Junior FC are all set for a new task after their 0-2 versus Once Caldas in the previous match. Deportivo Pereira are coming to play!
- Junior FC have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga BetPlay
- Deportivo Pereira have won significantly less corners away then at home.
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.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Junior FC form and stats
Junior FC have played 9 Liga BetPlay games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Junior FC bring valid hopes of a third.
No payout for Junior FC in their previous match, an away game at Once Caldas that ended in defeat 0-2. The penalty miss from Berrío in the defeat against Once Caldas was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen. The attacking player González was announced as "man of the match" for Junior with the rating of 7.23/10. González hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Junior FC had a home game versus Millonarios which ended with a victory 1-0.Not much happening? Looking at this team's last 18 league matches, 15 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Junior FC as they are travelling to their away game against Atletico Huila in the Liga BetPlay. That match is three days after this one.
Junior aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in the league, with only {8 goals} from 9 games. From these home matches, Junior FC have conceded only 5 goals.
Deportivo Pereira form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Deportivo Pereira so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Deportivo Pereira are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Pereira are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the fixture against Independiente Medellin (placed 11th). That win felt good as this side had gone four league matches without victory. Midfielder Moreno was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Moreno hit two key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).
Before that, the win at home against Monagas in the Copa Libertadores (2-1).
After this away game Deportivo Pereira return home for a Liga BetPlay game against Alianza Petrolera. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Pereira when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Deportivo Pereira in these games.
Head 2 Head
Deportivo Pereira have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when facing Junior FC.The games between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. González Cova 9 goals |  F. Hinestroza Arias 4 goals | M. Viera Galain 3 goals |
Junior FC missing players
Deportivo Pereira missing players
| Junior FC | Deportivo Pereira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 89% |
| 50% | 44% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 83% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 50% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 39% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 61% |
| 39% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 22% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.6 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.3 | 16 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.4 | 12.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 21% | 19% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 12.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 14.4 | 13.8 |
| 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
- Deportivo Pereira have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Junior FC have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga BetPlay
- Junior FC have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Liga BetPlay
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | Rionegro Aguilas | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | America de Cali | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Boyaca Chico | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Alianza Petrolera | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Junior FC | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Santa Fe | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | La Equidad | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Independiente Medellin | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Envigado | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Atletico Huila | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Deportivo Cali | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 | Union Magdalena | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Once Caldas | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
