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Predictions and Tips
Fans of both teams await the Copa Sudamericana action happening on Thursday when Once Caldas take on Unión Española.
Our tips, poll and stats for Once Caldas v Unión Española can all be found here (including the best match odds).
📏 Form Guide

Once Caldas
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Once Caldas will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 2-3 Copa Sudamericana victory against GV San José.
In that match, Once Caldas managed 45% possession and 26 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Once Caldas was Dayro Moreno (42', 73', 88'). GV San José got 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Raúl Becerra (70') was the scorer for GV San José.
In their preceding 6 games, Once Caldas have hit the back of the net a total of 8 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match of 1.33.
Unión Española
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After being beaten in their last game against Cobresal in Campeonato Nacional competition, Unión Española and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
Looking at their form, and Unión Española have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in total. In defence, Unión Española seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
↔️ Head to head
The previous league contest between these sides was Copa Sudamericana match day 2 on 10/04/2025 when it ended Unión Española 0-2 Once Caldas.
On that occasion, Unión Española managed 64% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.
Once Caldas had 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. Dayro Moreno (57') scored.
🗞️ Team News: Once Caldas
The Once Caldas boss has zero fitness worries whatsoever coming into this match thanks to a fully injury-free group available for selection.
💭 Prediction
Once Caldas should get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.
Conversely, Unión Española could well find it tough to score a goal of their own although we do think it’s probable that they will be managing to get on the scoresheet.
Accordingly, we see a 3-1 victory for Once Caldas come full-time.
Andre Moura, 01:01 08/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Once Caldas
Formed: 1947
Stadium: Estadio Palogrande (42,678)
Captain: Dayro Moreno
Chairman: Jorge Enrique Vélez
Manager: Hernán Herrera
Competitions: Copa Sudamericana (Group F)
Unión Española |
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Once Caldas |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | LWWLW |
2 |
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | DWLLW |
3 |
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10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | WDDLW |
4 |
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | LDWWW |
5 |
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9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | WDWWL |
6 |
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | WDLWL |
7 |
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | DLWWW |
8 |
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | WLDWD |
9 |
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10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | WLWDL |
10 |
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10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -7 | 11 | DLDWD |
11 |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | LWDWL |
12 |
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 10 | LWLLL |
13 |
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10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 8 | LWLLW |
14 |
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9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 6 | LWLLL |
15 |
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 6 | WLDLL |
16 |
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9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 5 | LDLDW |
Once Caldas |
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GV San José |
Once Caldas |
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Unión Española |
GV San José |
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Once Caldas |
Unión Española |
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Once Caldas |
Once Caldas |
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Fluminense |
Tigres |
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Once Caldas |
Colo-Colo |
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Unión Española |
Unión Española |
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Everton Viña del Mar |
Fluminense |
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Unión Española |
Once Caldas |
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Unión Española |
Unión Española |
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Cobresal |
Huachipato |
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Unión Española |
Huachipato |
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Unión Española |
Audax Italiano |
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Unión Española |
Deportes Iquique |
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Unión Española |
Deportes La Serena |
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Unión Española |
Unión La Calera |
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Unión Española |
Deportes Iquique |
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Unión Española |
Once Caldas |
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GV San José |
Fluminense |
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Once Caldas |
Colo-Colo |
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Unión Española |
Unión Española |
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GV San José |
Unión Española |
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Deportes Limache |
O'Higgins |
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Unión Española |
Unión Española |
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Coquimbo Unido |
Unión Española |
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Unión La Calera |
Palestino |
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Unión Española |
Unión Española |
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Deportes La Serena |
Universidad de Chile |
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Unión Española |
Unión Española |
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Deportes Iquique |
