Deportivo Cali vs Cucuta Prediction

Deportivo Cali
3-0
Finished
HT 1-0
Cucuta
Estadio Deportivo Cali, Palmira·Carlos Ortega 20/09/2026

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
61%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.47
SignalNEUTRALModel64%SurpriseMediumGap-6.8%
Value Analysis
52%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
2.05
SignalNEUTRALModel52%SurpriseMediumGap+3.6%
Deportivo Cali Rest
6 days
Cucuta Rest
5 days

Deportivo Cali vs Cucuta: the result in context

Deportivo Cali beat Cucuta 3-0 in the Primera A on 20 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
64%1.47
X
22%3.97
2
14%7.00
Double Chance
1X
86%1.10
X2
36%2.50
Both Teams to Score
Yes
47%2.15
No
53%1.62
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.89 + 0.77 = 2.66
Over 1.5
72%1.31
Over 2.5
50%2.05
Over 3.5
29%3.50
Under 1.5
28%3.25
Under 2.5
50%1.75
Under 3.5
71%1.25
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.2 + 3.7 = 8.9
Over 8.5
50%1.68
Over 9.5
40%2.12
Over 10.5
31%2.85
Under 8.5
50%2.06
Under 9.5
60%1.60
Under 10.5
69%1.34
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 2.6 = 4.7
Over 3.5
70%-
Over 4.5
51%-
Under 3.5
30%-
Under 4.5
49%-

Match Events

39'Eduard BelloAssist: Nicolás Benedetti
45'Victor Mejia INLeider Berdugo out
45'Jhon Quinones INHernán Lópes out
45'Nicolás Benedetti INAvilés Hurtado out
52'Eduard BelloAssist: Edwin Velasco
62'Johan Martinez INEmanuel Reynoso out
62'Juan Dinenno INSteven Rodríguez out
64'Juan Ceballos INKevin Londoño out
68'Eduard Bello INAlexis Castillo Manyoma out
72'Diego CalcaterraFoul
73'Yair Abonia INJ. Manyoma out
77'Edwin VelascoFoul
77'Kevin Zapata INDayan David Pérez Gélvez out
84'Steven RodríguezAssist: Leyser Chaverra Renteria
84'Steven Rodríguez
87'Gustavo Cuéllar INSantiago Andrés Martínez Silvera out
90+2'Brayan MontanoFoul

Lineups

Deportivo Cali
4-2-3-1Coach: R. Dudamel
Cucuta
5-3-2Coach: N. Chiesa
Avg rating7.27
Avg rating6.02
P. Gallese7.21P. Gallese
F. Viáfara7.127F. Viáfara
J. Caldera7.512J. Caldera
Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador7.64F. Antonio Álvarez Amador
E. Velasco7.428E. Velasco
G. Cuéllar7.05G. Cuéllar
L. Chaverra7.715L. Chaverra
J. Martínez6.719J. Martínez
N. Benedetti7.721N. Benedetti
E. Bello9.120E. Bello
J. Dinenno6.99J. Dinenno
F. Abadía5.612F. Abadía
Y. Abonía5.326Y. Abonía
D. Calcaterra5.93D. Calcaterra
J. Quiñónes6.24J. Quiñónes
B. Montaño5.830B. Montaño
K. Tamayo6.314K. Tamayo
J. Ceballos6.08J. Ceballos
V. Mejía6.45V. Mejía
Neneco6.777Neneco
J. Peralta6.19J. Peralta
G. Torres6.511G. Torres

Deportivo Cali Substitutes

26J. Tello
43Santiago Martinez87'for Gustavo Cuéllar6.6
18A. Hurtado45'for Nicolás Benedetti6.8
14A. Castillo Manyoma68'for Eduard Bello6.9
10E. Reynoso62'for Johan Martinez6.9
38A. Rodríguez
23S. Rodríguez62'for Juan Dinenno84'84'7.2
16K. Sandoval
29Kevin Caicedo

Cucuta Substitutes

17L. Ochoa
20D. Gelvez77'for Kevin Zapata6.4
1J. Ramírez
13Breyner Rodríguez
2H. Lópes45'for Jhon Quinones5.7
7J. Manyoma73'for Yair Abonia 5.8
16K. Londoño64'for Juan Ceballos5.4
10L. Berdugo45'for Victor Mejia6.2
27M. Duarte

