivo Cali
WLWDL
Season result split
38% W29% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-7-8
1.42 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-5-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WDWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Atlético Bucaramanga
WDDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
29% W46% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-11-6
1.33 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-5
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LLWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Atlético Bucaramanga is 18% better for: goals scored per game.

1.13 goals / game - Deportivo Cali · 1.33 goals / game - Atlético Bucaramanga

Deportivo Cali is 14% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.88 goals / game - Deportivo Cali · 1 goals / game - Atlético Bucaramanga

Deportivo Cali scoring profile: strong

Deportivo Cali scores in 71% of games (17 of 24 meczów), while Atlético Bucaramanga keeps a clean sheet in 38% (9 of 24 meczów).

Atlético Bucaramanga scoring profile: strong

Atlético Bucaramanga scores in 67% of games (16 of 24 meczów), while Deportivo Cali keeps a clean sheet in 38% (9 of 24 meczów).

27Goals scored (season)32
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
21Goals conceded (season)24
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
2Average goals per game2.33
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
7Goals scored (last 5)6
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal67%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
33%2 goals33%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
8%3 goals17%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
0%4 goals8%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal63%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
21%2 goals38%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
4%3 goals0%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
0%4 goals0%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
Atlético Bucaramanga - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 24 meczów
53%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time29%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
4%BTTS in both halves13%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
21%Scored in both halves25%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
40%BTTS - last 560%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

54%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time4%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Deportivo Cali is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / game - Deportivo Cali · 1.21 pts / game - Atlético Bucaramanga

Deportivo Cali - half-time state
29% leading50% draw21% trailing
Atlético Bucaramanga - half-time state
21% leading58% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per game (1st half)1.21
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
0.71Average goals (1st half)1.17
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
71%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
67%No goal before half-time54%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

After half-time (2nd half)

1.42Points per game (2nd half)1.21
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
1.29Average goals (2nd half)1.17
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
50%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga
42%No goal after half-time54%
Deportivo CaliAtlético Bucaramanga

Deportivo Cali - second-half results

38% W29% R33% P
33
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding131%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Atlético Bucaramanga - second-half results

21% W58% R21% P
29
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Deportivo Cali - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Atlético Bucaramanga - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.40
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Deportivo Cali
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
2
1
16-30
5
5
31-45
6
3
46-60
8
7
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Atlético Bucaramanga
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
6
4
16-30
8
6
31-45
4
4
46-60
5
2
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
87%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Deportivo Cali

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

Atlético Bucaramanga

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
137%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Categoria Primera A).

Teams vs league

Deportivo CaliLigaAtlético Bucaramanga
Average goals per game 2.002.49 2.33
Both teams scored 42%53% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%45% 46%
Clean sheets 38%28% 38%
Goal before half-time 54%67% 67%
Goal after half-time 83%79% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.49
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / game
0.97
Away goals / game
+57%
Home attack advantage
+36%
Home defensive advantage
+23%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Deportivo Cali's perspective: 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses against Atlético Bucaramanga. Games average 1.67 goals, and both teams scored in 33% of them.

Atlético Bucaramanga
0 : 0
Deportivo Cali
CA Bucaramanga
2 : 3
Asociación Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali
0 : 0
CA Bucaramanga

FAQ

When do Deportivo Cali and Atlético Bucaramanga play?

Deportivo Cali face Atlético Bucaramanga on August 31, 2026 in Categoria Primera A at Estadio Deportivo Cali. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Deportivo Cali and Atlético Bucaramanga?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Deportivo Cali won 1, Atlético Bucaramanga won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Deportivo Cali vs Atlético Bucaramanga?

Deportivo Cali score 1.13 goals per game on average and Atlético Bucaramanga 1.33. The Categoria Primera A average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Deportivo Cali's matches and 50% of Atlético Bucaramanga's.

What form are Deportivo Cali and Atlético Bucaramanga in?

Over the last 5 games Deportivo Cali have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Atlético Bucaramanga 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Deportivo Cali vs Atlético Bucaramanga?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.