Deportivo Pereira vs America Cali Prediction: Can Deportivo Pereira return to victories?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Deportivo Pereira will face America Cali at Stadium Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira. The home side head here after a draw (3-3) against Junior. The visitors arrive here after a draw (1-1), against Jaguares Cordoba.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Deportivo Pereira team comes into this game after a 3-3 draw against Junior Barranquilla. It would be a game with two distinct parts. In the first half, the teams would be able to create a large number of opportunities, but especially the Deportivo Pereira team would fail a lot when it came to finishing. Junior's team would create fewer opportunities but finish the opportunities created well, with goals in the 13th minute and 35th minutes. In the 2nd half, there would be far fewer opportunities, however, the finishing rates of both teams were higher. The Deportivo Pereira team started the match well, making it 1-2 after 48 minutes. And shortly after, at 52' the team would reach a draw. Deportivo Pereira's team would be reduced to 10 players at 77', but would still be able to reach 3-2 at 82'. When everything pointed to a victory for the Deportivo Pereira team, Junior's team reached a draw at 90+6'. With this result, the Deportivo Pereira team is now in 3rd place in the table, with 17 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 4 wins and 1 draw, with a record of 14 goals scored and 10 conceded.

The America Cali team comes into this game after a 1-1 draw against Jaguares Cordoba. This was a very open game with good opportunities for both teams, with the number of goals still lacking compared to the opportunities created. The first half would be more dominated by the America Cali team, with more ball possession and better goal opportunities. However, both teams would only be able to get one shot on target, which demonstrates the good defensive organization of both. In the second half, playing with the support of their fans, the Jaguares Cordoba team would be more dominant in terms of ball possession. Still, it would be the America Cali team that would create the best scoring opportunities. Both teams were accumulating wasted opportunities. The first goal would arrive from the Jaguares Cordoba team in the 84th minute. However, they would not be able to manage the advantage, and the America Cali team would end up scoring the equalizer shortly after, in the 88th minute. Neither team would still be able to score the winning goal and the points would be shared. With this result, the America Cali team is in 16th place, with 9 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 3 draws, and 2 defeats, having scored 8 goals and conceded 8.

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

Deportivo Pereira are clear favorites to win this match, as they are playing at home and in a good moment of form.