Santa Fe vs Once Caldas betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga BetPlay match on May 23rd, 2024

Santa Fe will be playing against Once Caldas in a Liga BetPlay football match scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024, in Colombia, check the Santa Fe vs Once Caldas betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

We are facing two of the best teams in this Apertura stage of the Colombian championship, who managed to secure their place in the quadrangular phase of this competition. They will meet Santa Fe vs Once Caldas in a crucial match that can put one of the teams closer to the grand final of this competition.

Stadium and City where Santa Fe vs Once Caldas will occur

The game is set to be played in the Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín stadium, in the city of Bogotá, with a capacity for 36343 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Santa Fe vs Once Caldas betting tip 2024

The current Liga BetPlay has seen a dip in the number of goals scored per match as compared to the previous season. Last year, the tournament had an average of 2.27 goals scored per game, whereas this year, the average goals per match played are 2.16.

In the 2024 football season, these teams played against each other on 19-05-2024 in a battle-themed Liga BetPlay match which ended in a 0-0 draw.

Santa Fe was in 1st place when they last played Once Caldas who was 2nd place in Liga BetPlay. Santa Fe played using the 3-5-2 formation while Once Caldas responded with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Santa Fe has in its curriculum 9 wins of the Liga BetPlay while Once Caldas has won the competition 4 times.

The Santa Fe team’s run of five games has been of preferable outcome, compared to the Once Caldas team.

Santa Fe

Current leaderboard

To reach this playoff stage, Santa Fe first needed a good campaign in the groups of this Apertura tournament. In this tournament phase, the club earned 34 points and placed 3 in the table.

Santa Fe analysis

Santa Fe after 3 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 22 goals and conceded only 12 to opponents.

Santa Fe come from a draw in the last match. The game against Once Caldas, valid for the Liga BetPlay, ended with a 0-0. The team coached by P. Peirano Pardeiro entered the field in the last match with a 3-5-2 formation.

Santa Fe has one of the most efficient attacks in this league, and proof of this is in the comparison between the team's average goals and the competition overall. While all the teams in the competition together average 1.25 goals per game at home, Santa Fe scores 1.56 goals, on average, per game. A clear consequence of the offensiveness of the team.

The average shooting on goal for the Santa Fe team in the league is not the best. There are only 3.84 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

Santa Fe has had an average possession rate of 47.63% in this competition, which suggests a more passive style of play. For the Santa Fe vs Once Caldas 2024 game, the team should focus on keeping the ball and being more aggressive in their attacking play.

Santa Fe is a more offensive team than Once Caldas, having 1756 attacks vs. 1607 from Once Caldas, having scored 22 times, in comparison, Once Caldas converted into goal 16 times.

Best goalscorer from Santa Fe

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Hugo Rodallega is the player to highlight. Helping Santa Fe with 10 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Once Caldas

Current leaderboard

To reach this playoff stage, Once Caldas first needed a good campaign in the groups of this Apertura tournament. In this tournament phase, the club earned 29 points and placed 8 in the table.

Once Caldas analysis

Once Caldas counted 16 goals scored and 16 conceded at the end of Liga BetPlay day number 3.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga BetPlay, Once Caldas, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Santa Fe team with a final score of 0-0.

The average possession rate of Once Caldas in this competition is 44.68%, indicating a tendency towards a reactive style of play. This style can be beneficial when playing away from home, as the home team usually takes the initiative in attacking, allowing reactive teams to exploit the spaces and launch counter-attacks.

Best goalscorer from the Once Caldas

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Dayro Moreno. Once Caldas owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 10 goals goals in this season.

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Score market betting suggestions

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners market betting suggestions

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.14 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

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