Llaneros host Santa Fe in Colombia's Primera A. Santa Fe have generally been the more consistent side this season, juggling league games with continental football fairly well, while Llaneros have found things harder going domestically.
The fixture is still a few weeks out, so form can shift before kickoff. What's already noticeable is that recent meetings between these two haven't followed the pattern you'd expect from where they currently sit.
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Recent form: Santa Fe steadier, Llaneros stuttering
Across their last 20 matches in all competitions, Santa Fe have won nine, drawn eight and lost just three, scoring 27 and conceding 15. That said, their most recent six results have been up and down rather than a clean run: a home loss to Deportivo Cali, a big away win at Alianza Valledupar, a loss in the Sudamericana, a league win over Tolima, then two draws.
Llaneros: 20 completed matches; Santa Fe: 20 completed matches.
Llaneros
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 23
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- 0
Santa Fe
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 45% 9 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 15
- Difference
- +11
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primera A | Cucuta | Llaneros | 27.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Primera A | Llaneros | Atletico Nacional | 21.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Primera A | Internacional de Bogota | Llaneros | 13.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Primera A | Llaneros | Deportes Tolima | 08.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Copa Colombia | Quindio | Llaneros | 03.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Primera A | Independiente Medellin | Llaneros | 31.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Primera A | Llaneros | Millonarios | 28.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Primera A | Deportivo Pasto | Llaneros | 24.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Primera A | Águilas Doradas | Llaneros | 20.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Primera A | Llaneros | Fortaleza FC | 05.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Colombia | Union Magdalena | Santa Fe | 26.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Primera A | Santa Fe | Deportivo Cali | 23.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Primera A | Alianza Valledupar | Santa Fe | 20.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Vasco DA Gama | Santa Fe | 16.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Primera A | Santa Fe | Deportes Tolima | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Santa Fe | Vasco DA Gama | 09.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Primera A | Santa Fe | Fortaleza FC | 06.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Primera A | Santa Fe | Millonarios | 03.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Primera A | Junior | Santa Fe | 30.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | River Plate | Santa Fe | 27.08.2026 | 1-1 |
Llaneros' 20-game sample reads eight wins, five draws and seven losses, with 23 scored and 21 conceded. Their recent form is the more worrying of the two. In their last six matches they've managed just one win and one draw, with four defeats mixed in, including back-to-back home losses.
Santa Fe's underlying numbers are stronger, but neither side is arriving in top form.
Comparative Team Statistics: Llaneros vs Santa Fe
Head-to-head: Llaneros have had the better of it lately
There are three recorded meetings between these two, and Llaneros have actually won two of them. They beat Santa Fe 1-0 away back in April 2026, and won 3-1 at Santa Fe's ground in October 2025. Santa Fe's only win in that sample came away at Llaneros in May 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primera A | Santa Fe | Llaneros | 02.04.2026 | 0-1 |
| Primera A | Santa Fe | Llaneros | 12.10.2025 | 1-3 |
| Primera A | Llaneros | Santa Fe | 01.05.2025 | 0-1 |
The table gap doesn't tell the whole story here; Santa Fe haven't found this fixture easy in the recent past.
League table: a clear gap on paper
In the league table, Santa Fe sit seventh with 29 points from 19 games, having scored 29 and conceded 22. Llaneros are well down in 14th on 22 points from the same number of matches, with 17 scored and 20 conceded.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura | |||||||
| 1 | Atletico Nacional | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 35/15 | 40 |
| 2 | Junior | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31/24 | 35 |
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29/25 | 34 |
| 4 | America de Cali | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25/15 | 33 |
| 5 | Once Caldas | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 31/22 | 33 |
| 6 | Deportes Tolima | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27/17 | 31 |
| 7 | Santa Fe | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29/22 | 29 |
| 8 | Internacional de Bogota | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26/26 | 28 |
| 9 | Deportivo Cali | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20/16 | 27 |
| 10 | Millonarios | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31/23 | 26 |
| 11 | Independiente Medellin | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26/24 | 26 |
| 12 | Águilas Doradas | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20/25 | 26 |
| 13 | Bucaramanga | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26/20 | 23 |
| 14 | Llaneros | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17/20 | 22 |
| 15 | Fortaleza FC | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22/27 | 22 |
| 16 | Jaguares | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20/33 | 18 |
| 17 | Alianza Valledupar | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13/27 | 17 |
| 18 | Chico | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15/32 | 17 |
| 19 | Cucuta | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22/35 | 16 |
| 20 | Deportivo Pereira | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15/32 | 10 |
| Clausura | |||||||
| 1 | America de Cali | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22/6 | 24 |
| 2 | Bucaramanga | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17/9 | 20 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16/9 | 20 |
| 4 | Atletico Nacional | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18/9 | 19 |
| 5 | Independiente Medellin | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17/13 | 19 |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15/8 | 18 |
| 7 | Deportes Tolima | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13/11 | 17 |
| 8 | Santa Fe | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16/11 | 16 |
| 9 | Llaneros | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14/14 | 14 |
| 10 | Once Caldas | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14/15 | 12 |
| 11 | Internacional de Bogota | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13/17 | 12 |
| 12 | Cucuta | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11/19 | 12 |
| 13 | Águilas Doradas | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12/13 | 11 |
| 14 | Chico | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10/18 | 11 |
| 15 | Junior | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14/14 | 9 |
| 16 | Fortaleza FC | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11/16 | 8 |
| 17 | Deportivo Pereira | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6/11 | 8 |
| 18 | Deportivo Pasto | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9/18 | 8 |
| 19 | Alianza Valledupar | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9/20 | 8 |
| 20 | Jaguares | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10/16 | 7 |
Attacking threat: Rodallega leads the way
Santa Fe's attacking numbers stand out individually too. H. Rodallega has 14 goals in 32 appearances across competitions this season, with N. Bustos adding nine goals and O. Fernández chipping in eight assists. No comparable scoring data is available for Llaneros in this set, though their discipline record shows two players, J. Vásquez and D. Quintero, picking up multiple cards this season.
