Match Report
Deportivo Cali went into the game 13th in the table on 24 points; Unión Magdalena sat 15th on 21 — a 3-point gap. Deportivo Cali had been under-performing their position — 50th on five-round form against 13th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Deportivo Cali 0.7 scored and 0.85 conceded per game, Unión Magdalena 1.1 and 1.6, with the league averaging 1.15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Deportivo Cali, 0 for Unión Magdalena and 3 drawn, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
Estadio Deportivo Cali in Palmira, capacity 52,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Deportivo Cali led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Cali: Andrey Estupiñán (6'), Johan Martinez (64'), Johan Martinez (46') · Unión Magdalena: Ricardo Márquez (81')