This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Junior FC at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez when the Copa Sudamericana tournament arrives in town and Unión Santa Fe with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Junior FC and Unión Santa Fe should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Junior FC form and stats
Junior FC was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Copa Sudamericana. Libertad was too strong.The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Atlético Nacional last time out and are looking for a victory here. The striker Borja was announced as "man of the match" for Junior FC with a rating of 7.83/10. Borja scored one goal and hit one key pass.
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 Junior have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Unión Santa Fe form and stats
Unión Santa Fe was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the 8th finals last season, when Bahia turned out to be too strong.Unión Santa Fe delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Fluminense in their previous match; a Copa Sudamericana fixture.
Prior to that match, the Unión Santa Fe manager Vera faced defeat when travelling to Argentinos Juniors and losing 1-2.Unión 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 10 matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Unión Santa Fe - Junior FC 1-1 written in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  L. González Cova 9 goals |  M. Borja Hernández 8 goals |  C. Valencia Chaverra 8 goals |
Junior FC missing players
Unión Santa Fe missing players
| Junior FC | Unión Santa Fe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 27 | Scored | S | 7 | 27 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 6 | ||
| 5.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7.3 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 35% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | ||
| 6.3 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Junior FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Unión Santa Fe | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Junior FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Unión Santa Fe | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 0 |
