Colombia - Categoria Primera AEstadio PalograndeData current as of 23 July 2026

Once Caldas vs Cúcuta Deportivo: match statistics

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

Key match information

Once Caldas play Cúcuta Deportivo in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The match date is 27 July 2026 at 03:15. Venue: Estadio Palogrande.

Current form

Once Caldas: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Cúcuta Deportivo: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Once Caldas scores 1.57 and concedes 1.19 goals per match. Cúcuta Deportivo scores 1.16 and concedes 1.84. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Once Caldas 76%, Cúcuta Deportivo 63%. Over 2.5: Once Caldas 48%, Cúcuta Deportivo 53%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Once Caldas has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.02. Once Caldas: 14.3 shots per match, Cúcuta Deportivo: 8.7.

Match halves

Once Caldas: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.86. Cúcuta Deportivo: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Once Caldas: 76-90+ (9 goals). Cúcuta Deportivo: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Categoria Primera A: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.69)
(3.18)
(6.00)

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.

Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
1.57Goals scored / match1.16
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
1.19Goals conceded / match1.84
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
53%Average possession46%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
5.52Shots on target / match3.53
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.33Shots per match8.74
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
5.52Shots on target3.53
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
11%Shot conversion13.3%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
53%Possession46%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
1.59xG for1.02
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
1.4xG against1.71
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

Shooting quality

Once Caldas: AttackingCúcuta Deportivo: Counter-attacking
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
Accuracy (shots on target)39%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Once Caldas is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Once Caldas · 1 pts / match - Cúcuta Deportivo

Once Caldas
WDWLD
Season result split
38% W48% R14% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-10-3
1.62 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Cúcuta Deportivo
DWLDL
Season result split
16% W37% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-9
0.84 pts / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-4-6
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.96Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 20%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.

Once Caldas is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

1.57 goals / match - Once Caldas · 1.16 goals / match - Cúcuta Deportivo

Once Caldas is 55% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.19 goals / match - Once Caldas · 1.84 goals / match - Cúcuta Deportivo

Once Caldas scoring profile: very strong

Once Caldas scores in 90% of matches (19 of 21 matches), while Cúcuta Deportivo keeps a clean sheet in 16% (3 of 19 matches).

Cúcuta Deportivo scoring profile: very strong

Cúcuta Deportivo scores in 74% of matches (14 of 19 matches), while Once Caldas keeps a clean sheet in 19% (4 of 21 matches).

33Goals scored (season)22
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
25Goals conceded (season)35
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
2.76Average goals in match3
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
7Goals scored (last 5)3
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal74%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
43%2 goals37%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
14%3 goals5%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
10%4 goals0%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal84%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
29%2 goals68%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
5%3 goals21%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
5%4 goals5%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

* 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.

63%
Cúcuta Deportivo - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 19 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time42%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
10%BTTS in both halves11%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
33%Scored in both halves21%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
60%BTTS - last 520%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

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.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

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.

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

1.43 pts / match - Once Caldas · 1.32 pts / match - Cúcuta Deportivo

Once Caldas - half-time state
29% leading57% draw14% trailing
Cúcuta Deportivo - half-time state
26% leading53% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per match (1st half)1.32
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.68
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.74
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
1.19Average goals (1st half)1.42
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
52%Clean sheet before half-time42%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
43%No goal before half-time37%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)0.84
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)1.11
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.58
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
52%Clean sheet after half-time32%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo
33%No goal after half-time68%
Once CaldasCúcuta Deportivo

Once Caldas - second-half results

24% W62% R14% P
30
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding131%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cúcuta Deportivo - second-half results

16% W37% R47% P
25
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding62%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 16%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Once Caldas - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Cúcuta Deportivo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Once Caldas
ScoredConceded
6
0
0-15
2
5
16-30
7
5
31-45
3
5
46-60
6
3
61-75
9
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Cúcuta Deportivo
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
4
5
16-30
6
5
31-45
2
9
46-60
4
2
61-75
3
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.88
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Once Caldas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Cúcuta Deportivo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.69
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.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

Once CaldasLigaCúcuta Deportivo
Average goals in match 2.762.53 3.00
Both teams scored 76%53% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%48% 53%
Clean sheets 19%27% 16%
Goal before half-time 71%70% 79%
Goal after half-time 67%78% 79%

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

2.53
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / match
0.96
Away goals / match
+64%
Home attack advantage
+39%
Home defence advantage
+27%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Once Caldas 1 - 0 - 0 Cúcuta Deportivo. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Once Caldas and Cúcuta Deportivo play?

Once Caldas face Cúcuta Deportivo on 27 July 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 do the goal statistics show before Once Caldas vs Cúcuta Deportivo?

Once Caldas score 1.57 goals per game on average and Cúcuta Deportivo 1.16. The Categoria Primera A average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 76% of Once Caldas's matches and 63% of Cúcuta Deportivo's.

What form are Once Caldas and Cúcuta Deportivo in?

Over the last 5 games Once Caldas have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Cúcuta Deportivo 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

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