Millonarios vs Once Caldas Prediction: Can Millonarios finally return to victories after such a disappointing loss?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Millonarios will face Once Caldas at Stadium El Campín in Bogotá. The home side head here after a surprising loss (1-0) against Patriotas. The visitors arrive here also after a loss (1-2), against Deportivo Pereira.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Millonarios (LLWWL)

The Millonarios team arrives at this game after a surprising 1-0 loss against Patriotas. Surprisingly, it would be the Patriotas team who would take over the game from the beginning, with more possession of the ball and more scoring opportunities. Despite this, the opportunities created by Millonarios would be fewer but more dangerous. In the second half, Millonarios' team entered the match better, managing to take over the game. The team would create lots of opportunities, but it would be the Patriotas team that reached 1-0, in the 68th minute. Shortly afterward, the Patriotas team would be reduced to 10 players, with Alarcon being sent off in the 72nd minute. Despite this, the Patriotas team would be able to hold on to the result until the end and take the 3 points. This is a true disappointing loss against a team that failed to score in the competition so far and hadn’t had any victory prior to this one. With this result, the Millonarios team is now in 11th place, with 11 points. In the last 5 games, the team recorded 2 wins, and 3 defeats, having a record of 8 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Once Caldas (LLWDD)

The Once Caldas team comes into this game after a 1-2 defeat against Deportivo Pereira. The Once Caldas team started the match very badly, conceding 2 goals in less than 7 minutes after the start of the match, at 2' and 7'. After that, the Once Caldas team would take over the game in search of reducing the result. The team would still be able to create plenty of opportunities in the first half, however, of the 10 goal attempts, only 3 ended with shots on goal. In the 2nd half, the Once Caldas team would be much superior, taking over the game from the beginning and ending the 2nd half with an incredible 63% of ball possession. The team would be capable of creating countless opportunities, as can be seen in the xG of 1.62. However, the team would fail a lot when it came to finishing and would only manage to reduce it to 1-2 at 90+1'. With this result, the Once Caldas team is now in 14th place, with 9 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 defeats, having scored 6 goals and conceded 9.

Extra Betting Tips

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Millonarios has won 3 and Once Caldas has won 2. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in just 2 of those matches.

It’s hard to predict a winner in this matchup as both teams are going through a hard time. Still, goes are expected from both teams.