Atletico Nacional vs Tolima Prediction: Will there be goals in the last match of the season?

Two Colombian football giants – Atletico Nacional and Tolima will be playing against each other on the 9th of November. This match will be held at Atletico Nacional's home stadium, Estadio Atanasio Girardot. Atletico Nacional ended its last league match against Alianza Petrolera with a victory (2-0). Tolima also won in its last match against Union Magdalena but not with a clean sheet (2-1). 

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Atletico Nacional (WWLLW)

Atletico Nacional displayed their superiority against Alianza Petrolera in the last round of league matches by holding on to about 65% of the possession, leading to them scoring a goal in each half for a comfortable 2-0 win. Alianza Petrolera received a yellow card in the 7th minute after a bad foul by Leonardo Saldana. Atletico Nacional found the opening goal in the 33rd minute through Juan Pablo Torres. He hit a right footed shot into the top right corner. Alianza Petrolera played better in the second half but they just couldn't find the back of the net. Juan Pablo Torres grabbed an assist to add to his goal after he created a chance for second half substitute Jader Barbosa. Atletico Nacional hit Alianza Petrolera on the break and it ended up with Jader Barbosa hitting a right footed shot from very close range into the bottom left corner. Alianza Petrolera dropped their performance further as they accumulated two yellow cards and one red card after Barbosa's goal. Across Atletico Nacional's last five matches, they have won three and lost only two. They scored 10 goals and conceded five goals in the five matches.

Tolima (WWWLW)

Tolima had quite a comfortable win against Union Magdalena thanks to two first half penalty kicks. By the 17th minute, a Tolima player - Joel Contreras scored the first goal of the match after a pass by Isaac Camargo following a fast break. This motivated Union Magdalena to press harder for a goal. They had their big chance during the 22nd minute as the team (Union Magdalena) won a penalty kick and scored their equalizer. In the 35 minute, the referee awarded a penalty to Tolima. From this penalty kick, Yeison Guzman scored a second goal for Talima. By the 39th minute, Union Magdalena got another chance to score through a free kick but failed to score. The second half came with no particular new developments. Tolima had several chances to extend their lead as more than three free kicks were given to the team in the second half. Tolima has won three consecutive games across the past five matches, winning four matches and losing just one game. In these five matches, Tolima scored five goals and conceded three.

Expert Betting Tips

Tolima and Atletico Nacional are at loggerheads when it comes to who the favorite is. Nonetheless, Tolima is the favorite based on team form over the past five games. Tolima has the biggest potential to win the match or draw if their Head-to-Head matches are considered. Both teams also have a record of scoring multiple goals when playing against each other.