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Atletico Nacional vs Once CaldasCopa Colombia 2026

4/21/2022Copa ColombiaCopa Colombia · Round of 16Estadio Atanasio Girardot

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

Atletico Nacional67%
×Draw22%
Once Caldas11%
Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.5%
Always home
44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.5% correct across 581,483 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Atletico Nacional
1.78
Once Caldas
0.57

Atletico Nacional creates 212% more chances

Season form · 21 home / 12 away

creates per match

Atletico Nacional
2.14
Once Caldas
0.67

allows per match

Atletico Nacional
0.48
Once Caldas
1.42

finishing

Atletico Nacional+0.00on par
Once Caldas+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

64%No
  • No64
  • Yes36

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Atletico Nacional

Once Caldas
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
015%
022%
030%
040%
1
1017%
1110%
123%
131%
140%
2
2015%
219%
222%
230%
240%
3
309%
315%
321%
330%
340%
4
404%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Atletico Nacional or draw
89%
Atletico Nacional or Once Caldas
78%
Draw or Once Caldas
33%

Winning margin

Atletico Nacional wins by 2+
39%
Once Caldas wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

Atletico Nacional 1+ goals
83%
Atletico Nacional 2+ goals
53%
Atletico Nacional 3+ goals
26%
Once Caldas 1+ goals
43%
Once Caldas 2+ goals
11%
Once Caldas 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Atletico Nacional (draw refunded)
86%
Once Caldas (draw refunded)
14%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
26%
Both score & under 3
10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Atletico Nacional at homecreates 2.14, concedes 0.48 · 21 matches

Once Caldas awaycreates 0.67, concedes 1.42 · 12 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Atletico Nacional attack 2.14 + Once Caldas defence 1.42 → ÷2 → 1.78

Once Caldas attack 0.67 + Atletico Nacional defence 0.48 → ÷2 → 0.57

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 67%?"

Atletico Nacional scores more
67%
level
22%
Once Caldas scores more
11%

Atletico Nacional at 67% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 67% does not mean "Atletico Nacional will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Atletico
Once
H. Herrera
Manager: H. Herrera
67'Á. AnguloG. Moreno
67'J. BarreraA. Andrade
67'Jhon DuqueD. Pabón
72'A. MejíaS. Gómez
76'R. BlancoJefferson Duque
D. Corredor
Manager: D. Corredor
46'M. GarcíaM. Carreazo
46'M. PiedrahitaD. Murillo
52'D. QuiñonezS. Guzmán
56'D. ValdesC. Mancilla
56'F. TorijanoJ. Palma

Copa Colombia: Atletico Nacional 3–0 Once Caldas

Atletico Nacional beat Once Caldas 3-0 in Copa Colombia on April 21, 2022.

Goals: D. Mantilla (5'), D. Banguero (11'), G. Moreno (46').

The match was played at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín.