Junior FC are leaning on their home following to help them when playing this fixture hosting Santa Fe. Who triumphs at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez?
- Junior FC have the fewest scored goals (4) in Liga BetPlay
- Santa Fe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Santa Fe have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Santa Fe could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Liga BetPlay game only four sleeps ago.
Junior FC form and stats
Junior FC, who have the fewest scored goals (4) in Liga BetPlay, have collected 5 points from their Liga BetPlay home games so far after 1-2-1.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Junior FC, as their goalkeeper Mario Sebastian Viera Galain has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Liga BetPlay.
Junior's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Envigado (after extra-time) (placed 5th). Midfield player Quintero got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Quintero scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Deportes Tolima (after extra-time) in the Copa Sudamericana. 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 FC 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 have scored {3 league goals} here from 4 matches, not a lot. Junior FC have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Santa Fe form and stats
1-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Santa Fe in their Liga BetPlay matches away.
360 minutes! That's how long the Santa goalkeeper Jose Johan Silva Hurtatiz and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Santa Fe had fun at their own home (Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez) last time out, beating America de Cali (after extra-time) 2-0. Enamorado and Aja scored. Enamorado got a match rating of 8.43 in that game, top player of the team. Enamorado scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.
Before that, the Copa Sudamericana victory away at Rionegro Aguilas (after extra-time). Santa Fe are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Santa are hosting Deportivo Cali in the Liga BetPlay only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Santa Fe's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. As for defending, Santa Fe rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Junior FC four wins, four draws and Santa Fe two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, 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
Santa Fe missing players
| Junior FC | Santa Fe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 86% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 71% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 43% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.1 | 17.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.8 | 12.7 |
| 4.9 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4 | 5 |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 23% |
| 12.6 | 10.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13 | 10.9 |
| 4 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
- Junior FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Junior FC have the fewest scored goals (4) in Liga BetPlay
- Santa Fe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Santa Fe have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Santa Fe have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Santa Fe haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 Aguilas | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Boyaca Chico | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | America de Cali | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Atletico Nacional | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Envigado | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Alianza Petrolera | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Millonarios | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Deportivo Pasto | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Deportivo Pereira | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Santa Fe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Deportes Tolima | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Independiente Medellín | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Once Caldas | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Deportivo Cali | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Union Magdalena | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Atlético Huila | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | La Equidad | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 20 | Junior FC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
