Deportivo Pasto vs Tolima – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 26/01/2024

Deportivo Pasto and Tolima meet on Friday night, and return to the field now for the second round of the Colombian national championship.

The Colombian league is divided into opening and closing, where teams play against each other to determine the 8 best classifieds, which advance to the quadrangulars.

Deportivo Pasto

Deportivo Pasto started their campaign poorly and today appears in 16th place, with no points gained, as they ended up being defeated in the opening round.

The team also played at home against Santa Fé, and the lack of rhythm in the game was still a huge burden for the team, who played a very limited game and lost 1-0.

After a goalless first half, where both teams ended up having some difficulty building offensively, the game was heading towards a goalless draw in the second half.

But in the 84th minute, Rodallega scored the only goal for Independiente Santa Fé, in a game where Deportivo Pasto had 57% possession of the ball, but was very limited by the visiting team’s defense.

The team only managed one successful shot throughout the match, and the tendency is for this second game to once again show good control over the ball.

But even though it’s the beginning of the season, some markets are very dangerous.

Tolima

Their opponent this weekend will be the Tolima team, who also did not have a good debut and ended up being defeated.

Tolima played as home team against Fortaleza, a team that came from the second national division.

The team entered with great favoritism, but as previously said, we must take some precautions.

It’s still the beginning of the season and the teams will show many fluctuations, mainly due to a lack of physical condition and game rhythm.

The score ended 2-1 for Fortaleza, who opened the scoring in the 31st minute of the first half, with Rivera.

Tolima had the chance to equalize shortly after, but ended up wasting a penalty kick and were punished in the second half, when they conceded the second goal in the 70th minute, by Osório.

Their added-time goal only came in the 95th minute, with Guzman, this time converting a penalty kick.

Playing as home team, Tolima had 64% possession of the ball, 18 shots, but only 3 on goal and also suffering from the obligation to be a more purposeful team.

Our expectation is that this confrontation will have a very similar characteristic, with the 2 teams still not achieving a more dynamic game and this is reflected in the score at the end of the dispute.

By playing their second match at home, Deportivo Pasto has an advantage, but I still don’t believe they can be named as big favorites.

Conclusion:

Bookmakers place high odds on both teams, but my main betting choice will be on the line of fewer goals, aiming at the condition of both teams at this point in the season.