Happy home supporters, the away team claims the win or a score draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table inhabitants Independiente Medellín and Junior FC battle at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.
- Independiente Medellín have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Liga BetPlay
- Junior FC have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Liga BetPlay
Independiente Medellín have less rest than Junior FC in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa Sudamericana game only four days ago. That game was an away game at San Lorenzo, so at least Independiente Medellín are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Independiente Medellín form and stats
The story so far in the Liga BetPlay for Independiente Medellín at their home stadium (Estadio Atanasio Girardot) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The club members hope that Independiente Medellín will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Copa Sudamericana fixture against San Lorenzo.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus La Equidad that ended 2-2.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Independiente handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 8 draws and 0 defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Independiente Medellín, as the Copa Colombia home game vs Deportivo Pasto is only two days away.
The Independiente fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Independiente Medellín have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Junior FC form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga BetPlay matches, Junior FC have produced an overall stat of 3-2-5 so far.
Junior FC failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Rionegro Águilas that ended with defeat 0-1. The attacker Lencina got a match rating of 7.25 in that game. Lencina hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Atletico Huila at their stadium, the result 2-0.Junior are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
Lacking goals? 10 of this club's last 11 league matches have seen two or less goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Junior FC manager Jaramillo as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Cucuta Deportivo.
The attacking power of Junior FC when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Junior have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the match result Junior FC - Independiente Medellín 1-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Independiente Medellín three wins, two draws and Junior FC five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. González Cova 9 goals |  F. Hinestroza Arias 4 goals | D. Moreno Asprilla 2 goals |
Independiente Medellín missing players
Junior FC missing players
| Independiente Medellín | Junior FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 34 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 34 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 18 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 74% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 48% |
| 52% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 26% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 56% | 43% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| 26% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 43% |
| 22% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 5.7 | 7.5 | 9.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13.6 | 16.1 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.3 | 11.9 |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 29% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 21% |
| 13 | 10.7 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 15.1 | 12.4 |
| 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
- Independiente Medellín have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Junior FC have scored away.
- Independiente Medellín have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Liga BetPlay
- Independiente Medellín have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Liga BetPlay
- Independiente Medellín have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Junior FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Junior FC have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Liga BetPlay
- Junior FC have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga BetPlay
- Junior FC have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Liga BetPlay
- Junior FC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Junior FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | América de Cali | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Boyaca Chico | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Junior FC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | La Equidad | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 12 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 13 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Envigado | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Once Caldas | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Unión Magdalena | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -14 | 19 |
| 20 | Atletico Huila | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
