These two contenders are satisfied with a fine season so far and occasions like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Deportes Tolima - Independiente Medellín!
- Deportes Tolima have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga BetPlay
- Independiente Medellín have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an energetic fixture!
Deportes Tolima form and stats
Deportes Tolima have collected 19 points from their Liga BetPlay home games so far after 6-1-3.
Deportes Tolima are returning here after visiting Atlético Mineiro in a Copa Libertadores fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that match, a Liga BetPlay win away at Envigado.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Deportes Tolima handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Deportes as they have a new game in only four days, a Liga BetPlay match thankfully also at home. La Equidad are visiting.
A decent goal production from Deportes Tolima in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches.
Independiente Medellín form and stats
There's been little loot from Independiente Medellín's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Liga BetPlay. Independiente Medellín only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Independiente Medellín delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Guairena in their previous match; a Copa Sudamericana fixture.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against La Equidad in the Liga BetPlay.We have checked recent matches where Independiente have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Independiente Medellín manager López as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Envigado.
The attacking power of Independiente Medellín when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Independiente's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Independiente Medellín - Deportes Tolima 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Deportes two wins, five draws and Independiente Medellín three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Caicedo Benítez 12 goals | S. Mosquera Zapata 10 goals |  A. Vuletich 10 goals |
Deportes Tolima missing players
Independiente Medellín missing players
| Deportes Tolima | Independiente Medellín | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 33 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 27 |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 71% |
| 43% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 48% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 24% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6.8 | 8.2 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 41% | 34% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 34% |
| 7.7 | 6.7 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
- Deportes Tolima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportes Tolima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Deportes Tolima have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Liga BetPlay
- Deportes Tolima have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga BetPlay
- Deportes Tolima have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Deportes Tolima haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Independiente Medellín have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Independiente Medellín have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Independiente Medellín haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Millonarios | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 42 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Atletico Nacional | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | Junior | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 6 | Envigado | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 7 | La Equidad | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Once Caldas | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | Rionegro Aguilas | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | America de Cali | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Cortulua | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 19 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 | Union Magdalena | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | -20 | 11 |
