Independiente Medellin vs Once Caldas Prediction

Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellin·Steven Camargo 18/10/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
74%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.25
SignalGOODModel48%SurpriseMediumGap-6.3%
Independiente Medellin Rest
2 days
Once Caldas Rest
8 days

Independiente Medellin vs Once Caldas: the result in context

Once Caldas beat Independiente Medellin 2-0 in the Primera A on 18 Oct 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

When these two meet, goals usually follow: 3.2 a game across 10 meetings, with both teams scoring in 8. Referee Steven Camargo averages 6.85 cards a game, 0.99 more than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
49%1.95
X
27%3.39
2
24%3.76
Double Chance
1X
75%1.25
X2
51%1.78
Both Teams to Score
Yes
54%1.73
No
46%2.00
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.51 + 1.1 = 2.61
Over 1.5
74%1.29
Over 2.5
51%1.90
Over 3.5
30%3.23
Under 1.5
26%3.40
Under 2.5
49%1.87
Under 3.5
70%1.33
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.4 + 4.2 = 9.5
Over 8.5
60%1.57
Over 9.5
48%1.96
Over 10.5
36%2.53
Under 8.5
40%2.22
Under 9.5
52%1.75
Under 10.5
64%1.42
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.6 + 3 = 5.6
Over 3.5
81%-
Over 4.5
66%-
Under 3.5
19%-
Under 4.5
34%-

Match Events

17'Jorge CardonaFoul
21'Andres ColoradoFoul
35'Jefry ZapataAssist: Juan Patiño
45'Hayen Palacios INKeiner David Klinger Vasquez out
45'Didier Moreno INDiego Moreno out
53'Luis EscorciaFoul
57'Juan Pablo NietoFoul
64'John Montano INNivaldo Erazo out
64'Yony González INCarlos Alberto Lucumi Gonzalez out
65'Michael BarriosAssist: Jefry Zapata
79'Jefry Zapata INDayro Moreno out
79'Michael Barrios INEdwin Torres out
81'Halam Stiven Loboa DiazFoul
82'Keiner David Klinger VasquezFoul
90'Jader Quinones INJaime Alvarado out
90+3'Felipe Gomez INHelieyker Guzman out

Lineups

Independiente Medellin
4-2-3-1Coach: L. Perea
Once Caldas
4-2-3-1Coach: H. Herrera
Avg rating6.19
Avg rating7.06
S. Ichazo6.11S. Ichazo
H. Palacios6.230H. Palacios
L. Escorcia6.039L. Escorcia
J. Varela6.85J. Varela
F. Fabra6.618F. Fabra
H. Loboa6.316H. Loboa
D. Moreno6.26D. Moreno
E. Mena5.826E. Mena
A. Martegani6.521A. Martegani
J. Montaño6.020J. Montaño
Y. González6.411Y. González
J. Parra6.599J. Parra
J. Cuesta7.522J. Cuesta
J. Cardona6.92J. Cardona
D. Londoño7.230D. Londoño
J. Patiño7.633J. Patiño
J. Nieto6.65J. Nieto
Pipe Gómez6.79P. Gómez
M. Barrios8.27M. Barrios
J. Quiñónes6.342J. Quiñónes
A. Colorado6.923A. Colorado
J. Zapata8.614J. Zapata

Independiente Medellin Substitutes

90E. Larrosa
32C. Lucumi64'for Yony González6.3
4K. Mantilla
31D. Moreno45'for Didier Moreno5.9
14B. Perlaza
34K. Klinger45'for Hayen Palacios82'5.8
24N. Erazo64'for John Montano6.1
25E. Chaux
10D. Cataño

Once Caldas Substitutes

15J. Alvarado90'for Jader Quinones
12J. Camargo
16J. Castaño
20A. Roa
29E. Torres79'for Michael Barrios6.6
19T. García
21H. Guzman90+3'for Felipe Gomez
17D. Moreno79'for Jefry Zapata6.4
18J. Riquett

Match Stats

Independiente MedellinOnce Caldas
51%Ball Possession49%
2Corner Kicks3
3Yellow Cards3
9Total Shots11
3Shots on Goal5
4Shots off Goal5
4Shots Inside Box4
5Shots Outside Box7
2Blocked Shots1
18Fouls5
1Offsides2
3Goalkeeper Saves3
376Total Passes370
303Passes Accurate288
5Free Kicks15

Team Comparison

Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin
Once CaldasOnce Caldas
1556Elo Rating 1611
1.11Attack 1.17
0.71Defense 2.58
14%Hit Rate 58%
12.6Shots per Game 19.9
3.8Shots on Target 7.1
7.1Corners per Game 6.7
3.0Cards per Game 2.9

