Deportivo Pereira
- Deportivo Pereira are without a win at home in five Primera A 2026 league games (D2, L3).
- Pereira are bottom of the table with five points from their first 11 matches and have drawn two and lost three of their last five.
Cucuta Deportivo
- Cucuta Deportivo are without a victory in six away games in Primera A 2026 (D2, L4).
- Cucuta Deportivo sit in 18th after taking seven points from their 12 Primera A 2026 games.
- The visitors are also in poor form, winning once, drawing once and losing three times in their last five.
Key Players
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Players to watch:
- Luifer Hernandez has been Cucuta’s main attacking threat this season with five goals in 11 Primera A 2026 appearances and his pace should be a threat to Pereira’s defenders.
- Marco Perez leads the line for Pereira with three in 10 this term and could be a focal point for Cucuta to focus on defensively.
- Leider Berdugo has been an equally creative force in the Cucuta midfield this term, registering five assists in 12 Primera A 2026 matches, and should be able to create problems for a side that will push their central midfield forward in this game.
Betting Insights
- Arturo Reyes was appointed as Deportivo Pereira head coach in December 2025 and has brought a phase-based, high-tempo pressing game to the team.
- His side play at a very vertical tempo, looking to get bodies forward in numbers and then defend from the front.
- Cucuta Deportivo, under the guidance of Richard Paez since February 2026, have been much more pragmatic, disciplined and defensive.
- There are a couple of reasons to think these two teams will be level after 90 minutes and this draw comes in at 3.15.
- The first is the league table - Pereira and Cucuta are very close in the standings and have been equally as poor for results this season.
- The hosts have failed to win at home in five league matches and Cucuta have averaged 1.33 goals per game on the road, so the visitors will have enough to trouble Pereira.
- Both to score looks a good option at 1.91 given how much this game will open up in transition as the home team look to press and the away team look to sit and counter.
