Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cúcuta Deportivo & Deportes Tolima face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Betplay. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Deportes Tolima played their last game only four days ago, a Primera A match.
Cúcuta Deportivo form and stats
Cúcuta participated in Copa Betplay the last season, where they reached the group stage.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primera A this season. Cúcuta Deportivo have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Estadio Centenario. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Cúcuta to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that Cúcuta Deportivo will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Primera A game against Rionegro Águilas. Ahead of that match, Cúcuta lost 1-4 at home to Junior.
Cúcuta have scored 8 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Cúcuta with 20 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Deportes Tolima form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera A travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
The manager H. Torres Oliveros was unhappy after their last game, a Primera A match played at their home ground Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro. Deportes suffered a 2-3 loss to Once Caldas. A 0-1 defeat away at Santa Fe before that.
Leading 2-0 was not enough for Deportes in their fight with Once Caldas last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss. Late heartbreak for Deportes in the Once Caldas match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
Deportes find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Deportes as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cúcuta two wins, two draws and Deportes Tolima six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Estupiñán Quiñones 6 goals |  J. Ramos 5 goals | J. Campaz 5 goals |
Cúcuta Deportivo missing players
Deportes Tolima missing players
| Cúcuta Deportivo | Deportes Tolima | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 101 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 119 | ||
| 59 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 67 | ||
| 42% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Santa Fe | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 40 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Junior | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | América de Cali | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | La Equidad | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Millonarios | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 11 | Once Caldas | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 12 | Envigado | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -13 | 19 |
| 16 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 18 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Boyaca Chico | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -20 | 15 |
| 20 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 14 |