Match Report
Deportes Tolima went into the game 3rd in the table on 13 points; Deportivo Pereira sat 15th on 6 — a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed Deportes Tolima no better than 26th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Deportes Tolima were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.17, Deportivo Pereira 0.5 and 1, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Deportivo Pereira for 15 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 Deportes Tolima wins, 2 for Deportivo Pereira, 1 draw, at 1.86 goals per meeting. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro (capacity 28,100). On the scoreboard, Deportes Tolima led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Deportes Tolima: Adrián Parra (2'), Brayan Rovira (49')
Key stats
Possession: Deportes Tolima 65% · Deportivo Pereira 35% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 7-3