Once Caldas will play Unión Española in Thursday’s big Copa Sudamericana fixture.
View all of the Once Caldas v Unión Española predictions, poll and stats below - along with the latest match odds.
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Once Caldas
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Once Caldas will be looking for a repeat result of the 2-3 Copa Sudamericana triumph against GV San José.
In that game, 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 attempts 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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Since a losing effort in their last game against Cobresal in Campeonato Nacional action, Unión Española will be hoping to turn things around 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.
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Head to head
The previous league meeting between these clubs was Copa Sudamericana match day 2 on 10/04/2025 when the final score was Unión Española 0-2 Once Caldas.
In that match, Unión Española managed 64% possession and 13 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Once Caldas got 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. Dayro Moreno (57') was the scorer.
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Team News: Once Caldas
The Once Caldas manager will be grateful to have no fitness worries whatsoever before this match thanks to a completely healthy squad available to choose from.
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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.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match on the win-draw-win market, backing Once Caldas is available for 1.57, a bet on the draw is 3.7 and taking a punt on a victory for Unión Española gets 6.25. Those are the best bets that can be secured at the current time.
Andre Moura,
06:01 04/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ 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)