Ind. del Valle vs Deportes TolimaPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Seven days after the first meeting, Independiente del Valle and Deportes Tolima come together again at the Estadio Banco Guayaquil in Quito. The Ecuadorians topped their section in the group phase on 13 points from four victories, one draw and one defeat, scoring 11 and conceding 6, and they won all three home matches with eight goals for and two against. A perfect record at home The venue is where the numbers weigh most: three home games, three wins, never fewer than one goal scored. The recent sequence says the same, five straight wins with ten goals in total, from the 3-2 against Delfin to the 3-2 at Orense, taking in the 2-0 at LDU de Quito and the two 1-0 results over Deportivo Cuenca and Manta. What Tolima bring with them Tolima came through as runners-up in their own section on 8 points, built from two victories, two draws and two losses, and their weak spot is travel: three continental away games without a win, one goal scored and six conceded. Three wins and two defeats fill their last five, the 2-1 results over Internacional de Bogota and Junior alongside a 2-3 against Independiente Medellin and a 1-2 at Quindio. The only previous meetings date back to 2022, when Tolima won 1-0 at their own ground and the sides drew 2-2 in Ecuador. Across this competition the average sits at 2.33 goals a game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.