Junior FC get ready to welcome Santa Fe for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa Betplay Round of 16 leg 1 of 2.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Santa Fe, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
These are busy days for the team playing at home, as they played only four days ago in the Primera A. Thankfully the previous game, versus Atlético Bucaramanga, was also a home game here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez. The away team is better rested.
Junior FC form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 8th finals against Deportivo Pereira.Home games in the Primera A have been a walk in the park for Junior FC so far, with 22 points won from 8 matches; 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Junior FC's last game was hosting Atlético Bucaramanga and winning 2-0. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Borja, having scored in three games in a row. Midfielder Albornoz was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.7 (out of ten) in that game. Albornoz hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).
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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Junior FC as they are travelling to their away game against Unión Magdalena in the Primera A. That match is three days after this one.
Junior FC are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Santa Fe form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santa Fe so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
Santa Fe aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 219 league minutes without a goal. Mena (own goal) was the last player to find the net.
Santa have much to rectify after their unpredictable defeat (0-1) to Alianza Petrolera in their previous outing, played in front of their own supporters. Midfielder Rivera was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.71. Rivera hit ten key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).
It was a Primera A defeat before that one as the away game against Envigado wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.We have checked recent matches where Santa Fe have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were one victory, three draws and four defeats.
Santa Fe have another game away in just four sleeps, a Primera A fixture versus Millonarios. A hard timetable for the guests!
Santa have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Santa Fe's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - six - two (Junior FC wins - draws - Santa Fe wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  L. González Cova 9 goals |  K. Osorio Antury 9 goals |  M. Borja Hernández 8 goals |
Junior FC missing players
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| Junior FC | Santa Fe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 28 | Scored | S | 14 | 33 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 35% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 6.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Junior FC | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Envigado | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Once Caldas | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Alianza Petrolera | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | La Equidad | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Santa Fe | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | América de Cali | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Deportivo Pasto | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Rionegro Aguilas | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Cortulua | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Patriotas Boyaca | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Unión Magdalena | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 10 |
