Deportivo Pereira welcomes Junior to this second leg of the Copa Betplay 8th Finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Deportivo Pereira and Junior.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Deportivo Pereira form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 8th finals.Deportivo Pereira have played 4 Primera A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). 2W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Betplay for Deportivo Pereira.
Pereira's previous game was a Primera A match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Millonarios. The home side are looking to build on that result. Diego Sánchez, defender, was given a rating of 7.8/10 in that game, top of the team. Sánchez hit two key passes and won 2 of 5 duels. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of J. Artigas Carrica when Brayan Léon Muñiz scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute.
Prior to that, an away loss at Junior in the Copa Betplay.Pereira have scored 2 goals here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. On the other hand, Pereira have conceded 4 goals.
Junior form and stats
Junior's mission in Copa Betplay last season failed in the quarter-finals.The visitors are W0-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Primera A. One point away has become something of a habit for Junior who have played out draws in their last three away games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Deportivo Cali in their previous outing. The Primera A match ended in a draw 1-1. Gabriel Fuentes, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Fuentes hit two key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-3 vs Deportivo Pereira.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atletico Huila in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Junior as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Junior have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Junior - Deportivo Pereira 4-3 was the outcome when this pair of participants previously played each other, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Pereira victories, three draws and seven Junior wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Hinestroza Arias 4 goals |  C. Valencia Chaverra 4 goals |   B. Castrillón Gómez 3 goals |
Deportivo Pereira missing players
Junior missing players
| Deportivo Pereira | Junior | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 10 | 34 | ||
| 26 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 84% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6.6 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 23% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Nacional | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Envigado | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | America de Cali | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Alianza Petrolera | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Deportes Quindio | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Junior | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Deportivo Pereira | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Deportivo Cali | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Rionegro Aguilas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellin | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | La Equidad | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Atletico Huila | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Santa Fe | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | Once Caldas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 20 | Deportivo Pasto | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 2 |