Junior have managed 5 home wins so far this season, Deportivo Pereira have won 1 away. Who boosts their results in this meeting?
- Junior have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Deportivo Pereira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Junior nor Deportivo Pereira 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Junior form and stats
Junior have performed here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez this season with 5 wins from 9 Liga BetPlay matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Junior has four draws from their last four matches.
Junior travelled for their previous game, a trip to Deportivo Pereira that ended 2-2. Junior salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Deportivo Pereira, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Daniel Rosero Valencia equalizing. The striker Carmelo Valencia outperformed all the other footballers in that match and managed a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Valencia scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Before that, Junior drew at home versus Deportivo Cali.The manager A. Reyes Montero will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Deportivo Cali in only three days.
The Junior fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Junior have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Deportivo Pereira form and stats
There's been little loot from Deportivo Pereira's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Liga BetPlay. Deportivo Pereira only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Deportivo Pereira's last game was the home draw against Junior (2-2). Drawing 2-2 against Junior after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager J. Artigas Carrica needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Goalkeeper Harlen Alfred Castillo Moreno made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against Junior. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Goalkeeper Harlen Alfred Castillo Moreno got the top player rating of the team with 8.22/10. Moreno stopped the opponent with seven saves.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Atletico Nacional.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Liga BetPlay trip to Atletico Nacional.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Pereira, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded match between these contenders is the Deportivo Pereira - Junior 2-2 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between these participants: Junior won six, Deportivo Pereira triumphed in one and we saw three draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  L. González Cova 9 goals |  C. Valencia Chaverra 8 goals |   B. Castrillón Gómez 8 goals |
Junior missing players
Deportivo Pereira missing players
| Junior | Deportivo Pereira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 45 | 22 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 20 | 41 |
| 18 | 14 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 57 | 36 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 22 | 44 |
| 44 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 29 | 50 |
| 87% | 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 95% | 85% |
| 69% | 68% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 70% | 63% |
| 40% | 50% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 45% | 37% |
| 20% | 23% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 7% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 56% | 50% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 50% | 46% |
| 36% | 50% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 25% | 34% |
| 22% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 30% | 34% |
| 4.7 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6.8 | 7.7 | 6.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 35% | 32% |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 2.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | 3.7 |
- Deportivo Pereira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Junior have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Junior have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 |