JUNIOR VS ENVIGADO PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Junior and Envigado face in Metropolitan Stadium Roberto Meléndez, in a match for the 3rd round of the First A. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 13-08-2017, in a match for the First A that ended with the victory of Junior by (2-0). The goals of the match were scored by Y. Chará (52 ‘and 66’) for Junior. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Junior:
The home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 3 points won. In his debut he won at home against Atletico Bucaramanga, by (1-0). In the 2nd round, they lost out to Deportivo Pasto by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Junior won 7, drew 1 and lost 2. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so there are defensive processes that need improvement.
The team of Junior Barranquilla is among the first classified of the table and knows that it is very important to add the three points to their fans, in addition to playing against a team that is going through a worse time than yours. The home team must go with everything about their opponent from the initial minutes, since only victory is of interest to them. On the last day the home team won the Millonarios team by the score of 2-0. The local coach should not have important absences for this day.
Envigado:
The away team is currently in the 5 th position, with 4 points won. In its opening match drew against Deportivo Cali by (0-0). In the 2nd round, they won at home against Rionegro Águilas by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 away matches Envigado has won 2, tied 4 and lost 4. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 15 of the last 23 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 5 games in which they suffered the first goal.
The team of Envigado is going through a bad moment in the championship, since at this moment it is in the second half of the qualifying table and will have to start a recovery in the championship, because only then will it be able to reach a better position in the table. This must be a very complicated game, because it will have a very competitive team ahead of itself, as such, it will not be able to make mistakes, otherwise it will have to be defeated. The visiting team must present a more defensive tactical scheme, since it aims to cancel the attack of the home team.
PREDICTION: Junior to win @ 1.37
