Tolima vs Once Caldas Prediction: Can Tolima return to victories at home?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura Quadrangular, Tolima will face Once Caldas at Stadium Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué. The home side head here after a loss (1-0) against Santa Fe. The visitors arrive here after a win (2-0), against La Equidad.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Tolima team comes to this game after a 1-0 loss against Santa Fe. It would be a fantastic football game, very well played by both teams and with countless scoring opportunities. The 1st half would be a little more physical, with the teams not wanting to expose themselves so much. But the best opportunities in the 1st half belonged to the Tolima team, as can be seen by their xG of 0.52. Despite this, the Tolima team would not be able to convert any of the opportunities created. In the 2nd half, the Santa Fe team started very well and reached the goal in the 60th minute, through the inevitable Rodallega. After the goal, the game would become more open. The Tolima team had more possession of the ball and took over the game more, with the Santa Fe team looking to explore offensive transitions. Despite numerous opportunities on the part of both teams, both would fail to achieve them, with the Santa Fe team taking the 3 points. Tolima’s team started badly in this Quadrangular. Still, the team has time to recover from this loss and fight for first place. But they really need to start winning.

The Once Caldas team comes to this game after a 2-0 win against La Equidad. The 1st half would generally be dominated by the Once Caldas team, with more ball possession and more goal opportunities. It would really be the Once Caldas team, taking advantage of this offensive pressure, the first to reach the goal, in the 26th minute. In the 2nd half, precisely the opposite would happen, with the La Equidad team being more dominant, looking for a draw, and creating more goal opportunities. Even so, the team would waste a lot when finishing. In one of the few opportunities in the 2nd half, the Once Caldas team ended up converting a penalty, making it 2-0 in the 84th minute and holding on to 3 points. Despite going to the last game in a bad momentum, the team got to turn it around with a good victory. Now they face one of the favorites to win the tournament, and a win from Once Caldas in here can place them good to fight for first place.

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

Tolima plays at home and are favorites in this matchup, despite their bad momentum. Still, goals are to be expected from both teams.