Junior have traveled here for an interesting Copa Libertadores fight against River Plate. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
It's no vacation for neither River 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.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the semi-finals and lost against Palmeiras.The River fans got no joy from their last match, a Superliga game also here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti: A 1-2 defeat against San Lorenzo. Preceding that game was the away draw at Fluminense that finished 1-1.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for River Plate home games with this odds we find 16 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eight wins, two draws and six defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager M. Gallardo will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Banfield in only three days.
Junior form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Junior in their Primera A matches away. When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 3W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
Impressive finishing from L. González and M. Borja (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Santa Fe in their previous game. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Santa Fe.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Junior manager L. Perea Mosquera as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Santa Fe.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Borja Hernández 8 goals |   R. Borré Amaury 7 goals |  M. Suárez 3 goals |
River Plate missing players
Junior missing players
| River Plate | Junior | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 54 | 19 | Scored | S | 12 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.9 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 8.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 37% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fluminense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Junior | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | River Plate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |