Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: Santa Fe and Junior meet at Estadio Bellavista de Ambato to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams have little in common geographically as Junior have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Santa Fe form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 9 Primera A games here at Estadio Bellavista de Ambato for Santa Fe. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in this competition.
In their previous game, the manager H. Rivera Roa led his Santa Fe to a defeat in the Copa Libertadores match away at River Plate. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Bellavista de Ambato. Midfield player Kelvin Osorio got a match rating of 7.95 in that game, the max score being 10. Osorio scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores.Santa Fe have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Bellavista de Ambato with 14 goals in 9 league matches. Santa Fe have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Junior form and stats
Junior was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the group stage last season.3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Junior playing as the away team in the Primera A this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses both home and away. Two points from the last two away games for Junior, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Junior play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Fluminense. Midfielder E. Cetré was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Cetré scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A draw for Junior before that, at their own venue hosting River Plate (1-1).The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Millonarios in just four days.
The attacking power of Junior when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Junior are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Junior - Santa 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Santa won one game, five matches ended with a draw and Junior has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  M. Borja Hernández 8 goals |   K. Osorio Antury 6 goals | J. Arias Andrade 3 goals |
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| Santa Fe | Junior | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | 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 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.1 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Junior | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 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 |