America de Cali vs Independiente Medellin Prediction

Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Santiago de Cali·Jose Alexander Ortiz Novoa 12/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
78%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.19
SignalHIGHModel50%SurpriseMediumGap-6.1%
America de Cali Rest
7 days
Independiente Medellin Rest
6 days

America de Cali vs Independiente Medellin: the result in context

Independiente Medellin beat America de Cali 2-1 in the Primera A on 12 Oct 2026. That went against recent form: America de Cali had won 3 of their previous five, compared with 1 for Independiente Medellin.

Their 10 previous meetings averaged 2.6 goals, with both teams scoring in 7 of them. Referee Jose Alexander Ortiz Novoa averages 6.94 cards a game, 0.82 more than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
53%1.78
X
26%3.48
2
21%4.46
Double Chance
1X
79%1.19
X2
47%1.98
Both Teams to Score
Yes
52%1.83
No
48%1.87
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.67 + 1.08 = 2.75
Over 1.5
74%1.29
Over 2.5
50%1.94
Over 3.5
29%3.25
Under 1.5
26%3.30
Under 2.5
50%1.80
Under 3.5
71%1.29
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.4 + 4.3 = 9.7
Over 8.5
60%1.76
Over 9.5
48%2.18
Over 10.5
36%2.92
Under 8.5
40%1.96
Under 9.5
52%1.58
Under 10.5
64%1.32
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.4 + 3.1 = 5.5
Over 3.5
80%-
Over 4.5
64%-
Under 3.5
20%-
Under 4.5
36%-

Match Events

7'Luis QuiñonesAssist: Yeison Guzmán
11'Goal confirmedJhon Palacios
24'Luis EscorciaAssist: Daniel Cataño
37'Mateo Castillo INYani Quintero out
42'Dany RoseroDissent
45'Jhon Palacios INMarlon Torres out
45+2'Dany Rosero
52'Rafael CarrascalDissent
52'Penalty cancelledYeison Guzmán
64'Halam Stiven Loboa DiazFoul
66'Yony González INJohn Montano out
70'Daniel Cataño INKeiner David Klinger Vasquez out
70'Halam Stiven Loboa Diaz INBaldomero Perlaza out
72'Tomás Ángel INJan Lucumi out
80'John MontanoFoul
81'Yeison Guzmán INDaniel Valencia out
84'Carlos Alberto Lucumi GonzalezAssist: Frank Fabra
85'Luis Escorcia INKevin Andres Mantilla Camargo out
85'Carlos Alberto Lucumi Gonzalez INEnzo Miguel·Larrosa Martinez out
87'Baldomero PerlazaFoul

Lineups

America de Cali
4-2-3-1Coach: D. González
Independiente Medellin
4-4-2Coach: L. Perea
Avg rating6.37
Avg rating6.68
Jean5.81Jean
M. Castillo6.113M. Castillo
C. Tovar6.624C. Tovar
D. Rosero5.43D. Rosero
M. Mina6.214M. Mina
R. Carrascal6.315R. Carrascal
J. Escobar6.25J. Escobar
L. Quiñones8.223L. Quiñones
Y. Guzmán7.010Y. Guzmán
T. Palacios6.188T. Palacios
T. Ángel6.521T. Ángel
E. Chaux6.925E. Chaux
E. Mena6.326E. Mena
L. Escorcia7.239L. Escorcia
J. Varela6.75J. Varela
F. Fabra8.018F. Fabra
H. Palacios6.130H. Palacios
H. Loboa6.616H. Loboa
D. Moreno6.46D. Moreno
Y. González6.411Y. González
D. Cataño6.810D. Cataño
C. Lucumi8.032C. Lucumi

America de Cali Substitutes

17J. Lucumí72'for Tomás Ángel6.4
36Jhordy Camacho
30O. Bertel
29C. Amu
12J. Montoya
18Y. Quintero37'for Mateo Castillo5.9
2M. Torres45'for Jhon Palacios6.4
77E. Tortolero
9J. Valencia81'for Yeison Guzmán6.5

Independiente Medellin Substitutes

19A. Simarra
24N. Erazo
1S. Ichazo
34K. Klinger70'for Daniel Cataño6.5
90E. Larrosa85'for Carlos Alberto Lucumi Gonzalez6.5
4K. Mantilla85'for Luis Escorcia6.3
20J. Montaño66'for Yony González80'6.1
31D. Moreno
14B. Perlaza70'for Halam Stiven Loboa Diaz87'6.2

Match Stats

America de CaliIndependiente Medellin
51%Ball Possession49%
2Corner Kicks7
1Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
12Total Shots14
3Shots on Goal4
5Shots off Goal8
6Shots Inside Box9
6Shots Outside Box5
4Blocked Shots2
9Fouls10
1Offsides2
2Goalkeeper Saves2
408Total Passes374
345Passes Accurate324
10Free Kicks9

Team Comparison

America de CaliAmerica de Cali
Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin
1683Elo Rating 1589
1.97Attack 1.13
2.22Defense 1.13
58%Hit Rate 19%
14.2Shots per Game 12.6
4.4Shots on Target 3.9
6.1Corners per Game 4.3
2.2Cards per Game 3.2

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend70% in H2H
📊Home Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

America de CaliAmerica de Cali
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1.1 vs 0.8 in second half)
Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.8 vs 0.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

