Once Caldas vs CD Jaguares Prediction: Can Once Caldas return to victories?

Once Caldas will be hosting CD Jaguares at the Estadio Palogrande for the 17th round of the Colombia Categoria Primera A Clausura. Once Caldas had a last gap lost to Chico FC in their last league match (2-1) while CD Jaguares didn't do well enough to grab any point against Tolima either (0-1).

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Once Caldas poor run continued with a 2-1 loss away to Chico FC. Once Caldas would be considered to have played better by most people just that goals didn't reflect it and they were unlucky to lose. Once Caldas grabbed the first goal of the match in the 34th minute. Billy Arce sent a pass into the path of Dayro Moreno and he hit a right footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner. The VAR checked the goal for offside but it stood. Chico FC made two substitutions to start the second half to get back into the game and they did. Despite Once Caldas shooting over two times the number of shots Chico FC did in the second half (15 to 7), Chico FC scored in the 76th minute when Frank Lozano met Sebastian Tamara's corner with a header into the back of the net. Substitute Michael Gomez eventually scored the winner in the 89th minute thanks to an assist from Frank Lozano. Michael Gomez hit a right footed shot from the centre of the box into the top left corner. Once Caldas are winless in their last five matches losing two and drawing three. They have scored six goals and conceded eight across the games.

CD Jaguares suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss at home to Tolima who are quite known for their defense. The first real action in the match came in the 11th minute when Leider Riascos of Tolima was shown a yellow card for a bad foul before Alex Castro was substituted in the 19th minute because of an injury. The only game of the match came in the 38th minute. Junior Hernandez created a big chance when he passed the ball to Yeison Guzman at the center of the box and he hit a right footed shot into the bottom right corner. CD Jaguares made two changes to start the second half but they couldn't break through the Tolima defense. CD Jaguares had 69% of the possession in the second half and had 13 shots while Tolima had just 31% possession and 7 shots. Tolima even missed a big chance in the second half and Yeison Guzman also hit the woodwork. CD Jaguares are winless in their last five matches losing three and drawing two. They did not score any goal across the five matches and conceded four.

Both teams are in terrible form and will be trying to make a statement in the game. Once Caldas are slight favorites given that they are at home and can score goals unlike CD Jaguares that haven't found the back of the net in 7 matches.