Union Cocle vs Deportivo Universitario prediction and preview

31 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC · Estadio Virgilio Tejeira, Penonome

The PunterPick prediction

Union Cocle Over 0.5 GoalsOdds 1.45Market probability 65%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Union Cocle host Deportivo Universitario in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol (Panama) on 31 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Union Cocle Over 0.5 Goals — Union Cocle Over 0.5 Goals. It was published at odds of 1.45, which the bookmaker market rated at about 65% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Union Cocle had won 0, drawn 2 and lost 8 of their last 10 matches, scoring 8 and conceding 24. Deportivo Universitario had won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 6 scored and 8 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of Union Cocle's last 10 and 4 of Deportivo Universitario's last 10; 7 and 2 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Union Cocle averaged 1.44 goals scored and 1.33 conceded across 9 matches; away from home Deportivo Universitario averaged 1.00 scored and 1.78 conceded across 9.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.73 goals from Union Cocle and 1.12 from Deportivo Universitario. From that it rates a home win at 23%, a draw at 34% and an away win at 43%, against 30%, 28% and 42% implied by the 1X2 prices.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Union Cocle (green) and Deportivo Universitario (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form0% – 100%

Attack57% – 43%

Defence29% – 71%

Head-to-head29% – 71%

Goals25% – 75%

Overall strength40% – 59%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Union Cocle	LLLLL	0.80	2.40	60%	70%
Deportivo Universitario	LLLWD	0.60	0.80	40%	20%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

16 Aug 2026 · Deportivo Universitario 1–1 Union Cocle

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Double Chance 12	72%	1.28
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	70%	1.33
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	64%	1.44
Under 2.5 Goals	56%	1.67
BTTS Yes	50%	1.82
2nd Half Higher Goals	46%	2.04
Over 2.5 Goals	44%	2.15
Deportivo Universitario Win	42%	2.15

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.