The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana 8th Finals, as the hometeam Junior will try to edge Libertad in their own ballpark.
Junior form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the quarter-finals.18 points is a decent return from 9 Primera A games here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez for Junior. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Junior has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Junior lost their last game at Millonarios after a 0-2 scoreline. Midfielder Fredy Hinestroza was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.64 (out of ten) in that game. Hinestroza hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Previous to that game, a Primera A home match hosting Millonarios in a game that was won 3-2.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Junior handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and three defeats.
Junior has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Junior are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 9 matches.
Libertad form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Division 1. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Sudamericana stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away. Libertad has been amazing away for a time now, winning five in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against 12 de Octubre.
Two travels in a row for Libertad, whose manager D. Garnero could celebrate last time after the Division 1 win against Sportivo Luqueno.
Prior to that result Libertad won their away game at Palestino in the Copa Sudamericana. The scoreline was 2-1.Libertad are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and one defeat. From a total of three matches.
After this away game Libertad return home for a Division 1 game against Guairena. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The Libertad manager D. Garnero has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 9 league matches. Libertad are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Cardozo Marín 9 goals |   M. Borja Hernández 8 goals |  C. Báez 4 goals |
Junior missing players
Libertad missing players
| Junior | Libertad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 32 | 22 | Scored | S | 25 | 44 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
| 31% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 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 | 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Nacional Asuncion | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteno | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Guairena | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Guarani | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Sol de America | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| 10 | River Plate | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 12 |