Deportivo Pereira vs America de Cali Prediction: Can America Cali reach 1st place?

America de Cali will be traveling down to Pereira to play against Deportivo Pereira in round 15 of the Categoria Primera A. Deportivo Pereira 's last match ended in a painful loss to Sante Fe (1-0) while America de Cali continued its fine form and won against Atletico Nacional (4-1).

Betting tips and odds provided below.

Deportivo Pereira lost narrowly to Santa Fe in their last game. The first half was quite drab and there was no major event however, Santa Fe held control of the game for quite a long period of time. They had 58% of the possession in the half and won seven corners while Deportivo Pereira won just one! Both sides began to make changes and moves in the second half. A total of six yellow cards were shown, three to each team. The breakthrough in the game didn't come until the 90th minute. Carlos Ramirez fouled Enrique Serje inside the box and after a VAR review a penalty was awarded. Hugo Rodallega duly converted the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. Deportivo Pereira have just one win in their last five matches, losing three and drawing one. They have scored five goals and conceded seven goals during that period.

America Cali won emphatically against Atletico Nacional in the last round of games. Cristian Barrios kicked off the scoring in the 24th minute with a right footed shot from the right side of the box thanks to an assist from Carlos Darwin Quintero. The two players combined again and replicated a similar goal two minutes into added time of the first half (45+2). This time around, Cristian Barrios used his right foot to score the goal. Atletico Nacional made a few changes at half time in hopes of changing the game and it looked like it worked when Eric Ramirez won a penalty in the 75th minute. Alvaro Angulo took the penalty but it got saved! However, he was quick to react and poke home the rebound. The goal only proved to be a consolation when Victor Ibarbo headed home a corner to make it 3-1. The game was already sealed when Cristian Barrios won a spot kick that Edwin Cardona converted four minutes into added time (90+4) to make it 4-1. America de Cali are unbeaten in the last five games, winning four and drawing just one. They have scored 15 goals and conceded just three over that time period.

America de Cali are overwhelming favorites to win the game. They currently sit second on the Clausura table and are unbeaten in their last nine matches. The Head 2 Head favors them also as they have won 56% of matches between both teams. Deportivo Pereira are 18th on the league table and may sink further with a loss to America de Cali.