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend80% in H2H
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.7 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Once CaldasOnce Caldas
  • Tied at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0.2 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin4Wins · 40%
Draws440%
Once CaldasOnce Caldas2Wins · 20%
3.2Avg Goals
80%Both teams scored8 of 10
60%3+ goals6 of 10

Previous meetings

Primera A03/04/2026
Once CaldasIndependiente Medellin
11
Primera A14/10/2025
Once CaldasIndependiente Medellin
15
Primera A20/04/2025
Independiente MedellinOnce Caldas
20
Primera A28/09/2024
Once CaldasIndependiente Medellin
02
Primera A17/03/2024
Independiente MedellinOnce Caldas
12
Primera A01/10/2023
Once CaldasIndependiente Medellin
22
Primera A12/05/2023
Independiente MedellinOnce Caldas
22
Primera A24/07/2022
Independiente MedellinOnce Caldas
11
Primera A05/02/2022
Once CaldasIndependiente Medellin
21
Primera A18/09/2021
Independiente MedellinOnce Caldas
31

Referee Profile

Steven Camargo68 matches

6.85Cards per match
6.58Yellow cards per match
0.28Red cards per match
27.7Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Steven Camargo6.85
Other referees5.86

6.85 cards a match, 0.99 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.86).

Cards come from 40 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Primera A 2026

Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional19131535:15+2040WWDWW
2JuniorJunior19112631:24+735WWLWW
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto19104529:25+434WDLWW
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali19103625:15+1033WLWLD
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1989231:22+933WDDDL
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1987427:17+1031LDWWD
7Santa FeSanta Fe1978429:22+729DDLWW
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1977526:26028LWDLL
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1976620:16+427LDWWL
10MillonariosMillonarios1975731:23+826DLDWW
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1975726:24+226WLDWL
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1975720:25-526LWLWD
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1958626:20+623WLLLL
14LlanerosLlaneros19410517:20-322LDWDD
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1957722:27-522WDDLL
16JaguaresJaguares19531120:33-1318LWLDL
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1938813:27-1417LWDLW
18ChicoChico19521215:32-1717LWLWL
19CucutaCucuta1937922:35-1316WDWDD
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira19171115:32-1710DLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1935:1540
2JuniorJunior1931:2435
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1929:2534
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali1925:1533
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1931:2233
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1927:1731
7Santa FeSanta Fe1929:2229
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1926:2628
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1920:1627
10MillonariosMillonarios1931:2326
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1926:2426
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1920:2526
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1926:2023
14LlanerosLlaneros1917:2022
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1922:2722
16JaguaresJaguares1920:3318
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1913:2717
18ChicoChico1915:3217
19CucutaCucuta1922:3516
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1915:3210

Clausura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional16112332:13+1935WWDWW
2America de CaliAmerica de Cali16104231:12+1934WLWLD
3Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1796226:10+1633LDWWL
4BucaramangaBucaramanga1677225:16+928WLLLL
5Santa FeSanta Fe1684423:17+628DDLWW
6MillonariosMillonarios1668224:14+1026DLDWW
7Once CaldasOnce Caldas1766521:18+324WDDDL
8Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1672723:24-123WLDWL
9Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1657421:20+122LWLWD
10CucutaCucuta1663718:24-621WDWDD
11Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1655618:19-120LDWWD
12Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1748521:23-220LWDLL
13LlanerosLlaneros1762919:23-420LDWDD
14Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1653816:27-1118LWDLW
15Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1638512:19-717DLLLD
16JuniorJunior1737723:27-416WWLWW
17ChicoChico1744913:28-1516LWLWL
18JaguaresJaguares1634917:29-1213LWLDL
19Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1619617:24-712WDDLL
20Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto16331011:24-1312WDLWW
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1632:1335
2America de CaliAmerica de Cali1631:1234
3Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1726:1033
4BucaramangaBucaramanga1625:1628
5Santa FeSanta Fe1623:1728
6MillonariosMillonarios1624:1426
7Once CaldasOnce Caldas1721:1824
8Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1623:2423
9Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1621:2022
10CucutaCucuta1618:2421
11Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1618:1920
12Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1721:2320
13LlanerosLlaneros1719:2320
14Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1616:2718
15Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1612:1917
16JuniorJunior1723:2716
17ChicoChico1713:2816
18JaguaresJaguares1617:2913
19Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1617:2412
20Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1611:2412

About the Independiente Medellin vs Once Caldas forecast

The forecasts for this Primera A match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Independiente Medellin and Once Caldas in the Primera A table

In the Primera A table, Once Caldas are 5th and Independiente Medellin 11th, 7 points apart. League goal record so far: Independiente Medellin 26-24, Once Caldas 31-22. The full standings are on the Primera A Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.