Deportivo Cali vs America de Cali Prediction: Who will win the Cali derby?

Seventh placed America de Cali will be making a trip down to Palmira to play against Deportivo Cali in the 17th round of the Categoria Primera A. Deportivo Cali had a win in their last league match which came against Tolima (2-0) while America de Cali also won theirs against Deportivo Pereira in round 15 (2-4).

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Luis Sandoval scored a brace to earn Deportivo Cali all three points in a 2-0 win against Tolima. Juan Arboleda received a yellow card just four minutes into the game before Fabry Castro was forcefully replaced in the 12th minute due to an injury. The first goal of the match came in the 40th minute when Luis Sandoval’s shot found the back of the net thanks to an assist from Teofilo Gutierrez. Luis Sandoval scored again in the 52nd minute to double Deportivo Cali’s lead by converting Bryan Montano’s big chance with a right footed chance into the bottom left corner. Deportivo Cali have just one loss in their last five matches, winning three and drawing one. They have scored 11 goals and conceded eight goals across the five games.

America de Cali came out as winners in a six goal thriller that ended 2-4 against Deportivo Pereira. America de Cali dominated the game from start to finish with a 72% possession and got their first goal in the 23rd minute. Jader Quinones got at the end of Adrian Ramos’ through ball and finished into the bottom right corner. Deportivo Periera equalized in the 34th minute and took the lead 42nd through Yeison Suarez who had his first effort blocked. However, Adrian Ramos brought the game level just before the half-time whistle with a left footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner. America de Cali made two changes to start the second half to get back fully into the game. They got ahead in the 68th minute when Victor Ibarbo headed home Edwin Cardona’s corner. America de Cali sealed the game in the 74th minute through a wonderful left footed shot from outside the box by Cristian Barrios. America de Cali are unbeaten in their last five matches with four wins and one draw, scoring a whooping 16 goals and conceding five. 

The match is sure to be a tough one between two heavyweights in the league. America de Cali currently sit second on the Clausura table with 29 points in just 15 games and are unbeaten in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Deportivo Cali are seventh placed with 23 points in 16 matches and their form is not bad either with just one loss in seven matches. They also have home advantage going into the game and have a slightly better H2H history (14 wins in 32 games) compared to America de Cali (12 wins in 32 games).