Once Caldas (home)
- Once Caldas are unbeaten at home in Primera A 2026, winning 3 and drawing 2 of 5.
- Once Caldas are the favorites at 1.83, but Pasto will be no easy beets with Jonathan Risueno’s men in fine form.
- The home side have won 4 of their last 5 matches and enter this game in the middle of a 3-game winning streak.
- They sit top of Primera A 2026 with 19 points from 10 games, and coach Hernan Herrera’s side have impressed with their flexibility and ability to play a fluid, possession-based game with moments of verticality and selective pressing since he took over in October 2023.
Deportivo Pasto (away)
- Deportivo Pasto are unbeaten in their last 5 (W2, D3).
- Deportivo Pasto are just one point behind the leaders in 4th place with 18 points from 9 Primera A 2026 games.
- Since Risueno took over in December 2025, he has instilled some discipline and a real counter-attacking sharpness to the side, and their away form in Primera A 2026 has been solid, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 of 4 away trips.
Head-to-Head
- This game sees two different styles come together in Once Caldas’s shape-shifting attack and Pasto’s reactive counter-punching.
- The hosts will try to dictate the pace and rhythm of the game with the ball, while Pasto will look to frustrate the possession-dominant home side with a compact structure and look to hit on the break.
- Once Caldas are unbeaten at home in Primera A 2026, with 3 wins and 2 draws in 5 matches, and this matchup has plenty of extra spice given the teams met in the Colombian domestic cup recently; Once Caldas won the last head-to-head here 1-0 in Primera A Clausura 2025.
Key Players
- Jefry Zapata has been on fire for Once Caldas, netting 4 times in his last 5 games, but it is talisman Dayro Moreno who is the danger man for the home team with 7 goals in 10 Primera A 2026 appearances.
- Meanwhile, Andrey Estupinan leads the line for Pasto with 6 goals in 7 games in the 2026 edition of the Colombian top flight, with Santiago Cordoba their in-form danger man with 3 in his last 5.
Betting Insights
- They have failed to win in their last two visits to this ground, but the odds for them to get something are not too appealing and the odds for Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.95 are the best play for this clash.
- Once Caldas have averaged 2.2 goals per home match after netting 11 times in 5 home games.
Prediction
Once Caldas should claim the victory here in what is a tricky game at Estadio Palogrande , but Pasto can make a good account of themselves.
