Deportes Tolima vs La Equidad Prediction: Both Teams Have Secured Two Draws in their Last Five Matches

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Categoria A, Matchday 8, Deportes Tolima will be up against La Equidad at the Manuel Murillo Toro Stadium in Ibague, Colombia. Going in the fixture, Deportes Tolima stands 18th with just a win and 6 points from 6 matches played.La Equidad on the other hand, stands 17th with a win and 6 points. The two competing teams have similar match form ahead of the upcoming encounter. The last time these two sides played the match resulted in a draw (1-1). Moving in the fixture, the upcoming matchup is likely to produce competitive results.

Deportes Tolima - Coming off a Win Against Junior FC (WDLDL)

Going in the matchup, Deportes Tolima is coming off a win against Junior FC (1-0) in Copa Sudamericana qualification final, in which Junior Hernandez scored the all-important starting goal in the 7th minute of play. Deportes Tolima will be now confident of playing at home, as they managed to survive the match against Junior FC and will move towards the next stage. Deportes Tolima has managed to secure just 2 draws in the last 4 league matches. Moreover, Tolima has scored just 4 goals in the last 4 matches, averaging 1.0 goal per game. As Tolima has scored at least a goal in three of its last four matches, the upcoming matchup is likely to see Tolima scoring positively.

Key Players for Deportes Tolima

• Kevin Perez
• Julian Quinones
• Brayan Gill

La Equidad - Coming off a Draw Against Alianza Petrolera (DLLWD)

Going in the matchup against Deportes Tolima, La Equidad drew the fixture against Alianza Petrolera (1-1), in which Jorge Ramos scored the pivotal goal in the 76th minute of play. La Equidad averages 0.89 goals per game against Tolima (42 goals in 47 matches), which is why Equidad are likely to kick off with an early strike. With 4 goals scored in the last 5 matches played, La Equidad averages 0.80 goals per game. Therefore, the upcoming matchup is likely to have La Equidad scoring positively.

Key Players for La Equidad

• Jorge Ramos
• Joiner Moreno
• Didier Bueno

Expert Betting Tips

Going in the matchup, La Equidad and Deportes Tolima, both sides are likely to score. However, I will be backing Tolima as their goal scoring average in head-to-heads against La Equidad is greater (1.19 goals per game). Hence, I believe, the final scoreline is likely to be 1-1 at the end of play.

• Total Under 2.5 for 1.64
• Full Time Result - Draw for 3.40
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 2.06