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Once Caldas vs A. Nacional Prediction— Colombia - Primera A

Apertura · Matchday 19 ·Friday, May 1, 2026, 23:00

Once Caldas logo
Once Caldas
PPG 2.00 · HOME
LAST 5
DLDDW
1 – 0
FULL TIME
✘ MODEL PICK MISS · BTTS
A. Nacional logo
A. Nacional
PPG 1.67 · AWAY
LAST 5
WLWWW

// Model verdict

BTTS 58% chance

Model probability 59.1% vs bookmaker-implied 57.8% — a real, if thin, edge.

+2.2% EXPECTED VALUE ↗
ROI TRACKED

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-05.9%0-18.6%0-26.3%0-33.1%0-4+1.5%1 1-08.1%1-111.8%1-28.6%1-34.2%1-4+2.1%2 2-05.5%2-18.1%2-25.9%2-32.9%2-4+1.5%3 3-02.5%3-13.7%3-22.7%3-31.3%3-4+0.7%4+ 4+-01.2%4+-11.7%4+-21.2%4+-30.6%4+-4+0.3%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 33.6% 34.5% 2.90 -2.6%
Draw 28.6% 30.8% 3.25 -7.0%
Away win 37.7% 41.7% 2.40 -9.5%
Over 2.5 53.8% 51.8% 1.93 +3.8%
Over 3.5 31.5% 29.9% 3.35 +5.5%
BTTS 59.1% 57.8% 1.73 +2.2%
Home O1.5
Away O1.5

League track record

Based on 78 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 46%
O2.5 45%
BTTS 45%
Score Hit 47%
ROI 4.2%
Bet Hit 55%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 2 42%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 1-0
xG (home)1.4 xG (away)1.5 BTTS prob59.1%

D 29% / xG 1.4-1.5 / O2.5 54% / BTTS 59%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 11.8%
#2 1–2 8.6%
#3 2–1 8.1%
#4 0–0 5.9%
#5 0–1 8.6%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Once Caldas1.4
A. Nacional1.5

COMBINED 2.8 xG → O2.5 PROB 53.8% · O3.5 PROB 31.5%

Form & verdict PPG

ONCE CALDAS · PPG 2.00

A. NACIONAL · PPG 1.67

⚠ LOW CONFIDENCE - ✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage | No clear value
Chance this pick lands
58%
MODERATE_HOME

Home slight advantage: EXCELLENT (2.00) > Away GOOD (1.67)

Win probability 1X2

Once Caldas (H) 33.6%
ODDS 2.90 · IMPLIED 34.5% EV -2.6%
Draw 28.6%
ODDS 3.25 · IMPLIED 30.8% EV -7.0%
A. Nacional (A) 37.7%
ODDS 2.40 · IMPLIED 41.7% EV -9.5%

Season Statistics average per match · 27 matches · 2026

Once Caldas ▾ lower is better A. Nacional

Attack

14.9
Shots
16.4
5.6
Shots on target
6.3
5.6
Shots off target
6.4
3.7
Blocked shots
3.8
7.4
Shots inside box
9.2
7.4
Shots outside box
7.2
37.7%
Shooting accuracy
38.2%
29.1%
Goals per shot on target
32.4%
1.63
Goals
2.03
1.07
xG for 23·30 of 27
1.54

Defence

13.7
Shots faced
12.3
4.2
Shots on target faced
3.6
1.19
Goals conceded
0.83
1.11
xG against 23·30 of 27
0.78
3.1
Goalkeeper saves
2.9

Control

53.5%
Possession
56.9%
412
Passes
412
348
Accurate passes
346
84.3%
Pass accuracy
84.1%
5.1
Corners
5.2
4.6
Corners faced
4.1
2.1
Offsides
2.3

Discipline

10.1
Fouls
11.6
2.8
Yellow cards
2.6
0.07
Red cards
0.27

Match Preview & Prediction

Once Caldas face A. Nacional in Colombia - Primera A on Friday, May 1, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Once Caldas a 34% chance, the draw 29% and A. Nacional 38%, so A. Nacional are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.4 for Once Caldas and 1.5 for A. Nacional (2.8 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 54% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 59% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Once Caldas are averaging 2.00 points per game versus 1.67 for A. Nacional. The best value bet our model finds is over 3.5 goals, with an expected value of +5.5%. This match finished 1-0.

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