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Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Benítez | Argentina | 30 | Midfielder | 173 | 68 |
| J. Vásquez | Colombia | 31 | Midfielder | 176 | 78 |
| D. Quiñones | Colombia | 27 | Defender | 167 | 65 |
| J. Contreras | Venezuela | 27 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Miranda | Colombia | 29 | Attacker | 175 | 70 |
| Y. Mena | Colombia | 35 | Attacker | 178 cm | 78 kg |
| D. Mantilla | Colombia | 29 | Midfielder | 172 | 70 |
| K. Osorio | Colombia | 32 | Midfielder | 181 | 74 |
| D. Quintero | Ecuador | 29 | Defender | 180 | 74 |
| M. Ortega | Mexico | 31 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 72 |
| F. Meza | Colombia | 35 | Defender | 187 | 70 |
| Marlon Ricardo Sierra Zamora | Colombia | 32 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| J. Medranda | Colombia | 32 | Defender | 165 cm | 68 kg |
| J. Loaiza | Colombia | 24 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| E. Laszo | Colombia | 27 | Midfielder | 184 cm | 81 kg |
| R. Romaña | Colombia | 29 | Goalkeeper | 180 | 74 |
| F. Castañeda | Colombia | 32 | Attacker | 172 | 69 |
| A. Moralez | Colombia | 25 | Defender | 190 | n/a |
| C. Cortés | Colombia | 25 | Attacker | 185 | 88 |
| J. Castilla | Colombia | 22 | Midfielder | 177 | 69 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Palacios | Colombia | 33 | Defender | 177 | 75 |
| M. Lovera | Argentina | 27 | Attacker | 170 | 65 |
| E. Olivera | Argentina | 36 | Defender | 180 | 73 |
| J. Quintero | Colombia | 31 | Defender | 183 | 79 |
| A. Amaya | Colombia | 25 | Midfielder | 168 | 65 |
| V. Moreno | Colombia | 31 | Defender | 184 | 78 |
| C. Mafla | Colombia | 33 | Defender | 175 | 74 |
| Y. Velásquez | Colombia | 27 | Midfielder | 184 | 77 |
| A. Zapata | Colombia | 31 | Midfielder | 176 | 72 |
| W. Asprilla | Colombia | 27 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 79 |
| A. Mosquera | Colombia | 35 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 85 |
| E. Mosquera | Colombia | 25 | Midfielder | 172 | 68 |
| J. Obrian | Colombia | 31 | Attacker | 165 | 62 |
| J. Espitia | Colombia | 26 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| N. Bustos | Argentina | 28 | Attacker | 176 | 74 |
| K. Balanta | Colombia | 29 | Defender | 179 | 73 |
| O. Fernández | Colombia | 33 | Midfielder | 166 | 60 |
| Jeison Angulo | Colombia | 30 | Defender | 184 | 80 |
| D. Torres | Colombia | 36 | Midfielder | 183 | 78 |
| H. Rodallega | Colombia | 41 | Forward | 181 | 72 |
Santa Fe look the stronger side by the table and by their wider results, but this particular fixture hasn't been kind to them recently, and Llaneros' home form, while patchy, has produced some stubborn results too.
With form pulling one way and history pulling another, there isn't a clean enough angle here to make a confident case either way, so we're sitting this one out.
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