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Deportivo Pereira vs Santa Fe: Hosts Seek Home Spark in Primera A Clash
Deportivo Pereira hosts Santa Fe in a Primera A fixture that pits a struggling home side against a resilient visitor. Pereira's overall form is poor, but they have shown flashes of life at home recently, while Santa Fe has been difficult to beat on the road this season, often drawing games.
This encounter seems set to be a battle of contrasting recent trends. Deportivo Pereira, desperate to improve their home form, will likely try to leverage their improved attacking output from recent home games, aiming to create overloads, particularly through their higher corner count at home. Santa Fe, accustomed to drawing away games, may look to absorb pressure and hit on quick transitions, exploiting Pereira's overall defensive fragilities. The home side's ability to break down Santa Fe's compact away setup, which has seen them draw many games, will be key.
Team statistics
Team Stats Comparison
Key points
- • Deportivo Pereira has only won 11.1% of their home games this season.
- • Santa Fe has drawn 53.8% of their away matches this season.
- • Both teams have conceded an average of over 1 goal per game across the season.
AI Prediction
Santa Fe's high draw rate away from home, combined with Deportivo Pereira's recent slight improvement at home but overall season struggles, points towards a tight contest. Both teams have shown an ability to score recently, but also a tendency to concede, suggesting goals at both ends. However, the overall low scoring averages and recent defensive solidity from Santa Fe on the road lean towards an under 2.5 outcome.
- AIConfidencePickRecent Win% (20)
nova-lite-v1 (fr)by amazon70% AWAYBTTS YES2.5 UNDER1x240%O/U50%BTTS53%
deepseek-v4-pro (ja)by deepseek78% AWAYBTTS NO2.5 UNDER1x243%O/U67%BTTS60%
gemini-2.5-flash-lite (en)by google65%X DRAWBTTS YES2.5 UNDER1x240%O/U63%BTTS57%
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Team recent
Deportivo Pereira Team recent
| Match date | H/A | VS | Score | Results | O/U 2.5 | BTTS | Cor 9.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AWAY | Fortaleza FC | 0 - 0 | - | ||||
AWAY | Llaneros | 0 - 1 | - | ||||
AWAY | America de Cali | 0 - 1 | - | ||||
HOME | Atletico Nacional | 1 - 0 | - | ||||
AWAY | Deportes Tolima | 0 - 2 | - | ||||
HOME | Once Caldas | 0 - 0 | - | ||||
HOME | Alianza Valledupar | 2 - 3 | - | ||||
AWAY | Chico | 0 - 1 | - | ||||
AWAY | Deportivo Cali | 0 - 1 | - | ||||
HOME | Cucuta | 2 - 2 | - |
Deportivo Pereira's season overall has been one to forget, with a heavy lean towards losses and a low goals-scored average. Their home record mirrors this general struggle, having won only once in nine games and conceding more than they score. However, recent home form shows a slight uptick, with a win and two draws in their last three at home, and a more encouraging attacking output. The most recent home fixture saw them score one and concede none, a positive sign they'll want to build on.
Santa Fe Team recent
| Match date | H/A | VS | Score | Results | O/U 2.5 | BTTS | Cor 9.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOME | Once Caldas | 2 - 2 | - | ||||
AWAY | Águilas Doradas | 1 - 2 | - | ||||
AWAY | Junior | 0 - 0 | - | ||||
HOME | Junior | 1 - 1 | - | ||||
HOME | America de Cali | 4 - 0 | - | ||||
AWAY | America de Cali | 1 - 1 | - | ||||
HOME | Internacional de Bogota | 3 - 1 | - | ||||
AWAY | Deportivo Pasto | 2 - 1 | - | ||||
HOME | Cucuta | 5 - 0 | - | ||||
AWAY | Millonarios | 1 - 1 | - |
Santa Fe presents a more balanced picture across the season, though their away form is characterized by a high number of draws. They concede slightly more on the road than they score, but their overall scoring rate is respectable. Recent form shows a dip in offensive output, with goalless draws in two of their last three away matches, though their defence has remained relatively solid, conceding just one goal in those games. Their last away outing was a 1-1 draw, indicating they can still find the net, but also struggle to secure victories.