Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro: Deportes Tolima vs Junior FC Liga BetPlay pre-match guide

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Competition: Colombia Liga BetPlay
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 21:10 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro (28100 seats)

This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, good and bad resulting in mid-table places so far. Clear the decks for Deportes Tolima - Junior FC!

Insights:
  • Deportes Tolima have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Liga BetPlay
  • Deportes Tolima have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Junior FC have scored away.

It's quite the trip for Junior FC when visiting Deportes Tolima as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Deportes Tolima form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro as Deportes Tolima have scored 10 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Liga BetPlay are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Deportes Tolima lost their last game at Envigado (placed 9th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that game this club had gone seven consecutive league matches without being beaten. Attacking player Caicedo bettered all teammates in that fixture and got a match rating of 7.41 out of 10. Caicedo scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Deportes won a home game hosting Deportivo Pasto (3-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Deportes Tolima perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Deportes Tolima as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Deportes Tolima has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 13 latest league matches highlights that 11 of them had at least one goal from each side.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Tigre are coming to town in four days.

A decent goal production from Deportes Tolima in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches.

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Junior FC form and stats

Junior FC have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Liga BetPlay, after 1-2-3 (6 played).

Junior FC's last game was the home draw against Boyaca Chico (1-1). The draw against Boyaca Chico came from a losing position. The Junior manager Jaramillo brought on González as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Attacker González got a player rating of 8.04 in the game. "Man of the match" González scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that result Junior FC won their away game at Atletico Nacional. The scoreline was 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Junior FC playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 2 Junior FC wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Low on goals? 11 of this club's last 13 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Junior FC have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Deportes Tolima-Junior FC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Deportes two wins, Junior FC five wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Deportes TolimaJ. Caicedo Benítez
J. Caicedo Benítez
12 goals
Junior FCL. González Cova
L. González Cova
9 goals
Junior FCF. Hinestroza Arias
F. Hinestroza Arias
4 goals

Deportes Tolima missing players

Junior FC missing players

Deportes Tolima Junior FC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 0 Played P 0 6 13
4 4 0 Won W 0 1 3
6 1 0 Drew D 0 2 6
3 1 0 Lost L 0 3 4
17 10 0 Scored S 0 4 10
16 6 0 Conceded C 0 7 12
92% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 92%
85% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 54%
46% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 15%
15% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 8%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
85% 83% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 46%
15% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 31%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 31%
 
5.4 5.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.2 4.2
4.8 3.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.5 5
3.5 3.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.2 3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.8 17.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.8 12.3
5.2 6.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 3.8
25% 26% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 20%
 
12.4 9.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 14.8 12.4
4.8 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 3.9
Key stats in Liga BetPlay this season:
  • Deportes Tolima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Deportes Tolima have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Junior FC have scored away.
  • Deportes Tolima have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Deportes Tolima have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Liga BetPlay
  • Deportes Tolima haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Junior FC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Junior FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Junior FC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Junior FC 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 12 7 4 1 19 10 5 4 1 0 10 4 7 3 3 1 9 6 9 25
2 Rionegro Aguilas 13 7 4 2 20 16 6 5 1 0 11 5 7 2 3 2 9 11 4 25
3 Boyaca Chico 11 6 3 2 18 10 6 5 1 0 12 3 5 1 2 2 6 7 8 21
4 America de Cali 12 6 3 3 17 11 7 4 2 1 10 4 5 2 1 2 7 7 6 21
5 Deportivo Pasto 13 6 2 5 13 15 6 3 1 2 6 6 7 3 1 3 7 9 -2 20
6 Atletico Nacional 12 4 6 2 11 7 7 2 4 1 6 4 5 2 2 1 5 3 4 18
7 Deportes Tolima 13 4 6 3 17 16 6 4 1 1 10 6 7 0 5 2 7 10 1 18
8 Alianza Petrolera 11 5 2 4 13 9 6 5 0 1 12 4 5 0 2 3 1 5 4 17
9 Envigado 13 4 5 4 11 12 7 3 3 1 8 6 6 1 2 3 3 6 -1 17
10 Independiente Medellín 13 4 4 5 15 13 6 3 2 1 9 3 7 1 2 4 6 10 2 16
11 Santa Fe 12 4 4 4 15 14 6 3 1 2 7 4 6 1 3 2 8 10 1 16
12 Deportivo Pereira 13 4 4 5 16 17 6 2 2 2 9 9 7 2 2 3 7 8 -1 16
13 Junior FC 13 3 6 4 10 12 7 2 4 1 6 5 6 1 2 3 4 7 -2 15
14 Atlético Huila 13 4 2 7 15 20 6 3 2 1 8 6 7 1 0 6 7 14 -5 14
15 Jaguares de Cordoba 12 3 4 5 12 12 7 3 2 2 10 7 5 0 2 3 2 5 0 13
16 La Equidad 13 2 7 4 12 13 7 2 4 1 9 6 6 0 3 3 3 7 -1 13
17 Union Magdalena 12 2 7 3 11 16 6 2 3 1 9 9 6 0 4 2 2 7 -5 13
18 Atlético Bucaramanga 13 2 6 5 8 13 6 1 3 2 3 5 7 1 3 3 5 8 -5 12
19 Once Caldas 13 2 5 6 9 16 6 1 3 2 5 6 7 1 2 4 4 10 -7 11
20 Deportivo Cali 13 1 6 6 7 17 6 0 5 1 3 4 7 1 1 5 4 13 -10 9