Jaguares vs Deportes Tolima Prediction & Betting Tips

How each side has been playing

Tolima's last 20 matches, spanning league, Copa Colombia and Libertadores football, show eight wins, three draws and nine defeats, with 21 goals scored and 25 conceded. It's a mixed sample rather than a clean run, but they've picked up enough results to stay competitive.

Jaguares: 20 completed matches; Deportes Tolima: 20 completed matches.

Jaguares

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

30

Difference

-6

Deportes Tolima

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

25

Difference

-4

Jaguares' equivalent stretch reads four wins, seven draws and nine losses, scoring 24 and shipping 30. That's a lot of draws mixed with defeats, and not many wins to show for it.

Neither side has been flying, but Tolima have turned more of their games into wins.

Comparative Team Statistics: Jaguares vs Deportes Tolima

Head-to-head record

These two have met regularly going back to 2016, and the head-to-head has swung both ways over the years, including some heavy away wins on both sides. The most recent meeting came this past March, when Tolima won 3-1 at home.

Given how far back some of these results stretch, the older meetings don't tell us much about the current versions of either team.

Where they stand in the table

Tolima sit sixth with 31 points from 19 games, having won eight and lost only four. Their goal difference of plus ten reflects a defence that's held up reasonably well.

Jaguares are down in 16th on 18 points from the same number of matches, with 11 defeats and a goal difference of minus 13. That's a proper gap between the two sides right now.

The league table backs up the away side as the stronger unit on paper.

Players to watch

Jaguares' main threat is Rentería, who's scored nine goals in 22 appearances this season. Tolima counter with Sandoval, who has eight goals in 21 games, and Torres has chipped in four assists to help create chances.

Jaguares:

Best scorers:

A. Rentería - 9

Penalty cards:

J. Lovera x 2 x 7

Y. Mosquera x 2 x 2

J. Hinestroza x 10

Deportes Tolima:

Best scorers:

L. Sandoval - 8

Penalty cards:

J. Hernández x 2

L. Sandoval x 1 x 8

On discipline, Tolima's Hernández has picked up two red cards already, while Jaguares' Lovera has one, so referees may need to keep an eye on both midfields.

How this one could play out

Jaguares have conceded 33 goals across their recent run, which points to a defence that's often been opened up. Tolima, by contrast, have kept things tighter at the back over their own sample, even with some tricky Libertadores trips mixed in.

That contrast suggests Tolima could have chances of their own if the game opens up, though nothing in the numbers guarantees a comfortable night for either side.