La Equidad vs Deportivo Cali Prediction: Can La Equidad reach 1st place in this round?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, La Equidad will face Deportivo Cali at Stadium Metropolitano de Techo in Bogotá. The home side head here after a win (1-2) against Millonarios. The visitors arrive here after a loss (0-1), against Once Caldas.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The La Equidad team comes to this game after another 1-2 victory against Millonarios. Despite the slight dominance of the Millonarios team, the La Equidad team always created the best scoring opportunities. The La Equidad team started well, taking the lead in the 22nd minute with an own goal from the Millonarios team. The Millonarios team would be able to equalize shortly after, in the 24th minute. The La Equidad team would create opportunities in the 1st half to take the lead, but would not be able to take advantage of them. In the 2nd half, the match would be divided until the La Equidad team reached 1-2, through a penalty, at 66'. From then on, Millonarios' team would be more dominant. Despite this dominance, the La Equidad team would not allow great scoring opportunities and would take the 3 points. With this result, the La Equidad team finds itself in 3rd place in the table, with 20 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 4 wins and 1 draw, having scored 9 goals and conceded 3. The team is in its 4th consecutive victory, having not conceded goals in 3 games.

The Deportivo Cali team comes to this game after a 0-1 defeat against Once Caldas. The 1st half would be dominated by the Deportivo Cali team, however, the best opportunities would be created by the Once Caldas team. Despite the opportunities created, the Once Caldas team wasted a lot and the game reached half-time tied. In the 2nd half, the Deportivo Cali team came out stronger again and dominated the match with numerous opportunities. But against the run of play, the Once Caldas team would be able to score in the 76th minute. Furthermore, shortly after 89' the team would still be reduced to 10 players. Even so, the Once Caldas team would be able to hold the advantage and take the 3 points. With this result, the Deportivo Cali team finds itself in 8th place in the table, with 14 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 2 wins and 3 losses, having scored 16 goals and conceded 12.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, La Equidad has won 1, and they drew another 4. Goals were scored in 3 of those 5 games, and with both teams scoring in all 3 of those matches.

La Equidad are favorites to win this match due to their recent form. Not many goals are expected as La Equidad is the best defense in the league.