Colombia - Categoria Primera AEstadio Manuel Murillo ToroData current as of August 30, 2026

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Deportes Tolima vs Cúcuta Deportivo: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Deportes Tolima plays Cúcuta Deportivo in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The game is scheduled for August 31, 2026. Venue: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro.

Recent form

Deportes Tolima has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Cúcuta Deportivo has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Deportes Tolima scores 1.39 goals per game and allows 0.96. Cúcuta Deportivo scores 1.08 and allows 1.76. Games in this league average 2.49 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Deportes Tolima's games and 60% of Cúcuta Deportivo's. The Over 2.5 rates are 39% and 44%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Deportes Tolima has the higher season xG average, 1.43 to 1.11 per game. Deportes Tolima takes 13.4 shots per game, while Cúcuta Deportivo takes 9.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Deportes Tolima leads at halftime in 43% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Cúcuta Deportivo leads at halftime in 24% and scores 0.44 after halftime.

When the teams score

Deportes Tolima's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (9 goals). For Cúcuta Deportivo, it is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Categoria Primera A games average 2.49 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 45% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
1.39Goals scored / game1.08
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
0.96Goals allowed / game1.76
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
56%Average possession46%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
4.71Shots on target / game3.68
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.39Shots per game9.88
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
4.71Shots on target3.68
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
10.4%Shot conversion10.9%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
56%Possession46%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
1.43xG for1.11
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
1.22xG against1.73
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

Shooting quality

Deportes Tolima: BalancedCúcuta Deportivo: Balanced
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
Accuracy (shots on target)35%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Deportes Tolima is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Deportes Tolima · 1.6 pts / game - Cúcuta Deportivo

Deportes Tolima
WWLWD
Season result split
46% W29% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-8-7
1.68 pts / game · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-3-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWLWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Cúcuta Deportivo
DLDWW
Season result split
20% W36% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-9-11
0.96 pts / game · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-8
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Deportes Tolima is 29% better for: goals scored per game.

1.39 goals / game - Deportes Tolima · 1.08 goals / game - Cúcuta Deportivo

Deportes Tolima is 83% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.96 goals / game - Deportes Tolima · 1.76 goals / game - Cúcuta Deportivo

Deportes Tolima scoring profile: very strong

Deportes Tolima scores in 75% of games (21 of 28 meczów), while Cúcuta Deportivo keeps a clean sheet in 20% (5 of 25 meczów).

Cúcuta Deportivo scoring profile: strong

Cúcuta Deportivo scores in 76% of games (19 of 25 meczów), while Deportes Tolima keeps a clean sheet in 36% (10 of 28 meczów).

39Goals scored (season)27
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
27Goals conceded (season)44
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
2.36Average goals per game2.84
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
8Goals scored (last 5)4
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal76%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
54%2 goals28%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
7%3 goals4%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
4%4 goals0%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal80%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
21%2 goals60%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
11%3 goals20%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
0%4 goals8%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

60%
Cúcuta Deportivo - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 25 meczów
53%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time40%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
0%BTTS in both halves8%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
29%Scored in both halves16%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
80%BTTS - last 540%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Deportes Tolima is 35% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.68 pts / game - Deportes Tolima · 1.24 pts / game - Cúcuta Deportivo

Deportes Tolima - half-time state
43% leading39% draw18% trailing
Cúcuta Deportivo - half-time state
24% leading52% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.68Points per game (1st half)1.24
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.64
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.76
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
1.07Average goals (1st half)1.4
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
68%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
46%No goal before half-time40%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.54Points per game (2nd half)0.88
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
1.29Average goals (2nd half)1.44
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
54%Clean sheet after half-time36%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
50%No goal after half-time68%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

Deportes Tolima - second-half results

43% W25% R32% P
47
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding107%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Cúcuta Deportivo - second-half results

16% W40% R44% P
31
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding83%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 20%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Deportes Tolima - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.60
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Cúcuta Deportivo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.20
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.80.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Deportes Tolima
ScoredConceded
7
2
0-15
4
5
16-30
8
4
31-45
9
8
46-60
4
4
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Cúcuta Deportivo
ScoredConceded
4
8
0-15
5
5
16-30
7
6
31-45
2
10
46-60
5
3
61-75
4
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.59
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+92%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Deportes Tolima

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Cúcuta Deportivo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.64
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Categoria Primera A).

Teams vs league

Deportes TolimaLigaCúcuta Deportivo
Average goals per game 2.362.49 2.84
Both teams scored 50%53% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%45% 44%
Clean sheets 36%28% 20%
Goal before half-time 68%67% 76%
Goal after half-time 79%79% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.49
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / game
0.97
Away goals / game
+57%
Home attack advantage
+36%
Home defensive advantage
+23%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Deportes Tolima's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Cúcuta Deportivo. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Deportes Tolima and Cúcuta Deportivo play?

Deportes Tolima face Cúcuta Deportivo on August 31, 2026 in Categoria Primera A at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Deportes Tolima vs Cúcuta Deportivo?

Deportes Tolima score 1.39 goals per game on average and Cúcuta Deportivo 1.08. The Categoria Primera A average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Deportes Tolima's matches and 60% of Cúcuta Deportivo's.

What form are Deportes Tolima and Cúcuta Deportivo in?

Over the last 5 games Deportes Tolima have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Cúcuta Deportivo 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Deportes Tolima vs Cúcuta Deportivo?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Deportes Tolima vs Cúcuta Deportivo: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.