Primera A match preview: Deportivo Cali versus Junior

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Competition: Colombia Primera A
Date: Fri 17.May
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Primera A game of the season. Deportivo Cali look forward to welcoming Junior in front of their home support.

It's no vacation for neither Deportivo Cali nor Junior as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Deportivo Cali form and stats

Hopes of three in a row are alive for Deportivo Cali after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Deportivo Cali manager L. Pusineri and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Deportes Tolima in the Primera A. Before that, Deportivo Cali had a home game versus Envigado which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 Deportivo Cali have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won 2 times, drawn 0 and lost 0.

There will be little rest for Deportivo Cali after this match as they are travelling to Atlético Nacional for a Primera A game in only three days.

Last season, Deportivo Cali's league statistics were 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 10th position in the Primera A. Over these 19 matches they scored 19 goals and conceded 15. Playing at home last season Deportivo Cali managed 7-0-2 (win-draw-lost) with 14 goals and 5 conceded.

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Junior form and stats

Junior has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Junior's last game was the home draw against Atlético Nacional (0-0). A loss against Melgar was the result prior to that, in a Copa Libertadores home game.

Junior 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 6 defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Deportes Tolima in just three days.

Let's have a look at how Junior performed last season in the Primera A: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 1 victory, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 5 and conceded 4 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 0 and lost 1 with 1/3 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Deportivo Cali - Junior 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Deportivo Cali, 3 draws and 4 wins for Junior. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 7 games.

Top Goalscorers

J. Dinenno
13 goals / 1 assists
F. Sambueza
3 goals / 2 assists
M. Rangel
3 goals

Deportivo Cali missing players

Junior missing players

Deportivo Cali Junior
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
21 10 0 Played 0 10 21
9 6 0 Won 0 3 6
7 3 0 Drew 0 5 13
5 1 0 Lost 0 2 2
23 13 0 Scored 0 12 24
18 6 0 Conceded 0 12 18
90% 90% 0% Over 0.5 0% 90% 71%
62% 70% 0% Over 1.5 0% 70% 62%
33% 30% 0% Over 2.5 0% 40% 33%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 20% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 10% 10%
43% 50% 0% BTTS 0% 60% 52%
33% 40% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 30% 43%
33% 20% 0% Failed To Score 0% 20% 33%
 
4.4 4.4 0 Corners For (avg) 0 2.7 4
4.7 3.5 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 5.9 4.1
3.5 3.1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2.4 2.5
5 2 0 Red Cards 0 0 3
Key stats this season:
  • Deportivo Cali have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • 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.

Deportivo Cali
All Copa Colombia Primera A Club Friendlies Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
24-04-19 PA Once Caldas 4 - 0 Deportivo Cali
27-04-19 PA Deportivo Cali 2 - 1 Rionegro Aguilas
03-05-19 CS Guarani 1 - 0 Deportivo Cali
05-05-19 PA Deportivo Cali 1 - 0 Envigado
14-05-19 PA Deportes Tolima 1 - 1 Deportivo Cali
17-05-19 PA Deportivo Cali 00:00 Junior
19-05-19 PA Atlético Nacional 22:00 Deportivo Cali
22-05-19 CS Deportivo Cali 22:15 Penarol
26-05-19 PA Deportivo Cali - Atlético Nacional
29-05-19 CS Penarol 22:15 Deportivo Cali
Junior
All Copa Libertadores Copa Colombia Primera A Club Friendlies Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
28-04-19 PA Millonarios 2 - 0 Junior
02-05-19 PA Junior 1 - 1 Alianza Petrolera
05-05-19 PA Cucuta Deportivo 2 - 1 Junior
09-05-19 CL Junior 0 - 1 Melgar
13-05-19 PA Junior 0 - 0 Atlético Nacional
17-05-19 PA Deportivo Cali 00:00 Junior
20-05-19 PA Junior 00:00 Deportes Tolima
26-05-19 PA Deportes Tolima 05:00 Junior
01-06-19 PA Junior 05:00 Deportivo Cali
05-06-19 PA Atlético Nacional 05:00 Junior

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Atlético Nacional 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 Deportes Tolima 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Deportivo Cali 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 Junior 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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