Junior get ready to welcome Deportivo Pereira for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa Betplay 8th Finals leg 1 of 2.
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 Junior and Deportivo Pereira.
These teams have little in common geographically as Deportivo Pereira have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Junior form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Junior have collected seven points from their first three Liga BetPlay games here, a promising start. In general it's been a long time since Junior tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.
The Junior supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Once Caldas in Liga BetPlay and win 4-2. Midfield player Fredy Hinestroza got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Hinestroza scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 36 successful passes (of 44 total). A goal frenzy last time out for Junior, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Once Caldas. Fun stuff to watch!
Before that, Junior played out a Liga BetPlay draw 1-1 when visiting Jaguares de Cordoba.There will be little rest for Junior after this match as they are travelling to Deportivo Cali for a Liga BetPlay game in only four days.
The Junior fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. From these home matches, Junior have conceded only 2 goals.
Deportivo Pereira form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 8th finals.Deportivo Pereira have six points from their first three away games in the Liga BetPlay, meaning two victories and a loss. Pereira love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Pereira's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Santa Fe that finished 1-1. Defender Carlos Ramírez was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Ramírez hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels. The draw against Santa Fe came from a losing position. The Pereira manager J. Artigas Carrica brought on Brayan Léon Muñiz as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Prior to that result Pereira won their away game at Once Caldas in the Liga BetPlay. The scoreline was 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Pereira are hosting Millonarios in the Liga BetPlay only three days away.
Deportivo Pereira are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Junior seven wins, three draws and Deportivo Pereira zero victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Hinestroza Arias 4 goals |  C. Valencia Chaverra 4 goals |  L. González Cova 3 goals |
Junior missing players
Deportivo Pereira missing players
| Junior | Deportivo Pereira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Scored | S | 10 | 20 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 28 | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 48% | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.2 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 32% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 22% | ||
| 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 | Millonarios | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Alianza Petrolera | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | America de Cali | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Envigado | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Junior | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Deportes Tolima | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Deportes Quindío | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Rionegro Aguilas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Independiente Medellin | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | La Equidad | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Deportivo Cali | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | Patriotas Boyaca | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Santa Fe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Once Caldas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Atletico Huila | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| 20 | Deportivo Pasto | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |