Liga BetPlay: Deportivo Pereira are 11 points behind Junior, but are fully set to go full force. Let's start!
It's no vacation for neither Pereira nor Junior 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Junior have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Deportivo Pereira form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga BetPlay, Deportivo Pereira have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Deportivo Pereira, who played 1-1 against Atletico Nacional. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas). The hometeam coach J. Artigas Carrica made a successful contribution in the game against Atletico Nacional, bringing on H. Rojas who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Deportivo Cali (1-2).The manager J. Artigas Carrica will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Junior in only three days.
Pereira have scored 8 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Pereira have conceded only 5 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Junior form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga BetPlay travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. The last three matches for Junior have all ended in a draw.
Junior delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Deportivo Cali in their previous match; a Liga BetPlay game.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Atletico Nacional that ended 1-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Junior are hosting Deportivo Pereira in the Liga BetPlay only three days away.
The attacking power of Junior when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Pereira - Junior 1-1 was the product when these participants previously played each other, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Deportivo Pereira wins - draws - Junior wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. González Cova 9 goals |   B. Castrillón Gómez 7 goals |  C. Valencia Chaverra 7 goals |
Deportivo Pereira missing players
Junior missing players
| Deportivo Pereira | Junior | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 42 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 55 |
| 48 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | 42 |
| 85% | 75% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 62% | 55% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 68% | 68% |
| 35% | 25% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 27% | 39% |
| 18% | 15% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 14% | 18% |
| 15% | 15% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 7% |
| 45% | 40% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 59% | 55% |
| 35% | 45% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 36% |
| 35% | 40% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 32% | 23% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 6.5 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 29% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 26% | 33% |
| 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 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 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | La Equidad | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Junior | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | America de Cali | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Independiente Medellin | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Boyaca Chico | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Once Caldas | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Envigado | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Rionegro Aguilas | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
| 19 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -29 | 6 |