Patriotas vs Junior Barranquilla Prediction: Can Junior maintain their momentum or will Patriotas win again?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Patriotas will face Junior Barranquilla at Stadium La Independencia in Tunja. The home side head here after a surprising win (0-1) against Deportivo Cali. The visitors arrive here after a good win (3-1), against Jaguares Cordoba.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Patriotas team comes into this game after a surprising 0-1 victory against Deportivo Cali. The Deportivo Cali team entered the match more dominant, however they soon suffered a major setback. At 22' into the game the team would be reduced to 10 players, with Cabezas expelled. Even so, the Cali team would manage to maintain its offensive pressure and dominance. But it would be the Patriotas team that reached the goal, in the 37th minute, through Alarcon. After that, the Deportivo Cali team's dominance would be even greater. Still in the 1st half, the team would have a goal disallowed at 42' by VAR and a penalty missed at 45+6'. In the 2nd half, the Deportivo Cali team would once again have the same dominance, but would not be able to create as many opportunities. After the break, the Patriotas team arrived more organized defensively and would be able to hold on to the result until the end. The team would thus break a negative cycle of games without winning. With this result, the Patriotas team maintains last place in the table, with 8 points, but now just 2 points behind the second-to-last placed team. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 2 wins and 3 losses, having scored 2 goals and conceded 12.

Junior Barranquilla's team comes to this game after a fantastic 3-1 victory against Jaguares Cordoba. Junior's team started the match well, scoring 1-0 in the 7th minute. The team would still have great dominance in the rest of the 1st half and with great opportunities created, however, they would not be able to reach the goal. In the 2nd half, Junior's team came out strong again, reaching 2-0 in the 60th minute thanks to the man who scored, Carlos Bacca. The Jaguares team would take over the game a little more and it would be more divided. With greater offensive pressure, the Jaguares team would be able to reduce the score in the 71st minute to 2-1. The Jaguares team was incessantly looking for the equalizer, but it would be Junior's team who would make the final 3-1 at 90+1'. With this result, Junior's team is in 5th 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 12.

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

Junior are favorites, despite playing away, and they are expected to maintain their momentum.