Here's the complete lowdown on the Junior - Once Caldas game:

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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Once Caldas, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.

Junior form and stats

Junior are steadily winning Liga BetPlay games and points here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez. 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. The last three games played by Junior, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Junior manager L. Perea Mosquera and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Jaguares de Cordoba in the Liga BetPlay. Larry Vásquez (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.4/10. Vásquez hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 41 successful passes (of 46 total). Luis Daniel Gonzalez was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Jaguares de Cordoba after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

In the match before that, Junior hosted Deportes Tolima and drew the game 0-0.

Junior are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Junior have conceded only 5 goals.

Once Caldas form and stats

There's been little loot from Once Caldas's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Liga BetPlay. Once Caldas only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 6 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

Caldas aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 281 league minutes without a goal. M. Garcia Torres was the last player to find the net.

Home advantage was not enough for Caldas in their previous game, as they lost their Liga BetPlay-match, hosting Deportivo Pereira, 0-1. The attacker Hárrison Otálvaro got a match rating of 7.31 in that game. Otálvaro hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 26 successful passes (of 28 total).

Prior to that match, the Caldas manager E. Lara Lozano faced defeat when travelling to América de Cali and losing 0-1.

The attacking power of Caldas when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Once Caldas have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This was the score when the contenders met previously this campaign; Once Caldas - Junior 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Junior victories, one draw and three Once Caldas wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. García Torres 5 goals

L. González Cova 3 goals

C. Valencia Chaverra 3 goals

Junior missing players

Once Caldas missing players