The first leg ended Bolívar-Junior 2-1. All is set for the decider in this Copa Libertadores 3rd Round fixture!
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 Bolívar have to travel 5200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Junior form and stats
Junior have not come this way in the Copa Libertadores without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Caracas. Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.Junior have performed here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez this season with 5 wins from 9 Liga BetPlay matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in this competition. Two draws in a row at home now for Junior.
D. Moreno was the last player to score a league goal for Junior and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Junior haven't scored in 213 minutes. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Mario Sebastian Viera Galain not having conceded a league goal in 328 minutes.
Junior travelled for their previous game, a trip to Deportivo Pasto that ended 0-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Bolívar in the Copa Libertadores.
Junior are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew zero and lost two.
The Junior fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Junior have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bolívar form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Wanderers in order to reach 3rd round of Copa Libertadores. They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the group stage.The visitors are W0-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga De Futbol Prof. When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 2W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Bolívar have lost on their last two travels.
Bolívar have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Javier Rojas Iguaro. It's been 283 minutes since they last conceded in Liga De Futbol Prof.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Junior in the Copa Libertadores.
The end of the last match, against Independiente Petrolero, was very satisfying as C. Menacho scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
You'll want to know how Bolívar managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
The schedule is very tough for Bolívar now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga De Futbol Prof game at Aurora is waiting in only three days.
1 goal so far away for Bolívar, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Junior and Bolívar have met before this season: Bolívar - Junior 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Junior zero wins, zero draws and Bolívar three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Borja Hernández 6 goals |  T. Gutiérrez Roncancio 3 goals |  M. Viera Galain 2 goals |
Junior missing players
Bolívar missing players
| Junior | Bolívar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 51 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 22 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 15.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Deportes Tolima | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Millonarios | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | La Equidad | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Junior | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | América de Cali | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Independiente Medellin | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Deportivo Pasto | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Boyaca Chico | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Patriotas Boyaca | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Envigado | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Deportivo Pereira | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Rionegro Aguilas | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Once Caldas | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 19 | Alianza Petrolera | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -29 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Royal Pari | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | The Strongest | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Municipal Vinto | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Bolívar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Always Ready | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Nacional Potosí | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Real Tomayapo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Guabira | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Real Potosi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Independiente Petrolero | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Blooming | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Aurora | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 4 |
| 13 | Oriente Petrolero | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Wilstermann | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Santa Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 16 | San Jose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -13 | 0 |