Tolima vs Junior Barranquilla Prediction: Can Junior surpass Tolima on the table?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Clausura, Tolima will face Fortaleza at Stadium Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué. The home side head here after a win (0-2), against Jaguares de Cordoba. The visitors arrive here after a win (2-1), against Fortaleza.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Tolima comes into this game after a 0-2 win against Jaguares Cordoba. Tolima started the game very well, scoring in the first minute of the game. In addition to the goal, Tolima managed to maintain control of possession and chances and even scored the second goal in the 30th minute. The second half would change early on, with Tolima reduced to 10 players in the 50th minute. After this sendoff, Jaguares would completely dominate the second half. Despite this dominance, the team would not be able to score a goal and Tolima would take the 3 points. With this result, Tolima is in 6th place in the table, with 10 points. In the last 5 games played, the team has recorded 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, with a record of 10 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Junior Barranquilla comes into this match after a 2-1 win over Fortaleza. The first half would be evenly split between both teams, both in terms of possession and goal-scoring opportunities. Junior Barranquilla would be the first to take the lead, scoring 1-0 in the 14th minute with a penalty kick. Junior Barranquilla would even score a second goal shortly after, in the 27th minute. In the second half, Fortaleza would completely dominate the match. Despite the numerous chances, they were of poor quality, and Junior would manage to keep a clean sheet. With this result, Junior Barranquilla is in 8th place in the table, with 8 points. In the last 5 matches played, the team has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with a record of 6 goals scored and 5 conceded. In the last 4 games, the team has had 2 wins and 2 draws.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Tolima has won 3, and Junior has won 2. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in just 2 of those matches.

It’s hard to predict a winner, as both teams are really strong. Still goals are to be expected from both teams.