Llaneros vs America de Cali Prediction & Betting Tips

Form: America Look Sharper

Over their last 20 matches across competitions, America de Cali have won 11, drawn 6 and lost just 3, scoring 33 and conceding 16. That includes a run of three wins in their last five outings, plus a 7-0 win over Chico and a 4-2 win over Junior along the way.

Llaneros: 20 completed matches; America de Cali: 20 completed matches.

Llaneros

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

23

Difference

0

America de Cali

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

16

Difference

+17

Llaneros have been more up and down. In the same length of sample they've won 8, drawn 5 and lost 7, with 23 scored and 21 conceded. Their last five have brought a home win over Atletico Nacional but also three separate defeats, each by a single goal.

America's underlying numbers are the stronger of the two, though Llaneros' recent losses have generally been close rather than one-sided.

Comparative Team Statistics: Llaneros vs America de Cali

Head-to-Head: Recent History Says Tight

The last three meetings between these sides produced two goalless draws and one high-scoring 4-3 win for America de Cali. Go back further and there are two more draws from their Primera B days a decade ago.

None of that guarantees anything for this fixture, but it does suggest these two don't always follow the pattern their current form might imply.

Standings: Depends Which Table You Look At

One set of standings has America de Cali 4th with 33 points from 19 matches, and Llaneros down in 14th with 22 points from the same number of games. A separate, shorter table shows America top of their section with 24 points from just 11 games, while Llaneros sit 9th on 14 points from 10.

Either way, America de Cali finish above Llaneros, and by some distance in the longer version.

Players to Watch

America de Cali's threat is well spread. Y. Guzmán has 18 goals in 29 appearances this season, and R. Carrascal has chipped in with 9 assists from 30 games, on top of Guzmán's own 4 assists.

Llaneros:

Penalty cards:

D. Quintero x 3 x 1

J. Vásquez x 1 x 11

F. Meza x 1 x 7

America de Cali:

Best scorers:

Y. Guzmán - 18

Best assist providers:

R. Carrascal - 9

Y. Guzmán - 4

Penalty cards:

J. Escobar x 1 x 15

R. Carrascal x 12

On the disciplinary side, Llaneros' D. Quintero has picked up two red cards in just 17 matches, alongside J. Vásquez's 10 yellows in 27. Escobar and Carrascal for America have both racked up double-figure yellow cards too, so this looks like a fixture where cards could be a live theme.

Quintero's red-card record is worth noting if he's involved.