Once Caldas 1-1 Deportivo Pereira: result and AI prediction

Once Caldas – Deportivo Pereira, Primera A, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 01:15 AM (GMT). Venue: Estadio Palogrande

Once Caldas is #5 in the table (33 pts) and Deportivo Pereira #20 (10 pts). 15 places separate the two teams in the table. Once Caldas is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Deportivo Pereira is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Once Caldas 3, draws 2, Deportivo Pereira 1. Their last meeting, on April 10, 2026, ended Deportivo Pereira 0-0 Once Caldas.

Once Caldas

Final score1 - 1

Deportivo Pereira

AI predicted: 3-0 · Final score: 1-1Missed

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

This Coffee Region derby places an in-form Once Caldas side at Palogrande against a Pereira team lifted by its first win under Alexis Márquez. The hosts have the stronger home framework and can also introduce Dayro Moreno if the starting attack needs a sharper presence in the box. Pereira’s new coach has improved the team’s spirit and defensive organisation, but his side remain vulnerable when their midfield is pressed into rushed clearances. Derby intensity makes the opening phase volatile, yet Once’s control in central areas is the match’s defining advantage.

Head-to-head analysis

This fixture has been tight recently: the last meeting finished scoreless, while the previous ten encounters show several narrow margins. Once Caldas have won more of those recent meetings and have taken important home results against Pereira.

Form (last 5)

Once CaldasLeague position #5 · 33 ptsW W D

Deportivo PereiraLeague position #20 · 10 ptsD D W

Once Caldas vs Deportivo Pereira stats

	Once Caldas	Deportivo Pereira
Played	36	33
Goals scored	52	25
Goals conceded	42	50
Clean sheets	7	8

Last meetings

2026-04-10Deportivo Pereira 0-0 Once Caldas
2025-09-06Once Caldas 1-0 Deportivo Pereira
2025-08-03Deportivo Pereira 2-1 Once Caldas
2025-03-22Deportivo Pereira 1-1 Once Caldas
2025-02-20Once Caldas 3-1 Deportivo Pereira
2024-09-03Deportivo Pereira 0-1 Once Caldas