Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Junior FC & Unión Magdalena face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Betplay. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Junior nor Unión Magdalena as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Junior FC form and stats
Last season their Copa Betplay adventure ended in the 8th finals against Deportivo Pereira.3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Junior FC have to build on here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in the Primera A.
Junior FC faced defeat in their previous match, away at America de Cali (1-2).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 4 games), Junior FC's attacking play is working. Junior have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Unión Magdalena form and stats
They also participated in Copa Betplay last season. This ended in the 1st round.As the visiting team in Primera A matches, Unión Magdalena have produced an overall stat of 3-0-1 so far.
Unión Magdalena delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Atletico Nacional in their previous game. It looked so good for Unión Magdalena vs Atletico Nacional, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Pena got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, top player of the team. Pena hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Unión Magdalena have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. Magdalena are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Junior FC have pulled off a streak of 18 consecutive games without losing (9-9-0) when playing Unión Magdalena.Top Goalscorers
  I. Camargo Pineda 10 goals |  L. González Cova 9 goals |  C. Valencia Chaverra 8 goals |
Junior FC missing players
Unión Magdalena missing players
| Junior FC | Unión Magdalena | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 25 | Scored | S | 14 | 29 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 40% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8.7 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 37% | ||
| 6.7 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Millonarios | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Unión Magdalena | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Once Caldas | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Deportivo Pereira | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Santa Fe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Junior FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Alianza Petrolera | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | America de Cali | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Independiente Medellín | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Atletico Nacional | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Rionegro Aguilas | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | La Equidad | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Patriotas Boyaca | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Envigado | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Deportes Tolima | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Cortulua | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 20 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 2 |
