Junior Barranquilla vs La Equidad Prediction: Will any of the teams be able to return to winning ways?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Junior Barranquilla will face La Equidad at Stadium Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla. The home side head here after a surprising loss (1-0) against Patriotas. The visitors arrive here also after a surprising loss (1-2), against Independiente Medellín.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Junior Barranquilla's team comes to this game after a surprising 1-0 defeat against Patriotas. Despite the difference between both teams, it would be a game in which defensive quality would prevail over attacking quality, with Junior Barranquilla's team managing to create few opportunities throughout the match. It would even be Junior Barranquilla's team who would be the best, scoring in the 18th minute, however, the goal would be disallowed for offside in the VAR. Despite their dominance, Junior Barranquilla's team would create few scoring opportunities, and surprisingly, it would be the Patriotas team that reached the goal, in the 35th minute. In the second half, the Junior Barranquilla team's dominance would be great again, ending the second half with 71% of the ball possession. However, he only managed 1 shot on target. The team would still score at 90+5', but again, the goal would be disallowed by VAR for offside. This would be an unexpected defeat for Junior Barranquilla's team, but the team also didn't do enough to take the 3 points given their superiority in terms of quality. With this result, Junior Barranquilla's team is in 7th place in the table, with 21 points. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 defeat, having scored 18 goals and conceded 13. The team now has the opportunity to play at home, where they are very strong, and with the support of their fans, return to winning ways.

The La Equidad team comes into this game after a surprising 1-2 defeat against Independiente Medellín. The first half would be fairly evenly divided between both teams, with good opportunities and plenty of goals. Despite fewer opportunities, the Medellín team would demonstrate high efficiency. The team would score in the 26th minute, through a penalty, and despite not having control, they would reach 0-2 in the 41st minute. The best the La Equidad team would be able to do was to reduce the score to 45+3', also through a penalty. In the second half, despite La Equidad's dominance, the opportunities created would be of low quality. The team would still score a goal, but it would be disallowed by VAR. The Medellín team would be able to hold on to the result and take the 3 points. With this result, the La Equidad team is in 6th place in the table, with 23 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 3 wins and 2 losses, having scored 12 goals and conceded 9. After a fantastic series of games without losing, the La Equidad team now suffers its 2nd consecutive defeat, this one being at home. The team needs to demonstrate again why they had one of the best defenses in the championship and get 3 points back, otherwise they risk being left out of the top 8 places.

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

There’s no clear favorite in this match. Both teams come from losses, despite being really good teams. Goals are expected from both teams.