This could be an interesting match as Junior have their presumed home advantage while Santa Fe are ahead 4 points in the Liga BetPlay table.
- Junior is in the best form (3-3-0)
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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.
Junior form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez as Junior have scored 13 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Liga BetPlay are 5-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Junior have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 213 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Moreno was the last player to find the net. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Mario Sebastian Viera Galain not having conceded a league goal in 328 minutes.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Junior, who played 1-1 against Santa Fe. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez). Ahead of that match, Junior won a home game hosting Bolivar (3-0).
This is expected to be a close game, with Junior perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Junior as a small favourite), we find six games. Junior has won two of these, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Junior as they are travelling to their away game against River Plate in the Copa Libertadores. That match is three days after this one.
Junior has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Junior 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 9 matches.
Santa Fe form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga BetPlay travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Santa, as they have won on their previous two travels.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Junior in their previous outing. The Copa Libertadores match ended in a draw 1-1. Prior to that result Santa won their away game at La Equidad in the Liga BetPlay. The scoreline was 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Santa Fe playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were one Santa Fe win, five draws and five defeats.
A new game in only three days for Santa, the Copa Libertadores home match versus Fluminense. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Santa Fe have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Santa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Junior - Santa Fe 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Junior, five draws and two wins for Santa Fe. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Borja Hernández 6 goals |   K. Osorio Antury 6 goals |  T. Gutiérrez Roncancio 3 goals |
Junior missing players
Santa Fe missing players
| Junior | Santa Fe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 89% |
| 61% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 78% | 78% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 44% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.4 | 7.9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 31% | 38% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 34% | 37% |
- Junior have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Junior is in the best form (3-3-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Nacional | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Millonarios | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Deportes Tolima | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | La Equidad | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Junior | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | America de Cali | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Independiente Medellin | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Boyaca Chico | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Once Caldas | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Envigado | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Patriotas Boyaca | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Rionegro Aguilas | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
| 19 | Alianza Petrolera | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -29 | 6 |