Match Report
Junior FC, 2nd with 35 points, sat 29 points above Deportivo Pereira (15th, 6). Junior FC had been under-performing their position — 38th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/1 for Deportivo Pereira and 1.63/1.26 for Junior FC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Deportivo Pereira were winless in 7. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Deportivo Pereira against 9/15 for Junior FC.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Deportivo Pereira, 2 by Junior FC, 2 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,342. Junior FC led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Pereira: Gustavo Torres (80'), Santiago Aguilar (60') · Junior FC: Cristian Barrios (84'), Cristian Barrios (44'), Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto (67')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Pereira 37% · Junior FC 63% · Total shots: 13-12 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 1-3