Deportes Tolima and Independiente Medellín are both doing (very) nicely in the Liga BetPlay with their 2nd and 4th positions respectively. This could be a fun fixture!
- Deportes Tolima is in the best form (4-1-1) in Liga BetPlay
- Independiente Medellín have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There haven't been much to rest for the hosting team, as they were involved in a Copa Libertadores game only four days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Flamengo.
Deportes Tolima form and stats
6 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Deportes Tolima have to build on here at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro in the Liga BetPlay.
The club members are hoping that Deportes Tolima will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-7 away defeat in the Copa Libertadores fixture against Flamengo.
Erik lost again
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Deportes, as the Liga BetPlay home game vs Deportivo Cali is only four days away.
Deportes Tolima have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro with 16 goals in 10 league matches.
Independiente Medellín form and stats
Independiente Medellín have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Liga BetPlay, after 2-2-6 (10 played).
Independiente Medellín play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-1 victory visiting La Equidad. As mentioned above, Independiente was the only team on the pitch versus La Equidad in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. Midfield player Mosquera was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.81/10. Mosquera scored two goals, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).
A 0-1 loss hosting Deportes Tolima before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Patriotas Boyaca in just four days.
The attacking power of Independiente Medellín when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Independiente Medellín have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the sides met earlier this season; Independiente Medellín - Deportes 0-1. These teams battled with nail and tooth when they played earlier this season. Both Mosquera (Deportes Tolima) and Pons (Independiente Medellín) were shown red cards. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Deportes wins - draws - Independiente Medellín wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.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 | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 39 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 22 |
| 89% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 85% | 85% |
| 57% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | 65% |
| 39% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 18% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 35% |
| 50% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 15% | 42% |
| 25% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 54% | 38% |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6.7 | 7.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 39% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| 7.9 | 6 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
- Deportes Tolima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportes Tolima have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Liga BetPlay
- Deportes Tolima have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga BetPlay
- Deportes Tolima is in the best form (4-1-1) in Liga BetPlay
- Independiente Medellín have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 Córdoba | 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 |
