Tolima vs Bucaramanga Prediction: Can Bucaramanga maintain their place in the top 3?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Categoria Primera A, Tolima will face Bucaramanga at Stadium Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué. The home side head here after a draw (0-0) against La Equidad. The visitors come from a win (1-0) against Dep. Cali.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Tolima (DWWLD)

Tolima's team comes to this game after a draw (0-0) against La Equidad. Despite ball possession being relatively divided, the La Equidad team would always be more dangerous throughout the match. Despite the opponent's dominance, the Tolima team managed to maintain a good defensive organization. In addition to this, their goalkeeper had an excellent performance, which allowed the Tolima team to hold on to the draw and take 1 point. With this result the Tolima team fell to 15th place, now having 8 points. The team has shown somewhat intermittent results, but still has 2 fewer games than its opponents and still has opportunities to enter the top 5 of the table. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, having scored 5 goals and conceded 3.

Bucaramanga (WLDDL)

The Bucaramanga team comes to this game after a victory (1-0) against Dep. Cali. It was a very open and excellent game to watch, with many scoring opportunities and good football played by both teams. Despite the countless opportunities in the 1st half, both teams failed to finish. In the 2nd half, the Bucaramanga team started very well, making it 1-0 in the 59th minute. Dep. Cali's team would risk a little more, taking more control of the game in search of a draw, but the Bucaramanga team would be able to hold on for the victory and take the 3 points. With this result the Bucaramanga team moved up to 3rd place, now having 14 points. Even so, it is a little misleading, as the team has 1 or 2 more games than direct opponents, in addition to coming from 3 straight games without winning. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats, having scored 6 goals and conceded 4.

Expert Betting Tips

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

It’s hard to predict a winner in this match, yet both teams are expected to score. Also Tolima is expected to at least get a draw.