Colombia - Categoria Primera AEstadio PalograndeData current as of September 13, 2026

Once Caldas vs Deportivo Cali: match statistics

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Once Caldas vs Deportivo Cali: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Once Caldas plays Deportivo Cali in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The game is scheduled for September 13, 2026. Venue: Estadio Palogrande.

Recent form

Once Caldas has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Deportivo Cali has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Once Caldas scores 1.57 goals per game and allows 1.21. Deportivo Cali scores 1.12 and allows 0.88. Games in this league average 2.55 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 75% of Once Caldas's games and 46% of Deportivo Cali's. The Over 2.5 rates are 46% and 27%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Once Caldas has the higher season xG average, 1.64 to 1.37 per game. Once Caldas takes 14.9 shots per game, while Deportivo Cali takes 13.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Once Caldas leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.89 goals per game after halftime. Deportivo Cali leads at halftime in 31% and scores 0.69 after halftime.

When the teams score

Once Caldas's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (14 goals). For Deportivo Cali, it is minutes 61-75 (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Categoria Primera A games average 2.55 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Before kickoff

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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.

Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
1.57Goals scored / game1.12
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
1.21Goals allowed / game0.88
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
53%Average possession52%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
5.64Shots on target / game4.08
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.93Shots per game13
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
5.64Shots on target4.08
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
10.5%Shot conversion8.6%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
53%Possession52%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
1.64xG for1.37
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
1.37xG against1.14
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

Shooting quality

Once Caldas: AttackingDeportivo Cali: Balanced
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
Accuracy (shots on target)38%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.27

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 20% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Once Caldas · 1.2 pts / game - Deportivo Cali

Once Caldas
LDDWL
Season result split
36% W46% D18% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-13-5
1.54 pts / game · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-3-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Deportivo Cali
WDLDD
Season result split
35% W35% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-8
1.38 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-7
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Once Caldas is 40% better for: goals scored per game.

1.57 goals / game - Once Caldas · 1.12 goals / game - Deportivo Cali

Deportivo Cali is 38% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.21 goals / game - Once Caldas · 0.88 goals / game - Deportivo Cali

Once Caldas scoring profile: very strong

Once Caldas scores in 86% of games (24 of 28 meczów), while Deportivo Cali keeps a clean sheet in 35% (9 of 26 meczów).

Deportivo Cali scoring profile: very strong

Deportivo Cali scores in 73% of games (19 of 26 meczów), while Once Caldas keeps a clean sheet in 14% (4 of 28 meczów).

44Goals scored (season)29
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
34Goals conceded (season)23
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
2.79Average goals per game2
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
4Goals scored (last 5)7
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal73%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
43%2 goals31%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
14%3 goals8%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
11%4 goals0%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal65%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
29%2 goals19%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
4%3 goals4%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
4%4 goals0%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

* 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.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

32%BTTS at half-time8%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
7%BTTS in both halves4%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
32%Scored in both halves19%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS23%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
60%BTTS - last 580%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time54%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time12%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
54%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

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 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / game - Once Caldas · 1.42 pts / game - Deportivo Cali

Once Caldas - half-time state
25% leading57% draw18% trailing
Deportivo Cali - half-time state
31% leading50% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per game (1st half)1.42
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.42
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
0.54Goals conceded (1st half)0.27
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
1.21Average goals (1st half)0.69
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
50%Clean sheet before half-time73%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
50%No goal before half-time65%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per game (2nd half)1.35
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
0.89Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.31
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
50%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali
32%No goal after half-time42%
Once CaldasDeportivo Cali

Once Caldas - second-half results

29% W57% D14% L
37
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding144%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Deportivo Cali - second-half results

35% W31% D35% L
37
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 35%. 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.

Once Caldas - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.20
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Deportivo Cali - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Once Caldas
ScoredConceded
9
2
0-15
2
6
16-30
8
7
31-45
4
5
46-60
7
6
61-75
14
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.39
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-30%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Once Caldas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Deportivo Cali

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
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.
-11.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.26
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.
58%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

Once CaldasLigaDeportivo Cali
Average goals per game 2.792.55 2.00
Both teams scored 75%55% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%47% 27%
Clean sheets 14%26% 35%
Goal before half-time 68%67% 54%
Goal after half-time 71%79% 85%

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

2.55
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / game
1.03
Away goals / game
+49%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defensive advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Once Caldas's perspective: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Deportivo Cali. Games average 1.67 goals, and both teams scored in 33% of them.

Deportivo Cali
0 : 2
Once Caldas
Asociación Deportivo Cali
1 : 1
Once Caldas SA
Once Caldas SA
1 : 0
Asociación Deportivo Cali

FAQ

When do Once Caldas and Deportivo Cali play?

Once Caldas face Deportivo Cali on September 13, 2026 in Categoria Primera A at Estadio Palogrande. 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 Once Caldas and Deportivo Cali?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Once Caldas vs Deportivo Cali?

Once Caldas score 1.57 goals per game on average and Deportivo Cali 1.12. The Categoria Primera A average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Once Caldas's matches and 46% of Deportivo Cali's.

What form are Once Caldas and Deportivo Cali in?

Over the last 5 games Once Caldas have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Deportivo Cali 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Once Caldas vs Deportivo Cali?

The statistical background for Once Caldas vs Deportivo Cali — 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.