The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Junior are in the 7th position while the guesting Boyacá Chicó worry at 18th.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Junior form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez as Junior have scored 12 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Liga BetPlay are 5-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Ahead of that match, Junior won a home game hosting Alianza Petrolera (2-1).
Opportunity lost for Junior in the Jaguares de Córdoba match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Junior are traveling soon after this match as the Copa Colombia match at Envigado awaits in three days.
The Junior fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. Junior have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boyacá Chicó form and stats
There's been little loot from Boyacá Chicó's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 9 away games in the Liga BetPlay. Boyacá Chicó, who have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Liga BetPlay, only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Deportes Tolima's place.
The attacking power of Boyacá when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. The Boyacá manager J. Gómez has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Junior, four draws and two wins for Boyacá Chicó. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Borja Hernández 9 goals |   M. Palacios Pretel 4 goals | E. Cetré Angulo 3 goals |
Junior missing players
Boyacá Chicó missing players
| Junior | Boyacá Chicó | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 24 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 30 |
| 79% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 63% |
| 37% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 42% |
| 26% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 21% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 42% |
| 37% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 32% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 37% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 99 | 56 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 23 | 46 |
| 56 | 31 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| 43% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 33% | 45% |
- Boyacá Chicó has the fewest points (1) away in Liga BetPlay
- Boyacá Chicó has the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Liga BetPlay
- Boyacá Chicó has the the worst goal difference (-17) in Liga BetPlay
- Boyacá Chicó have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Boyacá Chicó have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Boyacá Chicó have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Boyacá Chicó have yet to win a game away.
- Boyacá Chicó haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Junior have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Boyacá Chicó have scored 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 | Santa Fe | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Deportes Tolima | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Atletico Nacional | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | America de Cali | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Junior | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | La Equidad | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Rionegro Águilas | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Once Caldas | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 11 | Millonarios | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 13 | Envigado | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellín | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | Alianza Petrolera | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Deportivo Pereira | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 | Boyacá Chicó | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -17 | 15 |
| 19 | Patriotas Boyacá | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 20 | Cucuta Deportivo | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 14 |