- Team form: Once Caldas have won 3 of their last 5 matches (D1, L1).
- Recent run: America de Cali are undefeated in 5 (W2, D3).
Once Caldas on a roll
Manager and style
Once Caldas have been in good form in recent matches, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 in their last 5, and Hernan Herrera has done a good job in the White team since taking over as manager in October 2023. Once Caldas have been a compact, counterattacking and dangerous unit under his pragmatic, if unflashy, leadership and in their home matches they have tended to lock up the game early and then burst into life when opponents start to run out of ideas.
Key player and home record
Luis Gomez leads the scoring for Once Caldas in Primera A 2026 with 1 goal in 2 games and brings a different sort of cutting edge to the side, but the real key to their success has been scoring 2.00 goals per match at home in all competitions while conceding just 0.67. They have won 4 of their 6 games in front of their own fans in all competitions (D1, L1), so that's a pretty solid record to take into this week's matchup.
America de Cali can be involved in a tough game
Adrian Ramos is the top scorer for America de Cali in Primera A 2026 with 1 in 2 and his experience and quality could be a big boost to the cause here, but Once Caldas will match up well against this side.
The game is likely to be tight and tactical, so the best alternative is to bet on under 2.5 goals at 1.7.
- The last 3 meetings between these two have resulted in a split of 1 win apiece and 1 draw across Primera A 2026 and the recent run, and the overall head-to-head record suggests a close rather than a walkover game.
- America de Cali are unbeaten in their last 5 (W2, D3), so they have played some solid soccer of late and they dispatched Real Cartagena and Inter Bogota before drawing with Real Cartagena in Copa Colombia 2026.
- Once Caldas are the more likely winners, but the away side have enough form to suggest they could get something from the matchup, so the draw stands out a bit in the full-time result market with the draw at 3.3.
- The hosts are certainly a good bet to win at 2.0, while the away team are available at 3.7 and the draw is 3.3.
