Deportivo Pereira vs Junior Prediction: Can Pereira also win at home and maintain their advantage?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura Quadrangular, Deportivo Pereira will face Junior at Stadium Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira. Both teams played against each other in the last round, with a 2-3 win for Deportivo Pereira.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Deportivo Pereira (WLLLW)

The Deportivo Pereira team comes to this game after a 2-3 victory against Junior. The Deportivo Pereira team started the match very strong, scoring 3 goals in the first 3 opportunities they had, at 10', 17', and 23' respectively. But Junior's team would still be able to reduce it in the 1st half, at 25' through Bacca. In the 2nd half, the game would start disastrously for the Deportivo Pereira team, which would be reduced to 10 players at 52'. Junior's team would take advantage of the numerical advantage and score a goal almost immediately, in the 54th minute. But after that goal, despite the great offensive pressure, Junior's team was unable to create any major chances of danger, with the result remaining unchanged until the end. With this result, the Deportivo Pereira team is in 1st place in the table, with 6 points. In the 3 Quadrangular League games the team recorded 1 defeat and 2 wins, having a record of 4 goals scored and 3 conceded. In case of victory, the team can gain a good distance over 2nd place.

Junior Barranquilla (LWDDW)

Junior Barranquilla's team comes into this game after a 2-3 defeat against Deportivo Pereira. The team started the match very poorly, conceding 3 goals in less than 25 minutes of play. The team would still be able to react and score 2 goals, however, throughout the time they had a numerical advantage on the field, the team would never be able to score the equalizer, nor create great chances of danger. The result of this may have been the international game, which may have caused a lot of wear and tear on the Junior Barranquilla players. With this result, Junior Barranquilla's team finds itself in 2nd place in the table, with 4 points. In the 3 Quadrangular League games the team recorded 1 defeat, 1 draw, and 1 victory, having a record of 4 goals scored and 4 conceded. The team needs to win the match to regain 1st place, otherwise, they risk being 5 points behind in the event of a defeat.

Extra Betting Tips

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

It’s hard to predict the winner again in this matchup, but goals are to be expected once again from both teams.