Once Caldas vs Deportivo Pereira Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different recent runs

Once Caldas have won 8 of their last 20 matches across competitions, drawing 7 and losing 5, with 28 goals scored against 19 conceded. That's a solid, balanced record for a side picking up points regularly.

Once Caldas: 20 completed matches; Deportivo Pereira: 20 completed matches.

Once Caldas

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

21

Difference

+7

Deportivo Pereira

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

14

Conceded

24

Difference

-10

Pereira's equivalent sample reads very differently. Just 4 wins from 20, with 9 losses and only 14 goals scored against 25 conceded. Heavy defeats crop up too, including a 0-3 loss to Independiente Medellin and a 1-3 defeat to Bucaramanga.

Pereira's underlying form has been well below Once Caldas's for a while now, not just in isolated results.

Comparative Team Statistics: Once Caldas vs Deportivo Pereira

A tighter head-to-head than the form suggests

The most recent meeting in April 2026 finished goalless. Before that, Once Caldas won 1-0 at home in September 2025, but Pereira had won 2-1 in the reverse fixture just weeks earlier.

Going further back, results between these two have swung both ways fairly evenly across the last several seasons, with plenty of one-goal margins and a handful of draws mixed in.

Even with the current gap in form, this fixture hasn't been one-sided historically.

Where they sit in the table

In the fuller table on record, Once Caldas sit fifth with 33 points from 19 games, while Pereira are down in 20th with just 10 points from the same number of matches. A shorter snapshot from around 10 games apiece tells a similar story, with Once Caldas comfortably ahead and Pereira nearer the foot of the table.

Both readings point the same direction: Once Caldas have been the far more competitive side by points and goal difference this season.

Players carrying the load

Once Caldas's attack has been driven by D. Moreno, with 14 goals in 30 matches, and J. Zapata, who has added 10 in 29. J. Cuesta has been the main creative outlet, setting up 9 goals from 31 appearances.

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 x 9

Deportivo Pereira:

Penalty cards:

W. Pacheco x 2 x 10

On the disciplinary side, Pereira's W. Pacheco has picked up 10 yellow cards and a red in 21 games, while Once Caldas's J. Quiñónes and M. Zuleta have both been regulars in the book too.