Once Caldas vs Alianza Petrolera Prediction, 29 Oct 2026

Once Caldas host Alianza Petrolera in the Colombian Primera A. Once Caldas have generally had the better season of the two, while Alianza have found results harder to come by.

The pair have met plenty of times down the years, and it hasn't always gone the way you'd expect from their league positions. That history is worth keeping in mind before assuming anything about how this one plays out.

Analysis updated 23 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC.

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How both sides have been playing

Once Caldas's record from their last 20 matches reads eight wins, six draws and six losses, with 28 goals scored against 20 conceded. At home they've shown some firepower, with a 5-1 win over Cucuta and a 3-0 Copa Colombia win over Envigado, though they've also lost at home to Bucaramanga, Deportivo Cali and Junior this year.

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Once Caldas to win

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Odds1.46

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Draw

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Alianza Petrolera to win

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Once Caldas: 20 completed matches; Alianza Petrolera: 20 completed matches.

Once Caldas

20 matches

Win: 40% 8 / 20
Draw: 35% 7 / 20
Loss: 25% 5 / 20

Scored: 29
Conceded: 20
Difference: +9

Alianza Petrolera

20 matches

Win: 35% 7 / 20
Draw: 20% 4 / 20
Loss: 45% 9 / 20

Scored: 22
Conceded: 30
Difference: -8

Once Caldas
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Primera A	Once Caldas	Deportivo Pereira	25.10.2026	1-1
Primera A	Millonarios	Once Caldas	21.10.2026	1-1
Primera A	Independiente Medellin	Once Caldas	18.10.2026	0-2
Primera A	Once Caldas	Llaneros	10.10.2026	1-0
Primera A	Internacional de Bogota	Once Caldas	05.10.2026	1-1
Primera A	Once Caldas	Bucaramanga	26.09.2026	1-3
Primera A	Deportivo Pasto	Once Caldas	20.09.2026	1-0
Primera A	Once Caldas	Deportes Tolima	17.09.2026	1-0
Primera A	Once Caldas	Deportivo Cali	14.09.2026	1-2
Copa Colombia	Once Caldas	Alianza Valledupar	10.09.2026	1-0

Alianza Petrolera
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Primera A	Alianza Valledupar	Internacional de Bogota	25.10.2026	1-0
Primera A	Deportivo Pasto	Alianza Valledupar	20.10.2026	0-1
Primera A	Alianza Valledupar	Águilas Doradas	10.10.2026	2-2
Primera A	Deportivo Cali	Alianza Valledupar	03.10.2026	3-1
Primera A	Jaguares	Alianza Valledupar	28.09.2026	1-2
Primera A	Alianza Valledupar	Santa Fe	20.09.2026	1-4
Primera A	Chico	Alianza Valledupar	16.09.2026	1-2
Primera A	Alianza Valledupar	Junior	13.09.2026	1-0
Copa Colombia	Once Caldas	Alianza Valledupar	10.09.2026	1-0
Primera A	America de Cali	Alianza Valledupar	04.09.2026	3-0

Alianza Petrolera's form over the same length of sample is tougher reading: six wins, five draws and nine losses, with 23 goals for against 32 against. They've still managed some decent results along the way, including a 3-1 away win at Deportivo Cali.

Once Caldas have the healthier overall numbers, but neither side has been flawless.

Comparative Team Statistics: Once Caldas vs Alianza Petrolera

Once Caldas vs Alianza Petrolera statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

A closer rivalry than the table suggests

These two have met often down the years, and it's been tighter than you'd guess given the gap between them in the league. Alianza have actually won more of the last ten meetings than Once Caldas, including wins across 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Head 2 Head
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Copa Colombia	Once Caldas	Alianza Valledupar	10.09.2026	1-0
Primera A	Alianza Valledupar	Once Caldas	08.02.2026	1-1
Primera A	Alianza Valledupar	Once Caldas	16.08.2025	0-0
Primera A	Once Caldas	Alianza Valledupar	02.03.2025	1-2
Primera A	Alianza Valledupar	Once Caldas	06.10.2024	1-0
Primera A	Once Caldas	Alianza Valledupar	25.03.2024	1-0
Primera A	Alianza Valledupar	Once Caldas	27.09.2023	2-1
Primera A	Once Caldas	Alianza Valledupar	19.04.2023	1-2
Primera A	Once Caldas	Alianza Valledupar	24.10.2022	1-1
Primera A	Alianza Valledupar	Once Caldas	09.05.2022	2-0

Their most recent clash went the home side's way, with Once Caldas winning 1-0 in last month's Copa Colombia tie. Even so, the wider history between these clubs doesn't point to one side dominating.

