Tolima vs Santa Fe Prediction: Can Tolima grab another victory?

Tolima will be hosting Santa Fe at the Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro for the 17th round of the Primera A Clausura. Tolima faced a defeat in their last league match which was away to Deportivo Cali (2-0) while Sante Fe lost at home to Rionegro Aguilas (0-5).

Betting tips and odds provided below.

Tolima were defeated at the Estadio Deportivo Cali in a 2-0 loss away to Deportivo Cali. While Tolima enjoyed an equal possession amount with Deportivo Cali, they just couldn’t convert their chances as they missed two big chances. Three yellow cards were shown in the first half, one to and two to Tolima, with the first coming just four minutes into the game when Juan Arboleda was shown the card for a bad foul on Luis Sandoval. Luis Sandoval went ahead to open the scoring in the 40th minute. Teofilio Gutierrez created a big chance for him and he duly converted with a right footed shot into the bottom left corner. Juan Arboleda was replaced at half-time as Tolima looked to introduce fresh legs into the game. However, it wasn’t enough as Brayan Montano created another big chance in the 52nd minute that Luis Sandoval converted from very close range with a right footed finish. Tolima has just one loss in their last five games, winning the remaining four. They have scored six goals and conceded just two in their last five league games.

Sante Fe lost horribly at home against Rionegro Aguilas as they blew them 0-5. Anthony Silva fouled Jhon Salazar in the 24th minute to give Rionegro Aguilas a penalty kick that Marco Perez duly converted with a right footed finish into the bottom corner. Marco Perez, the competition’s top scorer grabbed a brace in the 43rd minute by getting on the end of Jhon Salazar. Sante Fe made two changes at half-time but it didn’t matter much as Johan Torres received a red card in the 64th minute for violent conduct. Jesus Rivas made it 3-0 for Rionegro Aguilas five minutes later. John Salazar scored a goal of his own in the 76th minute with a wonderful right footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner. Wilson Morelo completed the 5-0 routing with a left footed shot from the center of the box thanks to an assist from Jeison Quinones. Sante Fe has just one win in their last five league games with one draw and three losses. They’ve scored just two goals and conceded 10 goals.

Tolima are clear favorites to win the game given their home advantage and incredible form. They have won six of their last seven league matches. On the other hand, Sante Fe has been in bad form, having just one win in their last six games and scoring just two goals in the last five games.