Liga BetPlay: Junior FC welcome Santa Fe in what should be an absorbing football game. Here's a thorough preview!
- Junior FC have the most scored goals (30) in Liga BetPlay
- Santa Fe have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Liga BetPlay
Santa Fe have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Junior FC form and stats
This stadium, Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, has been a fortress for Junior FC in the Liga BetPlay so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-1-1. Junior FC are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Junior drew their last game, 0-0 away at La Equidad. Defender Arias got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.41/10. Arias won 4 of 7 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Atletico Nacional in a game that was won 3-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Junior FC handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The manager Real will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Atletico Nacional in only four 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.
Santa Fe form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santa Fe so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-4 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Santa's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Santa Fe won their last game, 1-0 versus Cortulua played at home. Those three points felt nice as this team had gone four league games without winning. Midfield player Mier was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.03/10. Mier hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Rionegro Aguilas that ended 2-2.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 3 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
Santa find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Santa Fe have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date reported scoreline featuring both these contenders is the Santa Fe - Junior FC 2-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings featuring these squads: Junior won three, Santa Fe were winners in two and we saw five draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  L. González Cova 9 goals |  C. Valencia Chaverra 8 goals | E. Cetré Angulo 7 goals |
Junior FC missing players
Santa Fe missing players
| Junior FC | Santa Fe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 11 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 38 | 29 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 34 |
| 29 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 30 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 66% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 92% | 78% |
| 41% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 61% |
| 24% | 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 42% | 30% |
| 3% | 7% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 45% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 83% | 61% |
| 31% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 32% | 45% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 34% | 34% |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.7 |
- 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 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.
- Santa Fe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Santa Fe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Santa Fe have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Liga BetPlay
- Santa Fe 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 | 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 | Atletico Nacional | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Independiente Medellin | 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 | Atlético 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 Boyaca | 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 |
