Deportivo Cali vs Patriotas Prediction: Will Deportivo Cali finally return to win at home?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Deportivo Cali will face Patriotas at Stadium Deportivo Cali in Palmira. The home side head here after a loss (2-0) against La Equidad. The visitors arrive here also after a loss (0-2), against Dep. Pereira.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Deportivo Cali team comes into this game after a 2-0 loss against La Equidad. Once again, the La Equidad team demonstrated its excellent effectiveness. It was an open and well-played game. The La Equidad team entered the match a lot, scoring 1-0 at 21' and reaching 2-0 shortly after, at 25'. The match would see great dominance by the Deportivo Cali team from that moment on, with the La Equidad team adopting a defensive posture. The Deportivo Cali team would create lots of opportunities in both the 1st and 2nd half, but the team would fail when it came to finishing. With this result, the Deportivo Cali team finds itself in 10th place in the table, with 14 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 2 wins and 5 losses, having scored 16 goals and conceded 14.

The Patriotas team arrives at this game after a 2-0 defeat against Deportivo Pereira. Contrary to expectations, it would be the Patriotas team who would dominate much of the match, both in terms of ball possession and opportunities created. Despite this, Pereira's team demonstrated excellent efficiency. In one of the few opportunities in the first half, the team reached 0-1 at 21', converting a penalty. In addition to the opportunities created, the Patriotas team would also waste a penalty in the 40th minute. In the second half, Pereira's team came out better again and made it 0-2 at 61'. Despite the great dominance of the Patriotas team, the team was unable to create any scoring opportunities in the second half, thanks to the excellent defensive work of Pereira's team. With this result, the Patriotas team remains in last place in the table, with just 5 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 win and 4 losses, having scored just 1 goal and conceded 12. The Patriotas team's biggest problem continues to be the team's finishing, which is unable to convert the opportunities created.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Deportivo Cali has won 3, Patriotas has won 1, and they drew another. Goals were scored in 4 of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in none of those matches.

Despite their form, Deportivo Cali are favorites to this match due to the lack of results of Patriotas.