This fixture has a habit of going against the form book.

Where they sit in the league

Across the standings data on record, Once Caldas sit well clear of Alianza Petrolera, placed fifth and ninth in the two readings available compared with Alianza's 17th and 14th. The goal difference gap backs that up too, with Once Caldas scoring more and conceding less in both sets of numbers.

№	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	14	8	4	2	26/10	28
2	Atletico Nacional	12	8	2	2	25/11	26
3	Deportivo Cali	13	7	4	2	20/9	25
4	Millonarios	15	6	7	2	23/13	25
5	Bucaramanga	13	6	7	0	22/12	25
6	Independiente Medellin	14	7	2	5	21/19	23
7	Santa Fe	13	6	4	3	19/13	22
8	Deportes Tolima	15	5	5	5	18/18	20
9	Once Caldas	14	5	4	5	18/16	19
10	Águilas Doradas	14	4	7	3	19/19	19
11	Cucuta	13	5	3	5	16/19	18
12	Llaneros	14	5	2	7	16/17	17
13	Internacional de Bogota	14	2	8	4	16/20	14
14	Alianza Valledupar	13	3	3	7	14/26	12
15	Chico	13	3	3	7	11/23	12
16	Junior	13	2	5	6	19/23	11
17	Fortaleza FC	13	1	8	4	14/19	11
18	Deportivo Pereira	13	1	7	5	8/18	10
19	Jaguares	13	2	4	7	15/26	10
20	Deportivo Pasto	12	2	3	7	9/18	9

Once Caldas's league position is clearly the stronger of the two.

Once Caldas vs Alianza Petrolera: Colombia Primera A match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

Players to watch

Once Caldas have goals spread through the side, with D. Moreno on 15 in 31 appearances and J. Zapata adding 10 from 30 games. J. Cuesta has chipped in nine assists, so there's more than one route to goal for the home side.

Once Caldas:

Best scorers:

D. Moreno - 15

J. Zapata - 10

Best assist providers:

J. Cuesta - 9

Penalty cards:

M. Zuleta

x 2

x 6

J. Quiñónes yellow card

x 9

Alianza Petrolera:

Penalty cards:

C. Esparragoza yellow card

x 10

On discipline, Alianza's C. Esparragoza has picked up 10 yellow cards in 22 matches, while Once Caldas's M. Zuleta has two reds mixed into his 27 appearances this season.

Match odds and squad lists

MATCH RESULT (1x2)

