Aguilas Doradas vs Junior Barranquilla Prediction: Can Junior Barranquilla finally return to victories?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Aguilas Doradas will face Junior Barranquilla at Stadium Alberto Grisales in Rionegro. The home side head here after a loss (1-0) against Ind. Medellin. The visitors arrive here after a draw (0-0), against Atl. Nacional.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Aguilas Doradas team comes to this game after a 1-0 defeat against Independiente Medellín. The Aguilas Doradas team would enter the match strong, but very soon they would be reduced to 10 players, with Quinones being sent off at 22'. Shortly after the expulsion, the Ind. Medellin team would be able to score in the 30th minute. In the 2nd half, the game would be mostly dominated by the Ind. Medellin team, which would take advantage of the numerical advantage to manage the result. Although the Aguilas Doradas team still created opportunities, the team closest to the goal would be the Independiente team, which would take the 3 points. With this result, the Aguilas Doradas team is in 9th place in the table, with 14 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats, having scored 6 goals and conceded 6.

Junior Barranquilla's team comes to this game after a disappointing 0-0 draw against Atl. National. The 1st half, despite the slight dominance of the Junior Barranquilla team, would be relatively divided. It would be a 1st half with few goal attempts and great opportunities, especially with no team wanting to concede a goal. In the 2nd half, Junior Barranquilla's team came out strong and ended up scoring a goal, but it was later disallowed by VAR. The 2nd half was dominated by the Junior Barranquilla team, in search of the winning goal, taking advantage of the home advantage. Despite the numerous opportunities created (10 vs 3 from Atl. Nacional) and the 4 shots on target, the team would not be able to complete the opportunities created. The result of this was Atl's good defensive organization. Nacional and its goalkeeper, with the teams ending up sharing the points. With this result, Junior Barranquilla's team is in 6th place in the table, with 15 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 2 draws and 3 defeats, having scored 13 goals and conceded 11. After reaching 1st place, the Junior Barranquilla team is now in free fall. The team quickly needs to get back to winning ways, otherwise they risk falling out of the top 8 in this round.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Aguilas has won 1, Junior has won 1, and they drew another 3. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, and with both teams scoring in 4 of those matches.

It’s hard to pick a favorite in this match due to their recent form, yet goals are expected from both teams.