América de Cali vs Atlético Nacional: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

América de Cali played Atlético Nacional in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The match was played on 8 December 2025. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

América de Cali: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Atlético Nacional: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

América de Cali scores 1.25 and concedes 0.86 goals per match. Atlético Nacional scores 1.67 and concedes 1.06. League average: 2.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: América de Cali 43%, Atlético Nacional 59%. Over 2.5: América de Cali 35%, Atlético Nacional 59%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Atlético Nacional has higher xG: 1.67 vs 1.47. América de Cali: 13.8 shots per match, Atlético Nacional: 16.0.

Match halves

América de Cali: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.76. Atlético Nacional: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 0.76.

Goals by minute

América de Cali: 76-90+ (15 goals). Atlético Nacional: 31-45+ (21 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Categoria Primera A: 2.30 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-2. Average goals 1.33, BTTS 33%.

Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
12Shots17
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
4Shots on target5
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
1.21xG1.72
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
5Corners4
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
23Dangerous attacks41
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
17Fouls11
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
5Cards2
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

América de CaliAtlético Nacional
1.25Goals scored / match1.67
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
0.86Goals conceded / match1.06
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
53%Average possession57%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
4.61Shots on target / match5.49
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.76Shots per match16
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
4.61Shots on target5.49
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
9.1%Shot conversion10.4%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
53%Possession57%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
1.47xG for1.67
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
1.32xG against1.18
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

Shooting quality

América de Cali: BalancedAtlético Nacional: Dominant
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
Accuracy (shots on target)34%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.30

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Atlético Nacional is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - América de Cali · 1.6 pts / match - Atlético Nacional

América de Cali
LDWDL
Season result split
43% W31% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
22-16-13
1.61 pts / match · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
15-8-2
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.98Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Atlético Nacional
WDDLW
Season result split
47% W31% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
24-16-11
1.73 pts / match · goal difference +31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-11-7
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 60%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.

Atlético Nacional is 34% better for: goals scored per match.

1.25 goals / match - América de Cali · 1.67 goals / match - Atlético Nacional

América de Cali is 23% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.86 goals / match - América de Cali · 1.06 goals / match - Atlético Nacional

América de Cali scoring profile: strong

América de Cali scores in 73% of matches (37 of 51 matches), while Atlético Nacional keeps a clean sheet in 33% (17 of 51 matches).

Atlético Nacional scoring profile: strong

Atlético Nacional scores in 80% of matches (41 of 51 matches), while América de Cali keeps a clean sheet in 41% (21 of 51 matches).

64Goals scored (season)85
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
44Goals conceded (season)54
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
2.12Average goals in match2.73
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
5Goals scored (last 5)5
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal80%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
37%2 goals49%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
12%3 goals24%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
4%4 goals10%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal67%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
20%2 goals29%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
8%3 goals10%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
0%4 goals0%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

43%
América de Cali - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.22 of 51 matches
59%
Atlético Nacional - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.30 of 51 matches
46%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time25%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
4%BTTS in both halves4%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
24%Scored in both halves35%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
80%BTTS - last 560%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

59%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Atlético Nacional is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - América de Cali · 1.73 pts / match - Atlético Nacional

América de Cali - half-time state
27% leading51% draw22% trailing
Atlético Nacional - half-time state
45% leading37% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1.73
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
0.49Goals scored (1st half)0.9
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
0.88Average goals (1st half)1.43
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
67%Clean sheet before half-time63%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
59%No goal before half-time37%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per match (2nd half)1.59
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
1.24Average goals (2nd half)1.24
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
61%Clean sheet after half-time61%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional
45%No goal after half-time47%
América de CaliAtlético Nacional

América de Cali - second-half results

33% W47% D20% L
68
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
75
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding159%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Atlético Nacional - second-half results

39% W41% D20% L
88
Half-time points
46
Half-time goals
+19
Goal difference (1st half)
81
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding104%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

América de Cali - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Atlético Nacional - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.61.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

América de Cali
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
9
6
16-30
9
10
31-45
12
6
46-60
12
10
61-75
15
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

Atlético Nacional
ScoredConceded
13
12
0-15
12
3
16-30
21
15
31-45
16
12
46-60
8
3
61-75
15
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (21 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-45%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

América de Cali

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-21.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Atlético Nacional

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-21.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
172%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

América de CaliLigaAtlético Nacional
Average goals in match 2.122.30 2.73
Both teams scored 43%46% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%43% 59%
Clean sheets 41%33% 33%
Goal before half-time 59%65% 75%
Goal after half-time 71%69% 71%

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

2.30
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
0.97
Away goals / match
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
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. América de CaliYellow cardJan Fanc Lucumií González
  2. Atlético NacionalGoalAndrés Felipe Román Mosquera
  3. América de CaliYellow cardJosen David Escobar del Duca
  4. América de CaliYellow cardDylan Felipe Borrero Caicedo
  5. Atlético NacionalYellow cardCamilo Damián Cándido Aquino
  6. Atlético NacionalSubstitutionOn: Edwin Andrés Cardona BedoyaOff: Elkin José Rivero Almario
  7. América de CaliSubstitutionOn: Brayan CorreaOff: Omar Andrés Bertel Vergara
  8. América de CaliGoalDylan Felipe Borrero Caicedo
  9. Atlético NacionalSubstitutionOn: Juan Francisco BauzaOff: Marlos Moreno Durán
  10. América de CaliYellow cardNicolás Hernández Rodríguez
  11. América de CaliYellow cardRafael Andrés Carrascal Avilez
  12. Atlético NacionalYellow cardJuan Francisco Bauza

Referee and managers

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

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): América de Cali 0 - 1 - 2 Atlético Nacional. Average goals 1.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Club Atlético Nacional SA
1 : 0
Sociedad Anónima Deportiva América SA
Sociedad Anónima Deportiva América SA
1 : 1
Club Atlético Nacional SA
Club Atlético Nacional SA
1 : 0
Sociedad Anónima Deportiva América SA

FAQ

What was the result of América de Cali vs Atlético Nacional?

The Categoria Primera A match finished América de Cali 3:2 Atlético Nacional. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between América de Cali and Atlético Nacional?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches América de Cali won 0, Atlético Nacional won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before América de Cali vs Atlético Nacional?

América de Cali score 1.25 goals per game on average and Atlético Nacional 1.67. The Categoria Primera A average is 2.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 43% of América de Cali's matches and 59% of Atlético Nacional's.

What form are América de Cali and Atlético Nacional in?

Over the last 5 games América de Cali have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Atlético Nacional 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for América de Cali vs Atlético Nacional?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for América de Cali vs Atlético Nacional: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.