Tolima vs Bucaramanga Prediction: What a great moment Tolima is living

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Tolima will face Bucaramanga at Stadium Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué. The home side head here after a great win (0-1) against Junior Barranquilla. The visitors arrive here also after a win (1-0), against Deportivo Pasto.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Tolima's team comes into this game after a fantastic 0-1 win against Junior Barranquilla. It was a very divided game, with many scoring opportunities from both sides, synonymous with a high-quality game between two of the best teams in the league. In the 1st half, it would be the Tolima team that created the most scoring opportunities, but it would be the Junior Barranquilla team that created the best opportunities. However, Junior's team would score an own goal in the 42nd minute, which would give the Tolima team the advantage. In the second half, needing to reach a draw and taking advantage of the home advantage, Junior Barranquilla's team put more pressure on them, having more possession of the ball and more and better scoring opportunities. Junior Barranquilla's team would fail to finish, and Tolima's team would come away with 3 points. With this result, Tolima's team still find themselves in 1st place in the table, but now 3 points ahead of second place Junior Barranquilla. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 3 wins and 2 losses, having scored 13 goals and conceded 5.

The Bucaramanga team comes into this game after a 1-0 victory against Deportivo Pasto. The first half would be quite divided in terms of ball possession, with the teams creating few scoring opportunities, but the best still belonging to the Pasto team. In the second half, possession of the ball was once again shared, with the Bucaramanga team creating more and better scoring opportunities. When everything pointed to a draw, the Bucaramanga team would have a penalty, which they would end up converting and giving the winning goal at 90+2'. With this result, the Bucaramanga team is in 4th place in the table, with 12 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 3 wins and 2 draws, having scored 4 goals and conceded 3. The Bucaramanga team is in excellent form, having not lost in 3 games and having the best defense in the competition.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Tolima has won 1, Bucaramanga has won 1, and they drew another 3. Goals were scored in 4 of those 5 games, with both teams scoring in all 4 of those matches.

It’s a hard match to precinct as both teams are in good form. Still, not many goals are to be expected as both teams have good defenses and will try to at least not lose the game.