Sao Paulo vs Deportes Tolima Prediction: Brazilian giants are favorite in this match

Sao Paulo as leader of group D will welcome the Columbian team Deportes Tolima in a match of the 5th round in Copa Sudamericana. The hosts are the favorite in this match, with a win here they are almost secure in 1/8 finals. On the other hand, visitors have different plans as with 3 points here they can reduce the gap to 1st and 2nd placed teams to only 2 points and, than in the 6th round everything will be possible in group D. However, their recent form isn’t promising, and Sao Paulo are dominant at home, so it will be huge surprise if D. Tolima wins in this match.

Form: LLWWW

Sao Paulo is in 1st place in this group with 10 points, the same as 2nd placed Tigre but with a better goal difference. They recorded 3 wins and a draw so far with 6 goals scored and none conceded. Recently Sao Paolo was defeated twice in a row in the domestic league and cup, but it shouldn’t turn into a major crisis for them, especially not in Copa Sudamericana. There aren’t any troubles with injuries and except for Patryck and Rodriguinho, everyone is ready for this match. 

Form: DDDWD

D.Tolima are in a more difficult position at the moment as they are in 3rd position with 5 points. They have a win, a defeat, and 2 draw matches so far. It’s interesting that in Copa Sudamericana they play better as visitors as they have a win and a draw, 2 goals scored and none conceded. Fabian Mosquera will be out for this match as he got a red card against Tigre in the last round. Tolima are undefeated in the last 5 matches in all competitions, but in those 5 matches, they won only once. If they want to keep their hopes of qualifying alive, they must win against Sao Paulo.

Even though Sao Paulo are a much better team as they showed in previous matches, D. Tolima have the motive and ambition to prove everyone wrong, so we can expect a tough match as Tolima knows to play recently. The first match between these teams ended as a goalless draw and we can expect that Tolima will try to repeat the playing style from the first match and eventually score a goal from a counterattack. The hosts don’t need to hurry as they have 5 points more than the opponent at the moment. In the last round, Sao Paulo will play against Tigre at home, while D. Tolima will play against Puerto Cabello at home.