Junior vs Deportivo Pereira betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez

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Competition: Colombia Liga BetPlay
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 22:40 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (46692 seats)

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 10th position while the guesting Deportivo Pereira worry at 18th.

Insights:
  • Junior have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Deportivo Pereira have the most conceded goals (15) away in Liga BetPlay

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Junior and Deportivo Pereira.

These teams have little in common geographically as Deportivo Pereira have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Junior form and stats

Junior have performed here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez this season with 4 wins from 6 Liga BetPlay matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.

Junior's last game was hosting Caracas and winning 3-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Atletico Nacional (0-1).

Junior are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew zero and lost two.

There will be little rest for Junior after this match as they are travelling to Deportes Tolima for a Liga BetPlay game in only four days.

A decent goal production from Junior in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Junior have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Deportivo Pereira form and stats

There's been little loot from Deportivo Pereira's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 6 away games in the Liga BetPlay. Deportivo Pereira, who have the most conceded goals (15) away in Liga BetPlay, only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Pereira, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

The attacking players of Pereira have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 223 minutes.

There were no winners in Pereira's previous match, a Liga BetPlay home game that ended 0-0 vs Boyaca Chico (placed 17th). Prior to that match, the Pereira manager J. Artigas Carrica faced defeat when travelling to America de Cali and losing 0-1.

You'll want to know how Deportivo Pereira managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and two home wins.

Deportivo Pereira are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Deportivo Pereira are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Junior won six, Deportivo Pereira won one and three draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

JuniorM. Borja Hernández
M. Borja Hernández
4 goals
JuniorT. Gutiérrez Roncancio
T. Gutiérrez Roncancio
3 goals
Deportivo PereiraD. Cano Sánchez
D. Cano Sánchez
2 goals

Junior missing players

Deportivo Pereira missing players

Junior Deportivo Pereira
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 3 6 12
5 4 1 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
5 1 0 Lost L 3 5 7
14 9 2 Scored S 0 6 9
12 4 0 Conceded C 5 15 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
67% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 83% 58%
42% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 33%
25% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 58%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3 2.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
7.6 7.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7 5
3.7 3.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.2 3.2
32% 45% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 24% 24%
Key stats in Liga BetPlay this season:
  • Deportivo Pereira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Deportivo Pereira have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Deportivo Pereira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Deportivo Pereira have the most conceded goals (15) away in Liga BetPlay
  • Deportivo Pereira have yet to win a game away.
  • Deportivo Pereira haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Junior have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Junior have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Junior 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 11 7 2 2 20 10 6 5 1 0 11 5 5 2 1 2 9 5 10 23
2 Deportivo Cali 12 6 5 1 11 7 6 2 3 1 5 5 6 4 2 0 6 2 4 23
3 Santa Fe 11 6 4 1 14 7 6 4 2 0 10 4 5 2 2 1 4 3 7 22
4 Millonarios 11 7 1 3 16 11 5 4 0 1 11 8 6 3 1 2 5 3 5 22
5 La Equidad 12 6 4 2 14 9 6 5 1 0 8 2 6 1 3 2 6 7 5 22
6 Atletico Nacional 11 6 3 2 21 9 6 5 1 0 17 4 5 1 2 2 4 5 12 21
7 Jaguares de Cordoba 12 6 2 4 18 13 6 5 0 1 11 5 6 1 2 3 7 8 5 20
8 Independiente Medellin 12 5 5 2 11 7 6 3 3 0 6 3 6 2 2 2 5 4 4 20
9 America de Cali 11 4 6 1 11 7 5 1 4 0 2 1 6 3 2 1 9 6 4 18
10 Junior 12 5 2 5 14 12 6 4 1 1 9 4 6 1 1 4 5 8 2 17
11 Deportivo Pasto 11 3 6 2 12 12 6 1 4 1 6 6 5 2 2 1 6 6 0 15
12 Atletico Bucaramanga 11 3 4 4 10 10 6 3 2 1 8 4 5 0 2 3 2 6 0 13
13 Patriotas Boyaca 11 3 1 7 11 16 6 2 1 3 5 6 5 1 0 4 6 10 -5 10
14 Envigado 11 1 6 4 9 14 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 0 3 3 4 9 -5 9
15 Once Caldas 11 1 5 5 9 13 5 1 1 3 4 5 6 0 4 2 5 8 -4 8
16 Rionegro Aguilas 11 1 5 5 7 13 6 0 3 3 4 9 5 1 2 2 3 4 -6 8
17 Boyaca Chico 12 2 2 8 7 16 5 2 0 3 5 6 7 0 2 5 2 10 -9 8
18 Deportivo Pereira 12 1 4 7 9 18 6 1 3 2 3 3 6 0 1 5 6 15 -9 7
19 Alianza Petrolera 11 0 3 8 5 25 5 0 2 3 3 11 6 0 1 5 2 14 -20 3