Match preview: 16 points stand between the contenders up until now, Junior FC the sharpest side. Will Cortuluá strike back?
- Cortuluá have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Liga BetPlay
- Junior FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's quite the trip for Junior FC when visiting Cortuluá as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Sudamericana. That game was also an away game, at Fluminense. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Cortuluá form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga BetPlay, Cortuluá have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Cortuluá with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Envigado game, 46 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
No payout for Cortuluá in their previous match, an away game at Deportes Tolima that ended in defeat 2-3. Ruíz, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the declared top performer for the side in that game, receiving a rating of 7.34 (out of 10). Ruíz scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Cortuluá lost 0-2 at home to La Equidad.Cortuluá's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Junior FC form and stats
There's been little loot from Junior FC's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Liga BetPlay. Junior FC only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
Junior FC have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jefersson Justino Martinez Valverde. It's been 296 minutes since they last conceded in Liga BetPlay.
Two away games in a row for Junior FC, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 vs Fluminense in the Copa Sudamericana.
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Envigado in the Liga BetPlay.The schedule is very tough for Junior now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa Colombia game at Santa Fe is waiting in only two days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Junior FC as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Junior FC in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous eight meetings featuring these squads: Cortuluá won four, Junior FC were winners in four and we saw zero draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  F. Mercado Galera 11 goals |  L. González Cova 9 goals | J. Palacios Arizala 8 goals |
Cortuluá missing players
Junior FC missing players
| Cortuluá | Junior FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 25 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 16 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 72% |
| 39% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 22% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 33% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 22% |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.2 | 8.1 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 19% | 38% |
| 6.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
- Cortuluá have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Liga BetPlay
- Cortuluá haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Cortuluá is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Junior FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Atletico Nacional | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Junior FC | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Independiente Medellin | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Envigado | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | La Equidad | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Santa Fe | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Once Caldas | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Rionegro Aguilas | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | America de Cali | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Cortuluá | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Union Magdalena | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -19 | 10 |
