Once Caldas vs Unión Española Prediction & Odds

By Felipe Martinez, Football Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: May 8, 09:00 | 4 min read

Once Caldas SA

Football Copa Sudamericana Estadio Palogrande Thu 8 May 10:00

Unión Española

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Unión To Have No Joy

Unión Española look opposable on the 1x2 market, so we’re going to make Once Caldas our betting prediction. You can currently get 1.43 for this selection which looks value.

Match Preview & H2H

Once Caldas´s last match was on the road against Envigado and the Colombian Categoria Primera A clash finished in a 2-1 win, with Dayro Moreno and Michael Barrios scoring the goals.

Unión Española played Cobresal at home in their last game. They lost 1-0 and recorded 58% of possession in the Chilean Primera División encounter.

In the teams most recent Copa Sudamericana outings, Once Caldas won 3-2 when visiting Bolivian Primera División side GV San José, while Unión drew 1-1 at home with Brazilian Série A outfit Fluminense.

The last head-to-head saw Once Caldas land a 2-0 away victory over Unión. This was in the Copa Sudamericana four weeks ago.

Confirmed Lineups

Once Caldas confirmed lineup (4-1-4-1): James Aguirre (GK), Luis Palacios, Jorge Cardona, Jerson Malagon, Juan Patino, Ivan Rojas, Mateo Zuleta, Mateo Garcia, Michael Barrios, Alejandro Garcia, Dayro Moreno.

Unión Española confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Franco Torgnascioli (GK), Simon Ramirez, Valentin Vidal, Sebastian Pereira, Felipe Espinoza, Bruno Jauregui, Rodrigo Vasquez, Ariel Uribe, Ignacio Nunez, Pablo Aranguiz, Matias Suarez.

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Expert Copa Sudamericana Analysis

Team news plays a valuable role and we’re always monitoring the players who have an injury concern. We’ve also got a handle on the form guide, with plenty of data provided which puts you in the picture in terms of stats.

Key Once Caldas vs Unión Española stats:

  • Once Caldas have won 6 of their past 10 home matches
  • Once Caldas have scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their past 10 home matches
  • Once Caldas have kept 5 clean sheets in their past 10 home matches
  • Unión have lost 7 of their 9 Primera División matches this season
  • Unión have failed to win any of their last 4 matches
  • Unión have failed to score in 5 of their 9 Primera División matches this season
  • Unión have conceded 2 or more goals in 5 of their 9 Primera División matches this season

Once Caldas vs Unión Española Prediction

We are betting on the hosts in this Copa Sudamericana game. You can back our prediction at 1.43 on the Full-Time Result market and we think this offers good value.

Once Caldas are an even bigger price if you’re backing them on the Asian Handicap although you might need them to win by two goals or even three goals depending on your selection.

Our Pick

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Once Caldas vs Unión Española Odds

Once Caldas are the 1.43 favourites and that means a 70% chance of winning this Copa Sudamericana match according to the betting odds at the bookies. Unión Española are the outsiders at 7.00 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

If you’re betting on Total Goals, the market are finding it hard to split Unders and Overs. When it comes to the Both Teams to Score betting, the market make it a close call between BTTS Yes and No.

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Head to Head

Team Stats

Latest Copa Sudamericana and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Once Caldas logo Once Caldas Betting Stats

Unión Española logo Unión Española Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 10 wins, 8 defeats and 2 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 6 wins, 12 defeats and 2 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Once Caldas

Unión Española

Goals / match
1.6 1
Conceded / match
1 1.2
Total / match
2.6 2.2

Team News

Don’t miss out on the Once Caldas vs Unión Española team news so you understand the players available for selection ahead of kick-off.

Once Caldas vs Unión Española Lineups

Once Caldas Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

Unión Española Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Once Caldas Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

12 James Aguirre
24 Luis Palacios 34 Jorge Cardona 3 Jerson Malagon 33 Juan Patino
5 Ivan Rojas
28 Mateo Zuleta 19 Mateo Garcia 7 Michael Barrios 20 Alejandro Garcia
17 Dayro Moreno
25 Franco Torgnascioli
16 Simon Ramirez 3 Valentin Vidal 13 Sebastian Pereira 18 Felipe Espinoza
6 Bruno Jauregui 15 Rodrigo Vasquez
10 Ariel Uribe 14 Ignacio Nunez 22 Pablo Aranguiz
9 Matias Suarez

Unión Española Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Once Caldas Substitutes

