Colombia - Categoria Primera AData current as of September 13, 2026

Deportivo Cali vs Fortaleza CEIF: match statistics

165%(1.67)
X25%(3.30)
210%(4.60)

Deportivo Cali showcases impressive home form with a 75% win rate and a +6 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts have won 3 of their last 4 home matches, keeping clean sheets in 75% of games and conceding an average of just 0.25 goals per match. Fortaleza CEIF have not won any away match this season (0% Win%), displaying a poor run of four matches without a win on the road. The visitors concede an average of 2.25 goals in away matches with a negative goal difference of -5, which represents a clear advantage for the hosts. The advantage in ball possession (57% vs 52%), higher shot conversion rate (14% vs 8%), and better xG statistics (1.32 vs 1.26) further support a confident victory for Deportivo Cali.

Deportivo Cali vs Fortaleza CEIF: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Deportivo Cali played against Fortaleza CEIF in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The game was played on March 1, 2026. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Deportivo Cali has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Fortaleza CEIF has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Deportivo Cali scores 1.25 goals per game and allows 0.88. Fortaleza CEIF scores 1.13 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.63 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Deportivo Cali's games and 75% of Fortaleza CEIF's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 38%, compared with league averages of 59% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Fortaleza CEIF has the higher season xG average, 1.45 to 1.29 per game. Deportivo Cali takes 12.3 shots per game, while Fortaleza CEIF takes 13.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Deportivo Cali leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.75 goals per game after halftime. Fortaleza CEIF leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.88 after halftime.

When the teams score

Deportivo Cali's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (3 goals). For Fortaleza CEIF, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Categoria Primera A games average 2.63 goals. Both teams score in 59% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Deportivo Cali showcases impressive home form with a 75% win rate and a +6 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts have won 3 of their last 4 home matches, keeping clean sheets in 75% of games and conceding an average of just 0.25 goals per match. Fortaleza CEIF have not won any away match this season (0% Win%), displaying a poor run of four matches without a win on the road. The visitors concede an average of 2.25 goals in away matches with a negative goal difference of -5, which represents a clear advantage for the hosts. The advantage in ball possession (57% vs 52%), higher shot conversion rate (14% vs 8%), and better xG statistics (1.32 vs 1.26) further support a confident victory for Deportivo Cali.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

43Possession (%)57
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
13Shots13
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
2Shots on target3
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
1.05xG1.2
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
6Corners5
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
11Dangerous attacks21
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
14Fouls8
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
1Cards3
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

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 CaliFortaleza CEIF
1.25Goals scored / game1.13
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
0.88Goals allowed / game1.5
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
53%Average possession55%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
4.25Shots on target / game4.25
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.25Shots per game13.88
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
4.25Shots on target4.25
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
10.2%Shot conversion8.1%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
53%Possession55%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
1.29xG for1.45
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
1.12xG against0.99
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

Shooting quality

Deportivo Cali: BalancedFortaleza CEIF: Balanced
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
Accuracy (shots on target)35%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.27

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.

Deportivo Cali is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Deportivo Cali · 1 pts / game - Fortaleza CEIF

Deportivo Cali
WDLWD
Season result split
38% W25% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-3
1.38 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-0
Last 5 at home
3-1-0
WWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Fortaleza CEIF
DDLWL
Season result split
25% W50% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-2
1.25 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-2
Last 5 away
0-2-2
DDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Deportivo Cali is 11% better for: goals scored per game.

1.25 goals / game - Deportivo Cali · 1.13 goals / game - Fortaleza CEIF

Deportivo Cali is 70% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.88 goals / game - Deportivo Cali · 1.5 goals / game - Fortaleza CEIF

Deportivo Cali scoring profile: strong

Deportivo Cali scores in 63% of games (5 of 8 meczów), while Fortaleza CEIF keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 meczów).

Fortaleza CEIF scoring profile: strong

Fortaleza CEIF scores in 88% of games (7 of 8 meczów), while Deportivo Cali keeps a clean sheet in 50% (4 of 8 meczów).

10Goals scored (season)9
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
7Goals conceded (season)12
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
2.13Average goals per game2.63
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
3Goals conceded (last 5)11
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal88%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
38%2 goals25%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
25%3 goals0%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
0%4 goals0%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal75%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
25%2 goals25%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
13%3 goals25%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
0%4 goals25%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

* 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.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time25%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
13%BTTS in both halves13%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
38%Scored in both halves25%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
20%BTTS - last 5100%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

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.

1st half

38%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

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 138% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - Deportivo Cali · 0.63 pts / game - Fortaleza CEIF

Deportivo Cali - half-time state
25% leading75% draw0% trailing
Fortaleza CEIF - half-time state
0% leading63% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)0.63
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.25
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
0.13Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
0.63Average goals (1st half)0.88
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
88%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
63%No goal before half-time75%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per game (2nd half)1.75
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.75
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
50%Clean sheet after half-time63%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF
38%No goal after half-time13%
Deportivo CaliFortaleza CEIF

Deportivo Cali - second-half results

38% W25% D38% L
12
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Fortaleza CEIF - second-half results

50% W25% D25% L
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.63
PPG before half-time
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.

Deportivo Cali - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.60
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Fortaleza CEIF - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.40
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.81.4
Average goals per game1.22.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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
1
0
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
2
1
46-60
3
4
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Fortaleza CEIF
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
2
16-30
0
1
31-45
2
3
46-60
0
2
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - 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

2.38
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-37%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 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.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

Fortaleza CEIF

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.83
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
56% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
56%

* 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 CaliLigaFortaleza CEIF
Average goals per game 2.132.63 2.63
Both teams scored 38%59% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%54% 38%
Clean sheets 50%25% 25%
Goal before half-time 38%66% 63%
Goal after half-time 75%78% 88%

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

2.63
Average goals per game
59%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / game
1.04
Away goals / game
+53%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defensive advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Deportivo CaliGoalAvilés Hurtado Herrera
  2. Deportivo CaliYellow cardMatías Yuseth Orozco López
  3. Fortaleza CEIFYellow cardKevin Adrián Balanta Carabalí
  4. Fortaleza CEIFYellow cardJhon Harold Balanta Carabalí
  5. Fortaleza CEIFYellow cardDavid Esteban Ramírez Pïsciotti

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

7.63Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins38%Draws25%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Deportivo Cali's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Fortaleza CEIF. Games average 1.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Asociación Deportivo Cali
1 : 1
Fortaleza CEIF FC
Fortaleza CEIF FC
1 : 0
Asociación Deportivo Cali

FAQ

What was the result of Deportivo Cali vs Fortaleza CEIF?

The Categoria Primera A match finished Deportivo Cali 1:1 Fortaleza CEIF. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Deportivo Cali and Fortaleza CEIF?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Deportivo Cali won 0, Fortaleza CEIF won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Deportivo Cali vs Fortaleza CEIF?

Deportivo Cali score 1.25 goals per game on average and Fortaleza CEIF 1.13. The Categoria Primera A average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Deportivo Cali's matches and 75% of Fortaleza CEIF's.

What form are Deportivo Cali and Fortaleza CEIF in?

Over the last 5 games Deportivo Cali have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Fortaleza CEIF 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Deportivo Cali vs Fortaleza CEIF?

The statistical background for Deportivo Cali vs Fortaleza CEIF — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.