A total of 20 matches are finished and Junior FC are 8 points ahead of Once Caldas. Who wins?
- Junior FC have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Liga BetPlay
- Once Caldas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Once Caldas have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This has all the signs of an entertaining fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well rested since they last played a game. Get ready!
Junior FC form and stats
4-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga BetPlay numbers at home for Junior FC so far this season.
Junior FC are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Millonarios. Midfield player Caicedo got a match rating of 7.03 in that game, the max score being 10. Caicedo hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Deportivo Cali.Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 37 league games, 28 have contained zero, one or two goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Junior as they are travelling to their away game against Deportivo Pereira in the Liga BetPlay. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Junior FC here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 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 5 from 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Once Caldas form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Once Caldas so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-5 (win-draw-lose). Once Caldas seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Caldas's last game was the home draw against Jaguares de Cordoba (0-0). Midfield player Pérez was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.14/10. Pérez hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 76 successful passes (of 88 total).
A 1-2 defeat away at Boyaca Chico before that.The attacking power of Once Caldas when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Caldas have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Junior FC and Once Caldas have played each other earlier this season: Once Caldas - Junior FC 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Junior FC wins - draws - Once Caldas wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Moreno Galindo 19 goals |   C. Bacca Ahumada 8 goals |  L. González Cova 6 goals |
Junior FC missing players
Once Caldas missing players
| Junior FC | Once Caldas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 41 | 24 | 13 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 36 |
| 34 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| 84% | 83% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 86% |
| 49% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 61% | 64% |
| 24% | 22% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 56% | 42% |
| 16% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 22% | 19% |
| 14% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 6% | 3% |
| 41% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 61% | 58% |
| 35% | 39% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 31% |
| 41% | 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 33% | 25% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.9 | 14.4 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.4 | 14.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 28% | 27% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 16% | 20% |
| 11.8 | 10.2 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
- Junior FC have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Liga BetPlay
- Once Caldas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Once Caldas have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Atletico Nacional | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | America de Cali | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Boyaca Chico | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Independiente Medellin | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Junior FC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | La Equidad | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 12 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 13 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Envigado | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Once Caldas | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Union Magdalena | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -14 | 19 |
| 20 | Atletico Huila | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
