Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Unión La Calera & Deportes Tolima face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Sudamericana. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Deportes Tolima played their last game only three days ago, a Primera A match.
It's quite the trip for Deportes Tolima when visiting Unión La Calera as the cities are 5900 kilometers apart.
Unión La Calera form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Copa Sudamericana for Calera, as the manager J. Vojvoda led his troops to eliminate Fluminense, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Unión La Calera's Copa Sudamericana journey ended in the 2nd round.Unión La Calera are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. The Unión La Calera fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar and will expect new points from this game. Calera has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Calera has won five games in a row. The Colo-Colo match was the last time out without a victory.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Alexis Martin Arias not having conceded a league goal in 307 minutes.
The Calera supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Huachipato in Primera Division and win 3-0. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Santiago Wanderers.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Calera as they are travelling to their away game against Antofagasta in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.
Calera have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar with 15 goals in 9 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Calera have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Deportes Tolima form and stats
Deportes was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the 2nd round last season.Deportes Tolima have an excellent away record in the Primera A so far with 4-4-0 from 8 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Atlético Nacional game have they lost an away game, meaning Deportes has taken points from 14 away matches in a row.
Deportes failed to get anything from their last game, a Primera A home match vs La Equidad that ended with defeat 1-2. Before that, Deportes travelled to Jaguares de Cordoba and returned home with a draw after the Primera A game finished 1-1.
Deportes has another fixture away, a Primera A game, against Deportivo Cali in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Deportes have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Deportes Tolima defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 8 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Vilches Araneda 7 goals | N. Stefanelli 6 goals |  A. Estupiñán Quiñones 6 goals |
Unión La Calera missing players
Deportes Tolima missing players
| Unión La Calera | Deportes Tolima | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 285 | 192 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 147 | ||
| 110 | 74 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 75 | ||
| 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| 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 La Calera | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Union Espanola | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Universidad Catolica | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 33 |
| 4 | Antofagasta | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Universidad Chile | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Huachipato | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Audax Italiano | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Curico Unido | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Santiago Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Cobresal | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Everton | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Univ. Concepcion | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | Palestino | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Coquimbo Unido | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Deportes Iquique | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | O'Higgins | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Colo-Colo | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | La Serena | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Deportivo Pasto | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | America de Cali | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Atlético Nacional | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Once Caldas | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | La Equidad | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Junior | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Rionegro Aguilas | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Envigado | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | Millonarios | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Alianza Petrolera | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | Independiente Medellin | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Deportivo Pereira | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Cucuta Deportivo | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Boyaca Chico | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 12 |
| 20 | Patriotas Boyaca | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 10 |