Junior FC supporters put their faith in manager Real to deliver victory against Atlético Nacional

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Competition: Colombia Liga BetPlay
Competition: Thu 14.July
Match begins: 01:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (46692 seats)

A lot at stake in this match, with Junior FC placed 5th and Atlético Nacional at 3rd. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Junior FC have the most scored goals (30) in Liga BetPlay
  • Atlético Nacional have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Liga BetPlay

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga BetPlay game only three days ago.

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Junior FC form and stats

Junior FC have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga BetPlay with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Junior FC after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The club members are hoping that Junior will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Patriotas Boyacá. Moreno (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.41/10. Moreno hit one key pass and had 21 successful passes (of 23 total).

Heartbreak before that as Junior FC lost 1-2 at Atlético Nacional's place.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Junior have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Junior FC are traveling soon after this match as the Liga BetPlay match at La Equidad awaits in three days.

The Junior manager Real has got the team scoring with 22 from 10 home games in the league. Junior FC are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.

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Atlético Nacional form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga BetPlay matches, Atlético Nacional have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far.

Atlético played 1-1 against Cortulua in their previous match. Defender Arias was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Arias won 3 of 7 duels.

A 1-2 defeat away at Deportes Tolima before that.

We have checked recent matches where Atlético Nacional have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Atlético Nacional, the Liga BetPlay home match versus Millonarios. Busy days.

The visiting Atlético have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the teams played each other previously this season; Atlético Nacional - Junior FC 2-1. Hinestroza (Junior) and Palacio (Atlético Nacional) were shown red cards when these teams met previously this season. Will it be as hostile this time? As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Junior FC victory, five draws and four Atlético Nacional wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético NacionalJ. Duque Montoya
J. Duque Montoya
21 goals
Atlético NacionalJ. Barrera Escalona
J. Barrera Escalona
10 goals
Junior FCL. González Cova
L. González Cova
9 goals

Junior FC missing players

Atlético Nacional missing players

Junior FC Atlético Nacional
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 2 Played P 5 14 29
12 10 2 Won W 2 5 14
4 2 0 Drew D 2 5 10
11 1 0 Lost L 1 4 5
35 26 6 Scored S 5 15 41
28 11 1 Conceded C 3 13 24
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 86% 86%
67% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 57% 66%
41% 54% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 29% 38%
22% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 24%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
44% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 43% 52%
30% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 60% 43% 38%
30% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 24%
 
4.7 4.7 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4 4.7
4 3.3 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.8 4.1
3.2 2.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.4 3.4 2.9
3 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
6.4 7.5 6 Shots (avg) S ( 4.6 5.1 8.3
4 4.5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3 3.9
31% 44% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 36% 36%
 
4.7 3.8 2 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7.6 7.2
2.5 2.2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 3.9 3.4
Key stats in Liga BetPlay this season:
  • Atlético Nacional have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Liga BetPlay
  • Junior FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Junior FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Junior FC have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Junior FC have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Liga BetPlay
  • Junior FC have the most scored goals (22) at home in Liga BetPlay
  • Junior FC have the most scored goals (30) in Liga BetPlay
  • Junior FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Millonarios 20 13 3 4 23 11 10 8 1 1 11 4 10 5 2 3 12 7 12 42
2 Deportes Tolima 20 12 4 4 29 14 10 6 1 3 16 10 10 6 3 1 13 4 15 40
3 Atlético Nacional 20 10 6 4 26 15 10 6 3 1 14 5 10 4 3 3 12 10 11 36
4 Independiente Medellín 20 10 4 6 25 19 10 8 2 0 16 2 10 2 2 6 9 17 6 34
5 Junior FC 20 10 2 8 30 21 10 8 1 1 22 9 10 2 1 7 8 12 9 32
6 Envigado 20 8 7 5 22 21 10 6 3 1 12 6 10 2 4 4 10 15 1 31
7 La Equidad 20 7 9 4 21 16 10 4 4 2 9 6 10 3 5 2 12 10 5 30
8 Atletico Bucaramanga 20 8 5 7 27 25 10 5 2 3 14 11 10 3 3 4 13 14 2 29
9 Alianza Petrolera 20 7 8 5 22 20 10 5 4 1 15 10 10 2 4 4 7 10 2 29
10 Santa Fe 20 7 6 7 29 26 10 6 1 3 16 9 10 1 5 4 13 17 3 27
11 Jaguares de Cordoba 20 8 3 9 26 29 10 7 1 2 17 9 10 1 2 7 9 20 -3 27
12 Once Caldas 20 6 8 6 18 18 10 4 4 2 12 8 10 2 4 4 6 10 0 26
13 Rionegro Aguilas 20 7 4 9 17 26 10 5 4 1 12 7 10 2 0 8 5 19 -9 25
14 Deportivo Pereira 20 6 5 9 21 26 10 4 2 4 10 12 10 2 3 5 11 14 -5 23
15 America de Cali 20 6 5 9 20 25 10 5 3 2 15 10 10 1 2 7 5 15 -5 23
16 Deportivo Pasto 20 5 7 8 16 20 10 2 5 3 12 12 10 3 2 5 4 8 -4 22
17 Patriotas Boyacá 20 5 6 9 19 23 10 3 3 4 11 10 10 2 3 5 8 13 -4 21
18 Cortulua 20 5 5 10 21 27 10 4 3 3 10 10 10 1 2 7 11 17 -6 20
19 Deportivo Cali 20 4 6 10 14 24 10 2 4 4 9 12 10 2 2 6 5 12 -10 18
20 Union Magdalena 20 2 5 13 8 28 10 2 3 5 5 14 10 0 2 8 3 14 -20 11