Junior FC get ready to welcome Atlético Nacional for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa Betplay Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Junior FC form and stats
Last season, Junior FC's Copa Betplay journey ended in the 8th finals against Deportivo Pereira.As mentioned below, Junior FC are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Liga BetPlay games.
The Junior FC goalkeeper Mario Sebastian Viera Galain is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 233 minutes without conceding a goal in the Liga BetPlay.
A nice win for Junior last time playing, versus Santa Fe. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Valencia and Deossa scoring for the victors. Midfielder Moreno was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.85 (out of ten) in that game. Moreno hit the woodwork once and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).
A 0-0 draw away in the Liga BetPlay before that, with La Equidad the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Junior FC have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.
The manager Real will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rionegro Aguilas in only three days.
At Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Junior FC has the goal stats of 5-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Atlético Nacional form and stats
Atlético Nacional was sent out of Copa Betplay in the finals last season.The Liga BetPlay season is young and Atlético Nacional have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Atlético has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Deportes Tolima for a 2-2 draw. Quintana had red hot gloves after the game against Deportes Tolima, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made. Banguero was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.65. The defender Banguero hit two key passes and won 5 of 10 duels.
A 1-2 loss hosting Millonarios before that.We have checked recent matches where Atlético Nacional have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Atlético Nacional are hosting Deportivo Pasto in the Liga BetPlay only four days away.
Atlético Nacional have the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Junior wins - draws - Atlético Nacional wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  J. Duque Montoya 21 goals | J. Barrera Escalona 10 goals |  L. González Cova 9 goals |
Junior FC missing players
Atlético Nacional missing players
| Junior FC | Atlético Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 27 | Scored | S | 13 | 39 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8.2 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | ||
| 6.3 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Magdalena | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Junior FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Alianza Petrolera | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Once Caldas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Deportivo Pereira | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Independiente Medellin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Deportes Tolima | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Rionegro Aguilas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Patriotas Boyaca | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | La Equidad | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | America de Cali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Cortulua | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | Atlético Nacional | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Envigado | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 19 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Deportivo Cali | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
