Tolima vs Jaguares Cordoba Prediction: Can Tolima win and reach 1st place?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Tolima will face Jaguares Cordoba at Stadium Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué. The home side head here after a draw (1-1) against La Equidad. The visitors arrive here after a surprising win (1-0) against Aguilas.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Tolima team comes into this game after another unbeatable game, this time 1-1 draw against La Equidad. The game would start quite open, with both teams being very offensive and scoring early. The first team to take the lead would be Tolima, making it 0-1 at 15'. Shortly afterward, at 22', the La Equidad team would equalize through a penalty converted by Ricardo. The La Equidad team also had a goal disallowed by VAR at the end of the first half, at 40+4', for offside. Taking advantage of the home advantage, the La Equidad team would come out very strong in the second half and dominate the rest of the match the team would create countless opportunities, ending the 2nd half with an xG of 1.04; however, the Tolima team would be able to stop the momentum and hold on to the draw. The teams would thus end up sharing the points. With this result, the La Equidad team is in 3rd place in the table, with 10 points added. In the last 5 games, the team has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat, having an outstanding record of just 10 goals scored and 5 conceded.

The Jaguares Cordoba team comes to this game after a surprising win 1-0 against Aguilas Doradas. The Aguilas team entered the match stronger, looking to score again after their first defeat in the previous round. Despite having a slight dominance over the Jaguares team, the truth is that neither team would be able to create imminent goal opportunities in the first half. In the 2nd half, the game would remain the same, however, more divided in terms of ball possession. Even so, the Jaguares team managed to create better scoring opportunities than the Aguilas team. When everything pointed to a draw, the Jaguares team would score the winning goal, at 90+1' by Morelo. This final goal and result would be a great result, as the team hadn’t had any victory in the previous 3 games. With this result, the Jaguares Cordoba is in 9th place in the table, with 8 points added. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 defeat, having a record of just 3 goals scored and 2 conceded.Extra Betting Tips

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

Tolima are favorites for this match. They are in good form and they play at home. Still, it will be a hard match for them, as Jaguares is also in good form and has one of the best defenses in the competition so far.