W1: 1.46

X: 4.2

W2: 6.4

Handicap

Once Caldas

Alianza Petrolera

Handicap (-1.25): 2.05

Handicap (-1): 1.93

Handicap (-1): 1.76

Handicap (1): 1.99

Handicap (1): 1.7

Handicap (1.25): 1.769

Total

Over

Under

Over (2.5): 1.88

Under (2.5): 1.86

More odds

Squad and player details

Once Caldas
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
A. Roa	Colombia	33	Midfielder	175	67
D. Moreno	Colombia	41	Attacker	178	74
E. Torres	Colombia	28	Attacker	n/a	n/a
L. Sánchez	Colombia	26	Midfielder	171	66
J. Aguirre	Colombia	34	Goalkeeper	181	70
E. Navarro	Colombia	27	Defender	n/a	n/a
J. Patiño	Colombia	28	Defender	183	82
A. Colorado	Colombia	27	Midfielder	182	81
I. Rojas	Colombia	29	Midfielder	180	77
A. Correa	Colombia	32	Defender	178	73
J. Riquett	Colombia	36	Defender	188	72
J. Nieto	Colombia	33	Midfielder	178	74
D. Quiñónes	Colombia	31	Attacker	173	79
M. Barrios	Colombia	35	Midfielder	163	61
J. Quiñónes	Colombia	25	Midfielder	170	n/a
J. Cuesta	Colombia	28	Defender	179	73
J. Zapata	Colombia	26	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
R. Mejía	Colombia	26	Midfielder	173	69
D. Londoño	Colombia	31	Defender	185	82
J. Cardona	Colombia	27	Defender	n/a	n/a
Pipe Gómez	Colombia	27	Attacker	173	68
E. Beltrán	Colombia	27	Midfielder	176	n/a
J. Alvarado	Colombia	27	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
J. Parra	Colombia	26	Goalkeeper	184	71
K. Cuesta	Colombia	26	Defender	n/a	n/a
S. Valencia	Ecuador	23	n/a	180	77
J. Gallego	Colombia	25	Goalkeeper	174 cm	65 kg
J. Camargo	Venezuela	28	Goalkeeper	183	82
J. Muñoz	Colombia	22	Goalkeeper	n/a	n/a
Y. Valencia	Colombia	22	Defender	n/a	n/a
D. Marmolejo	Colombia	22	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
M. Zuleta	Colombia	24	Midfielder	170	n/a
K. Tamayo	Colombia	27	Defender	n/a	n/a
J. Castaño	Colombia	28	Defender	182	n/a
Kevin Villada	Colombia	19	Attacker	n/a	n/a
T. García	Colombia	20	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Hian Rincon	Colombia	18	Defender	n/a	n/a
Mathias Gonzalez	n/a	n/a	Goalkeeper	n/a	n/a
H. Rincon Jacome	n/a	n/a	Defender	n/a	n/a
J. Beltran	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
D. Marmolejo	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
R. Acuna	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
H. Guzman	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a

Alianza Petrolera
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
P. Franco	Colombia	35	Defender	184	73
J. Chaverra	Colombia	33	Goalkeeper	185	75
E. Meza	Colombia	26	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
J. Wallens	Colombia	34	Goalkeeper	190	75
K. Moreno	Colombia	26	Defender	187	87
I. Alba	Colombia	31	Defender	178	75
F. Cantillo	Colombia	29	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
F. Pardo	Colombia	36	Midfielder	178	84
D. Quiñónes	Colombia	31	Midfielder	173	79
W. Fernández	Uruguay	28	Attacker	182	77
C. Esparragoza	Colombia	27	Midfielder	178	76
J. Figueroa	Colombia	30	Defender	180	75
M. Martínez	Colombia	28	Attacker	175	70
E. Esteban	Colombia	26	n/a	n/a	n/a
J. Castillo	Colombia	29	Midfielder	175	70
E. Banguero	Colombia	25	Defender	177	69
Y. Rosales	Colombia	25	Defender	183	n/a
C. Lucumi	Colombia	26	Attacker	188	88
J. Lasso	Colombia	24	Defender	173	74
L. Palacios	Colombia	22	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yeiner Stiwar Londoño Rentería	Colombia	25	Midfielder
J. Muñoz	Colombia	24	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
J. Valencia	Colombia	24	Attacker	n/a	n/a
C. Vergara	Colombia	26	Attacker	184	82
J. Viveros	Colombia	22	Defender	n/a	n/a
S. Aponzá	Colombia	21	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
F. Fiorelli	Uruguay	21	Attacker	n/a	n/a
Antonio Simancas	Colombia	n/a	Goalkeeper	n/a	n/a
S. Quiñones	Colombia	20	Defender	192	n/a
Charly Villegas	Colombia	21	Attacker	175	n/a
J. Osorio	Colombia	19	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Jhon Valoyes	Colombia	17	Attacker	n/a	n/a
E. Beltran	n/a	n/a	Goalkeeper	n/a	n/a
C. Villegas	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a
J. Valoyes	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a
J. Osorio	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
J. E. Perez Balcazar	n/a	n/a	Defender	n/a	n/a
L. Valencia	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
A. Simancas	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
E. Perez	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a
J. Perez	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
L. Palacios	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Eudy Perez	Colombia	20	Attacker	n/a	n/a
J. Mosquera	n/a	n/a	Defender	n/a	n/a
Samuel Nieto	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a
Howenn Rada	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a

Once Caldas have the healthier numbers across the standings and recent form, and they'll fancy their chances at home. But Alianza have been more competitive in this exact fixture than their table position suggests, winning more of the recent meetings between the two.

With no market attached here, we're stepping back rather than forcing a pick on an occasion that's shown it can go either way.