Match Stats

Deportivo CaliCucuta
52%Ball Possession48%
5Corner Kicks1
2Yellow Cards2
17Total Shots5
7Shots on Goal2
6Shots off Goal3
11Shots Inside Box1
6Shots Outside Box4
4Blocked Shots0
10Fouls9
4Offsides0
2Goalkeeper Saves3
459Total Passes424
396Passes Accurate344
9Free Kicks9

Team Comparison

Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali
CucutaCucuta
1668Elo Rating 1504
1.35Attack 0.77
2.77Defense 1.96
46%Hit Rate 58%
12.0Shots per Game 10.4
5.4Shots on Target 3.5
4.0Corners per Game 4.7
1.3Cards per Game 1.6

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+164 Elo
📉Home Underperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Starts fast: scores more in 1st half (0.9 vs 0.5 in second half)
CucutaCucuta
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 1st half, then tightens up after the break

Head to Head

1 previous meeting, all competitions

Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1Wins · 100%
Draws00%
CucutaCucuta0Wins · 0%
2.0Avg Goals
0%Both teams scored0 of 1
0%3+ goals0 of 1

Previous meetings

Primera A14/03/2026
CucutaDeportivo Cali
02

Referee Profile

Carlos Ortega75 matches

6.40Cards per match
5.88Yellow cards per match
0.52Red cards per match
23.5Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Carlos Ortega6.40
Other referees6.02

6.40 cards a match, 0.38 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (6.02).

Cards come from 75 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Primera A 2026

Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional19131535:15+2040LWWWD
2JuniorJunior19112631:24+735WDWWL
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto19104529:25+434LLWWD
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali19103625:15+1033LWWLW
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1989231:22+933DWDDD
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1987427:17+1031LWLDW
7Santa FeSanta Fe1978429:22+729WWWDD
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1977526:26028LWLWD
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1976620:16+427WLDWW
10MillonariosMillonarios1975731:23+826WLDLD
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1975726:24+226WWWLD
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1975720:25-526DLLWL
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1958626:20+623DLWLL
14LlanerosLlaneros19410517:20-322LDLDW
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1957722:27-522LLWDD
16JaguaresJaguares19531120:33-1318DLLWL
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1938813:27-1417DLLWD
18ChicoChico19521215:32-1717WLLWL
19CucutaCucuta1937922:35-1316DLWDW
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira19171115:32-1710WLDLL
#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 Nacional18123337:17+2039LWWWD
2Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1897226:10+1634WLDWW
3Santa FeSanta Fe19104530:18+1234WWWDD
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali1896329:15+1433LWWLW
5BucaramangaBucaramanga1888230:17+1332DLWLL
6Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1892728:25+329WWWLD
7MillonariosMillonarios1869325:16+927WLDLD
8Once CaldasOnce Caldas1876522:18+427DWDDD
9Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1875623:21+226LWLDW
10Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1867522:21+125DLLWL
11LlanerosLlaneros1973921:24-324LDLDW
12CucutaCucuta1873819:26-724DLWDW
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1958625:25023LWLWD
14JuniorJunior1957726:27-122WDWWL
15ChicoChico1955915:29-1420WLLWL
16Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar18531018:31-1318DLLWD
17Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1838716:26-1017WLDLL
18Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto19431213:30-1715LLWWD
19JaguaresJaguares18341117:35-1813DLLWL
20Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1819817:28-1112LLWDD
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1837:1739
2Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1826:1034
3Santa FeSanta Fe1930:1834
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali1829:1533
5BucaramangaBucaramanga1830:1732
6Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1828:2529
7MillonariosMillonarios1825:1627
8Once CaldasOnce Caldas1822:1827
9Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1823:2126
10Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1822:2125
11LlanerosLlaneros1921:2424
12CucutaCucuta1819:2624
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1925:2523
14JuniorJunior1926:2722
15ChicoChico1915:2920
16Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1818:3118
17Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1816:2617
18Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1913:3015
19JaguaresJaguares1817:3513
20Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1817:2812

About the Deportivo Cali vs Cucuta 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 is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

Deportivo Cali and Cucuta in the Primera A table

In the Primera A table, Deportivo Cali are 9th and Cucuta 19th, 11 points apart. League goal record so far: Deportivo Cali 20-16, Cucuta 22-35. The full standings are on the Primera A Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Deportivo Cali and Cucuta have met only 1 time recently, with 2.0 goals in that meeting. 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.