Clausura - 16 · 25 October 2026, 00:15 UTC

Once Caldas vs Deportivo Pereira Primera A prediction

Estadio Palogrande, Manizales

Our model says: Once Caldas 1–0 Deportivo Pereira

The model makes it 58% Once Caldas, 26% draw, 16% Deportivo Pereira — fair odds of 1.72, 3.85 and 6.25. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0 (16%).

Expected goals: Once Caldas 1.73, Deportivo Pereira 0.65.

Both teams to score: 40%. Over 2.5 goals: 42%, under 2.5: 58%.

Model confidence: High.

One-sided: Once Caldas are clearly the stronger team on the model's ratings. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 68%, 20% were drawn and the underdog won 12%.

Published · updated

Key facts

  • Once Caldas are 10th on 16 points from 13 games; Deportivo Pereira are bottom on 9 points from 12 games — Primera A.
  • Once Caldas have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 1-0 win at home to Llaneros.
  • Deportivo Pereira have not won in their last 5 games, most recently a 0-0 draw at home to Deportivo Cali.
  • Last 6 meetings: Once Caldas 3 wins to 1, 2 draws; the most recent, 10 April 2026, ended Deportivo Pereira 0–0 Once Caldas.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: Once Caldas vs Deportivo Pereira

40%
Both teams to score
42%
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Once Caldas win Draw Deportivo Pereira win
  1. 1–016%
  2. 2–014%
  3. 1–111%
  4. 0–010%
  5. 2–19%
  6. 3–08%
  7. 0–15%

Scores read Once Caldas first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 27%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Once Caldas at 58% here. Across 3,660 settled matches (as of 14 October 2026), 872 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 55.5% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.5%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into Once Caldas vs Deportivo Pereira

Once Caldas

  • W1-0Llaneros10 October 2026
  • D1-1away to Internacional de Bogota4 October 2026
  • L1-3Bucaramanga26 September 2026
  • L0-1away to Deportivo Pasto20 September 2026
  • W1-0Deportes Tolima16 September 2026

Deportivo Pereira

  • D0-0Deportivo Cali10 October 2026
  • L0-4away to Cucuta4 October 2026
  • L1-2Santa Fe29 September 2026
  • D0-0Internacional de Bogota26 September 2026
  • D2-2away to Águilas Doradas18 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Primera A table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
10Once Caldas134451616016
20Deportivo Pereira12165717-109

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

Deportivo Pereira

Chance to finish in the bottom three · 68% today

Win 45%
Draw 63%
Defeat 74%

From our Primera A season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.

Head-to-head: Once Caldas vs Deportivo Pereira

  • 10 April 2026Deportivo Pereira 0–0 Once CaldasPrimera A
  • 6 September 2025Once Caldas 1–0 Deportivo PereiraPrimera A
  • 3 August 2025Deportivo Pereira 2–1 Once CaldasPrimera A
  • 22 March 2025Deportivo Pereira 1–1 Once CaldasPrimera A
  • 20 February 2025Once Caldas 3–1 Deportivo PereiraPrimera A
  • 3 September 2024Deportivo Pereira 0–1 Once CaldasPrimera A

Leading scorers: Once Caldas and Deportivo Pereira

Once Caldas

GoalsAssists

  • D. Moreno151
  • J. Zapata112

Deportivo Pereira

No player in Primera A's leading scorers — 7 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

The two sides

Once Caldas carry a model rating of 6.48 against 6.18 for Deportivo Pereira. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 1.73 goals for Once Caldas and 0.65 for Deportivo Pereira. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Once Caldas rate 0.68 in attack and 1.42 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Deportivo Pereira rate 0.45 and 1.75.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,774 correct results out of 3,712 settled predictions (48%), with 376 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Once Caldas the highest probability at 58%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.73 expected goals for Once Caldas against 0.65 for Deportivo Pereira. Once Caldas's attack/defence rating is 0.68/1.42 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.45/1.75 for Deportivo Pereira.

Season stats

Once CaldasDeportivo Pereira
34Matches30
12W 14D 8LRecord2W 12D 16L
49 1.4 per gameGoals scored22 0.7 per game
41 1.2 per gameGoals conceded49 1.6 per game
6 of 34Clean sheets6 of 30
5 of 34Failed to score16 of 30
4 of 5Penalties scored3 of 4
89 2.6 per gameYellow cards79 2.6 per game
4Red cards8
4-1-4-1 12×Usual shape5-3-2 10×

Once Caldas at home · Deportivo Pereira away

17Played16
9W 3D 5LRecord1W 6D 9L
29–21Goals for – against10–27
4 of 17Clean sheets2 of 16

League matches only, Primera A, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Primera A matches this season: Once Caldas 34, Deportivo Pereira 30.

Once Caldas scored 11276912
Deportivo Pereira conceded 6671197

Once Caldas score most often in the 76–90 minute window (12 goals); Deportivo Pereira have let in 7 there.

Deportivo Pereira scored 323553
Once Caldas conceded 5777610

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 3 matches, by difficulty

Once Caldas

Deportivo Pereira

  • vs Jaguares30 Oct · Primera Awin 38%
  • vs Deportes Tolima3 Nov · Primera Awin 26%
  • at Atletico Nacional7 Nov · Primera Awin 8%

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.