Primera A prediction and preview: América de Cali modest favorites to beat Junior

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Competition: Colombia Primera A
Date: Sat 07.December
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Olimpico Pascual Guerrero (35405 seats)

América de Cali and Junior are both riding high in the Primera A with their 2nd and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

América de Cali and Junior should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Junior have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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América de Cali form and stats

21 points is a decent return from 10 Primera A games here at Olimpico Pascual Guerrero for América de Cali. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. América de Cali has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Olimpico Pascual Guerrero. We remember; it was Atletico Huila.

América de Cali are confident in defense, having played 287 minutes without conceding a goal.

América de Cali manager A. Guimarães and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Junior in the Primera A. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Santa Fe.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does América de Cali handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D1-L1.

América de Cali has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. From these home matches, América de Cali have conceded only 7 goals.

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Junior form and stats

2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Junior, who have the most clean sheets (27) in Primera A, playing as the away team in the Primera A this season. Visiting Junior has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Junior delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against América de Cali in their previous match; a Primera A game. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Deportes Tolima.

Junior are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of eight matches.

Junior are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 10 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Junior - América de Cali 0-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for América de Cali, 5 draws and 3 wins for Junior. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

América de CaliM. Rangel
M. Rangel
13 goals
JuniorL. Narváez
L. Narváez
9 goals
JuniorT. Gutiérrez
T. Gutiérrez
9 goals

América de Cali missing players

Junior missing players

América de Cali Junior
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
53 26 7 Played P 9 27 55
26 15 5 Won W 4 8 22
11 5 1 Drew D 5 13 24
16 6 1 Lost L 0 6 9
73 38 10 Scored S 16 30 61
58 21 4 Conceded C 12 29 41
94% 96% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 89% 85% 80%
72% 69% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 78% 63% 53%
51% 42% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 37% 29%
21% 19% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 44% 22% 16%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 22% 7% 5%
55% 46% 43% BTTS BTTS 78% 56% 40%
34% 38% 43% Clean Sheets C S 22% 30% 49%
17% 19% 29% Failed to Score F T 11% 30% 31%
 
5 5.4 4.4 Corners For (avg) C F 2.3 2.9 3.9
4.7 4.7 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.8 5.9 4.6
3 2.8 3.4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.9 2.7
12 4 1 Red Cards R C 2 4 9
 
616 349 77 Total Shots T S 74 211 535
211 108 23 Shots on Target S O 35 91 207
35% 35% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 33% 29%
Key stats in Primera A this season:
  • América de Cali has the most matches over the total-line (27)
  • América de Cali has the most scored goals in the second half (47)
  • Junior has the fewest conceded goals (9)
  • Junior has the most clean sheets (27)
  • Junior has the most matches under the total-line (30)
  • Junior have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Junior have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Junior 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 Atletico Nacional 20 9 8 3 30 17 10 5 3 2 18 10 10 4 5 1 12 7 13 35
2 América de Cali 20 10 5 5 29 26 10 6 3 1 13 7 10 4 2 4 16 19 3 35
3 Deportivo Cali 20 10 4 6 34 25 10 7 2 1 18 6 10 3 2 5 16 19 9 34
4 Junior 20 9 6 5 16 9 10 7 1 2 11 2 10 2 5 3 5 7 7 33
5 Santa Fe 20 9 5 6 22 12 10 5 3 2 11 3 10 4 2 4 11 9 10 32
6 Deportes Tolima 20 9 5 6 24 16 10 6 2 2 17 6 10 3 3 4 7 10 8 32
7 Alianza Petrolera 20 8 8 4 17 14 10 5 4 1 9 5 10 3 4 3 8 9 3 32
8 Cucuta Deportivo 20 9 5 6 28 28 10 6 3 1 16 10 10 3 2 5 12 18 0 32
9 Independiente Medellin 20 9 4 7 32 26 10 5 1 4 19 12 10 4 3 3 13 14 6 31
10 Once Caldas 20 7 7 6 26 20 10 4 4 2 16 10 10 3 3 4 10 10 6 28
11 Millonarios 20 8 4 8 24 27 10 6 1 3 16 14 10 2 3 5 8 13 -3 28
12 Atletico Bucaramanga 20 6 7 7 23 23 10 3 4 3 16 11 10 3 3 4 7 12 0 25
13 Rionegro Aguilas 20 5 9 6 25 27 10 4 3 3 12 10 10 1 6 3 13 17 -2 24
14 Deportivo Pasto 20 5 8 7 24 25 10 5 4 1 16 8 10 0 4 6 8 17 -1 23
15 Patriotas Boyaca 20 5 8 7 19 20 10 5 3 2 13 6 10 0 5 5 6 14 -1 23
16 Envigado 20 5 8 7 23 28 10 3 5 2 16 14 10 2 3 5 7 14 -5 23
17 La Equidad 20 4 8 8 19 24 10 3 4 3 10 10 10 1 4 5 9 14 -5 20
18 Atletico Huila 20 2 10 8 13 24 10 1 6 3 10 12 10 1 4 5 3 12 -11 16
19 Jaguares de Cordoba 20 3 6 11 11 34 10 3 5 2 9 10 10 0 1 9 2 24 -23 15
20 Union Magdalena 20 3 5 12 14 28 10 3 4 3 11 10 10 0 1 9 3 18 -14 14