The league table is allowed to rest as Deportes Tolima and Independiente Medellín battle for Copa Betplay honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Deportes Tolima and Independiente Medellín.
Deportes Tolima form and stats
Deportes Tolima participated in Copa Betplay the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Deportes Tolima have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Primera A. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The home club members saw a 2-2 draw versus Atletico Nacional last time out and are looking for a victory here. Deportes Tolima's goalie Cuesta played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Atletico Nacional with a stunning six saves. Hernández, an attacker, was the best performer for the team in that match, scoring a rating of 7.84 (out of 10). Hernández scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Unión Magdalena (1-2).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Deportes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 5 and lost 1.
Deportes Tolima have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro with 5 goals in 3 league matches.
Independiente Medellín form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 8th finals against Deportivo Cali.Things could have gone better for Independiente Medellín in their Primera A away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right.
Independiente Medellín delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Once Caldas in their previous match. Goalkeeper Mosquera made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Once Caldas. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Midfield player Pineda was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.04/10. Pineda served one assist and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match was the Primera A away draw versus Deportivo Cali that ended 2-2.Independiente have another game that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Primera A fixture against Cortulua. A strenuous timetable for the visitors!
3 goals so far away for Independiente Medellín, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Deportes Tolima-Independiente Medellín H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Deportes Tolima two wins, Independiente Medellín two wins, six draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Caicedo Benítez 12 goals | S. Mosquera Zapata 10 goals | A. Plata Guillén 9 goals |
Deportes Tolima missing players
Independiente Medellín missing players
| Deportes Tolima | Independiente Medellín | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 32 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.9 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 33% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 28% | ||
| 9 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Unión Magdalena | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Junior | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Alianza Petrolera | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Once Caldas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Deportes Tolima | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Santa Fe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Rionegro Aguilas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Deportivo Pereira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Patriotas Boyaca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | La Equidad | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | America de Cali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Cortulua | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | Atletico Nacional | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Envigado | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 19 | Deportivo Cali | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
