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

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

Key match information

Deportes Tolima play Cúcuta Deportivo in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The match date is 31 August 2026. Venue: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro.

Current form

Deportes Tolima: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Cúcuta Deportivo: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Deportes Tolima scores 1.39 and concedes 0.96 goals per match. Cúcuta Deportivo scores 1.08 and concedes 1.76. League average: 2.49 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Deportes Tolima 50%, Cúcuta Deportivo 60%. Over 2.5: Deportes Tolima 39%, Cúcuta Deportivo 44%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Deportes Tolima has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.11. Deportes Tolima: 13.4 shots per match, Cúcuta Deportivo: 9.9.

Match halves

Deportes Tolima: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.71. Cúcuta Deportivo: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.44.

Goals by minute

Deportes Tolima: 46-60 (9 goals). Cúcuta Deportivo: 31-45+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Categoria Primera A: 2.49 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
1.39Goals scored / match1.08
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
0.96Goals conceded / match1.76
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
56%Average possession46%
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
4.71Shots on target / match3.68
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.39Shots per match9.88
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Deportes Tolima
WWLWD
Season result split
46% W29% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-8-7
1.68 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-3-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWLWD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-8
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDLW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Deportes Tolima is 83% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Deportes Tolima scoring profile: very strong

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

Cúcuta Deportivo scoring profile: strong

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

39Goals scored (season)27
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
27Goals conceded (season)44
Deportes TolimaCúcuta Deportivo
2.36Average goals in match2.84
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
Cúcuta Deportivo - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 25 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - 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

Match 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 / match - Deportes Tolima · 1.24 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 43% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 24% of matches and wins 20%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Deportes Tolima - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.41.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.80.8
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.59
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
53%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / match
0.97
Away goals / match
+57%
Home attack advantage
+36%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: Deportes Tolima 0 - 0 - 1 Cúcuta Deportivo. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Deportes Tolima and Cúcuta Deportivo play?

Deportes Tolima face Cúcuta Deportivo on 31 August 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.