A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Jalapa fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Junior Managua's 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Jalapa and Junior Managua.
Jalapa form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Jalapa at their home stadium (Estadio Alejandro Ramos Turcio) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Jalapa drew their last game, 2-2 away at Juventus Managua (placed 8th). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Real Madriz.
The Jalapa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Jalapa have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Junior Managua form and stats
0-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Junior Managua, who have the the worst goal difference (-7) in Primera Division, in their Primera Division matches away. The Junior Managua manager T. Acevedo is a generous human being, having led his team to six draws in a row during the last 44 days. It's three draws from Managua's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
There were no winners in Junior Managua's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 2-2 vs Managua (placed 7th). A 1-1 draw at Juventus Managua's stadium before that.
The visiting Junior Managua have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 5 games. In the opposite end, Managua have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Junior Managua - Jalapa 1-0.Jalapa missing players
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| Jalapa | Junior Managua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 80% | 60% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 68 | 17 | 3 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 16 | 35 |
| 28 | 8 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 29% | 62% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 62% | 60% |
- All of Junior Managua's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Jalapa has the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Primera Division
- Jalapa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Jalapa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Jalapa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Jalapa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Junior Managua has the the worst goal difference (-7) in Primera Division
- Junior Managua have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Junior Managua have yet to win a game away.
- Junior Managua haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Esteli | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Walter Ferreti | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Jalapa | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 4 | Diriangen | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Chinandega | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 6 | Deportivo Ocotal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Managua | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 8 | Juventus Managua | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | Junior Managua | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 10 | Real Madriz | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |