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Cucuta vs Once Caldas: result 1-2 and analysis

Primera AApertura - 1Kick-off on January 19, 2026 at 09:00 PM (UTC)Estadio General Santander, Cúcuta

Cucuta
1-2
Once Caldas

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What was the result of Cucuta vs Once Caldas?

Once Caldas won 1-2 on January 19, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 35′J. PeraltaCucuta (pen.)
  • 62′D. MorenoOnce Caldas (pen.)
  • 87′D. MorenoOnce Caldas

Official lineup for Cucuta vs Once Caldas

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cucuta

4-3-3
  1. 11E. Arízalas
  2. 9J. Peralta
  3. 33S. Támara
  1. 7L. Berdugo
  2. 6S. Orozco
  3. 8J. Ceballos
  1. 27M. Duarte
  2. 28S. Rodríguez
  3. 4J. Quiñónes
  4. 2A. Ballesteros
  1. 24F. Abadia

Once Caldas

4-2-3-1
  1. 17D. Moreno
  1. 28M. Zuleta
  2. 10L. Sánchez
  3. 7M. Barrios
  1. 8E. Beltrán
  2. 15J. Alvarado
  1. 30K. Tamayo
  2. 23K. Cuesta
  3. 2J. Cardona
  4. 22J. Cuesta
  1. 99J. Parra
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cucuta have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Once Caldas have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cucuta
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 16, 2026Huracan(home)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Jan 15, 2026San Lorenzo(away)1-0Serie Rio De La Plata
Dec 2, 2025Real Soacha(home)2-1Primera B
Nov 28, 2025Real Soacha(away)0-1Primera B
Nov 23, 2025Internacional Palmira(home)4-0Primera B
Once Caldas
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 14, 2026America de Cali(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Jan 11, 2026Deportivo Cali(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Nov 14, 2025Deportivo Cali(away)1-1Primera A
Nov 9, 2025Deportivo Pasto(home)1-0Primera A
Oct 30, 2025Millonarios(away)0-0Primera A

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Cucuta wins, 2 draws, 1 Once Caldas win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 23, 2023Once Caldas 1-0 CucutaCopa Colombia
Feb 16, 2023Cucuta 3-1 Once CaldasCopa Colombia
Oct 14, 2020Once Caldas 1-1 CucutaPrimera A
Aug 3, 2019Cucuta 1-1 Once CaldasPrimera A
Feb 12, 2019Once Caldas 1-2 CucutaPrimera A

Last archived meeting: Once Caldas vs Cucuta on Feb 23, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Cucuta score 1.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Once Caldas score 1.1 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cucuta1.50.776/156/15
Once Caldas1.11.265/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Cucuta sit 9th in Primera A (18 points from 13 matches) and Once Caldas sit 10th (16 points from 13 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Cucuta13535161918
10Once Caldas13445161616

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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