Deportes Tolima have outperformed Once Caldas this season, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the info you need ahead of kickoff:
- Deportes Tolima have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga BetPlay
- Deportes Tolima have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Once Caldas have scored away.
Deportes Tolima and Once Caldas should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
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. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Deportes drew their last game, 1-1 away at Patriotas Boyaca. The hometeam coach Oliveros made a successful contribution in the game against Patriotas Boyaca, bringing on Ibargüen who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. The attacking player Rangel was named "man of the match" for Deportes Tolima with a rating of 7.8/10. Rangel hit one key pass.
Before that, Deportes Tolima drew at home versus Cortuluá.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Deportes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 5 and lost 0.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 13 most recent league matches highlights that 11 of them had at least one goal from each side.
There will be little rest for Deportes Tolima after this match as they are travelling to America de Cali for a Liga BetPlay game in only four days.
Deportes have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro with 16 goals in 10 league matches.
Once Caldas form and stats
There's been little loot from Once Caldas's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Liga BetPlay. Once Caldas only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.
Once Caldas are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the game against Millonarios. That victory felt good as this team had gone four league fixtures without victory. García came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Millonarios last time out, making the manager Hurtado feel like a tactical genius. Defender García was the best team player with a rating of 8.41. García scored one goal and won 8 of 9 duels.
Before that, Once Caldas travelled to Deportivo Pereira and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Once Caldas playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Caldas wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats.
Betting fact: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 10 of this club's last 12 league games.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Envigado in just three days.
The attacking power of Once Caldas when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest reported scoreline featuring both these teams is the Once Caldas - Deportes Tolima 2-2 played not long ago this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Deportes won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Once Caldas got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Caicedo Benítez 12 goals | S. Mosquera Zapata 10 goals |
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| Deportes Tolima | Once Caldas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 20 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 52 | 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 87% | 90% |
| 67% | 70% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 73% | 71% |
| 44% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 27% | 32% |
| 18% | 15% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 5% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 49% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 53% | 55% |
| 41% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | 26% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.8 | 5.9 | 8.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| 33% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| 8.1 | 5.8 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 7 | 6.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
- 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 Once Caldas have scored away.
- Deportes Tolima have the the best goal difference (+15) in Liga BetPlay
- Once Caldas have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Medellin | 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 | Cortuluá | 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 |