America de CaliAmerica de Cali4Wins · 40%
Draws330%
Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin3Wins · 30%
2.6Avg Goals
70%Both teams scored7 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

Primera A31/03/2026
Independiente MedellinAmerica de Cali
21
Primera A02/12/2025
Independiente MedellinAmerica de Cali
11
Primera A28/11/2025
America de CaliIndependiente Medellin
21
Primera A14/11/2025
Independiente MedellinAmerica de Cali
30
Primera A20/06/2025
America de CaliIndependiente Medellin
11
Primera A01/06/2025
Independiente MedellinAmerica de Cali
11
Primera A25/05/2025
America de CaliIndependiente Medellin
20
Primera A16/10/2024
America de CaliIndependiente Medellin
10
Primera A02/04/2024
Independiente MedellinAmerica de Cali
14
Primera A07/12/2023
Independiente MedellinAmerica de Cali
21

Recent Form

Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin
4W2D4L
06/10/2026
Independiente MedellinSanta Fe
01
L
30/09/2026
Independiente MedellinMillonarios
22
D
27/09/2026
JuniorIndependiente Medellin
20
L
23/09/2026
Independiente MedellinJaguares
21
W
18/09/2026
BucaramangaIndependiente Medellin
22
D
13/09/2026
ChicoIndependiente Medellin
21
L
10/09/2026
Deportivo PastoIndependiente Medellin
14
W
04/09/2026
Deportivo PereiraIndependiente Medellin
03
W
30/08/2026
Independiente MedellinLlaneros
21
W
23/08/2026
Independiente MedellinCucuta
01
L

Referee Profile

Jose Alexander Ortiz Novoa31 matches

6.94Cards per match
6.19Yellow cards per match
0.74Red cards per match
23.4Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Jose Alexander Ortiz Novoa6.94
Other referees6.12

6.94 cards a match, 0.82 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (6.12).

Cards come from 31 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Primera A 2026

Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional19131535:15+2040WDWWL
2JuniorJunior19112631:24+735LWWLW
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto19104529:25+434DLWWL
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali19103625:15+1033LWLDW
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1989231:22+933DDDLD
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1987427:17+1031LDWWD
7Santa FeSanta Fe1978429:22+729LWWDD
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1977526:26028WDLLD
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1976620:16+427DWWLD
10MillonariosMillonarios1975731:23+826DLDWW
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1975726:24+226LDWLW
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1975720:25-526WLWDL
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1958626:20+623LLLDD
14LlanerosLlaneros19410517:20-322DWDDD
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1957722:27-522DDLLL
16JaguaresJaguares19531120:33-1318WLDLL
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1938813:27-1417WDLWW
18ChicoChico19521215:32-1717LWLDL
19CucutaCucuta1937922:35-1316DWDDL
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira19171115:32-1710LLLDD
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1935:1540
2JuniorJunior1931:2435
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1929:2534
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali1925:1533
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1931:2233
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1927:1731
7Santa FeSanta Fe1929:2229
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1926:2628
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1920:1627
10MillonariosMillonarios1931:2326
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1926:2426
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1920:2526
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1926:2023
14LlanerosLlaneros1917:2022
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1922:2722
16JaguaresJaguares1920:3318
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1913:2717
18ChicoChico1915:3217
19CucutaCucuta1922:3516
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1915:3210

Clausura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional15102330:13+1732WDWWL
2America de CaliAmerica de Cali1594229:11+1831LWLDW
3Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1686224:10+1430DWWLD
4MillonariosMillonarios1668224:14+1026DLDWW
5BucaramangaBucaramanga1467122:13+925LLLDD
6Santa FeSanta Fe1474321:14+725LWWDD
7Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1572622:21+123LDWLW
8Once CaldasOnce Caldas1656520:18+221DDDLD
9CucutaCucuta1563618:22-421DWDDL
10Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1655618:19-120LDWWD
11Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1547419:20-119WLWDL
12Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1553716:26-1018WDLWW
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1638518:22-417WDLLD
14LlanerosLlaneros1652916:21-517DWDDD
15JuniorJunior1536620:23-315LWWLW
16ChicoChico1543812:25-1315LWLDL
17Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1528511:19-814LLLDD
18JaguaresJaguares1534817:28-1113WLDLL
19Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1519516:22-612DDLLL
20Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1533910:22-1212DLWWL
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1530:1332
2America de CaliAmerica de Cali1529:1131
3Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1624:1030
4MillonariosMillonarios1624:1426
5BucaramangaBucaramanga1422:1325
6Santa FeSanta Fe1421:1425
7Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1522:2123
8Once CaldasOnce Caldas1620:1821
9CucutaCucuta1518:2221
10Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1618:1920
11Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1519:2019
12Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1516:2618
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1618:2217
14LlanerosLlaneros1616:2117
15JuniorJunior1520:2315
16ChicoChico1512:2515
17Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1511:1914
18JaguaresJaguares1517:2813
19Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1516:2212
20Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1510:2212

About the America de Cali vs Independiente Medellin forecast

The forecasts for this Primera A match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

America de Cali and Independiente Medellin in the Primera A table

In the Primera A table, America de Cali are 4th and Independiente Medellin 11th, 7 points apart. League goal record so far: America de Cali 25-15, Independiente Medellin 26-24. The full standings are on the Primera A Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.