  • 2Juan Garcia
  • 6Juan Carlos Diaz
  • 8Johan Beltran
  • 9Gilbert Alvarez
  • 15Juan Castano
  • 16Joel Contreras
  • 18Jaider Riquett
  • 29Yeiler Valencia
  • 30Hugo Dorrego
  • 31Manuel Arteaga
  • 35Joan Parra
  • 39Hian Rincon

Unión Española Substitutes

  • 1Martin Parra
  • 2Kevin Contreras
  • 4Milovan Celis
  • 7Fernando Ovelar
  • 8Bryan Carvallo
  • 11Cris Montes
  • 24Gabriel Norambuena
  • 30Nicolas Garrido
  • 31Leonardo Naranjo

Previous Once Caldas Lineups

23 Apr Copa Sudamericana
GV San Jose 2-3 Once Caldas

Previous Unión Española Lineups

03 May Primera Division
Unión Española 0-1 Cobresal
28 Apr Primera Division
Huachipato 2-1 Unión Española
24 Apr Copa Sudamericana
Unión Española 1-1 Fluminense

Get the confirmed starting 11s for every team in every match. We’ll show the formations and substitutes, with previous lineups also available for comparison.

Team Squads

Once Caldas Squad

Unión Española Squad

We’ve got a full list of players for every squad and there’s also stats available.

CONMEBOL FlagTables & Standings

Copa Sudamericana Group F

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Fluminense 3 2 1 0 7:1 7
2 Once Caldas 3 2 0 1 5:3 6
3 Unión Española 3 0 2 1 2:4 2
4 GV San Jose 3 0 1 2 3:9 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Fluminense 1 1 0 0 5:0 3
2 GV San Jose 2 0 1 1 3:4 1
3 Unión Española 2 0 1 1 1:3 1
4 Once Caldas 1 0 0 1 0:1 0

Colombia FlagCategoria Primera A Primera A Apertura

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 América de Cali 20 11 6 3 29:12 39
2 Millonarios 20 11 5 4 30:17 38
3 Junior 20 10 7 3 26:16 37
4 Tolima 20 10 6 4 30:19 36
5 Atlético Nacional 20 10 5 5 37:21 35
6 Santa Fe 20 9 6 5 28:23 33
7 Once Caldas 20 10 3 7 26:22 33
8 DIM 20 8 8 4 19:11 32
9 Bucaramanga 20 8 5 7 24:20 29
10 Alianza Petrolera 20 8 5 7 23:21 29
11 Deportivo Pasto 20 8 5 7 20:20 29
12 Dep. Pereira 20 7 7 6 22:21 28
13 Deportivo Cali 20 5 9 6 14:17 24
14 Águilas Doradas 20 4 9 7 17:19 21
15 Llaneros 20 6 2 12 20:28 20
16 Fortaleza 20 5 5 10 15:25 20
17 Boyacá Chicó 20 4 8 8 14:31 20
18 Envigado 20 5 3 12 16:29 18
19 Unión 20 1 8 11 14:30 11
20 La Equidad 20 2 4 14 13:35 10
1 DIM 6 4 2 0 9:4 14
2 América de Cali 6 2 3 1 7:7 9
3 Tolima 6 2 2 2 9:8 8
4 Junior 6 0 1 5 2:8 1
1 Santa Fe 6 4 0 2 8:6 12
2 Millonarios 6 2 3 1 5:4 9
3 Atlético Nacional 6 2 2 2 5:5 8
4 Once Caldas 6 0 3 3 4:7 3

Chile FlagPrimera Division 2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coquimbo 15 9 5 1 19:7 32
2 Audax Italiano 15 10 2 3 28:18 32
3 Palestino 15 8 4 3 22:14 28
4 O'Higgins 15 7 5 3 15:15 26
5 U. de Chile 13 8 1 4 29:13 25
6 Cobresal 15 6 5 4 19:18 23
7 U. Católica 14 6 4 4 20:14 22
8 Unión La Calera 15 6 4 5 15:11 22
9 Colo-Colo 13 6 3 4 23:13 21
10 Huachipato 15 5 3 7 20:23 18
11 La Serena 15 5 2 8 19:27 17
12 Ñublense 15 3 7 5 14:22 16
13 Everton 15 3 5 7 15:25 14
14 Deportes Limache 15 3 4 8 17:23 13
15 Unión Española 14 2 1 11 12:27 7
16 Iquique 15 1 3 11 15:32 6

The Copa Sudamericana standings help you understand the performance of each team in the division. Check out the latest table for up-to-date information

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