Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Once Caldas (5th, 33 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Deportivo Cali (8th, 12 pts). On recent form Once Caldas sat only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Once Caldas ran at 1.63 scored and 1.16 conceded, Deportivo Cali at 1.38 and 1.
Deportivo Cali had not won in 5 games.
10 meetings are on record — 5 won by Once Caldas, 2 by Deportivo Cali, 3 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 30% of the meetings went to the host.
With 59 matches recorded and 2.3 yellow cards per game, E. Trujillo Castro was the man in the middle. The match was played at Estadio Palogrande (capacity 36,553). On the scoreboard, Deportivo Cali led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Once Caldas: Jefry Zapata (50') · Deportivo Cali: Nicolás Benedetti (12'), Juan Dinenno (83')
Key stats
Possession: Once Caldas 63% · Deportivo Cali 37% · Total shots: 28-12 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 5-0