Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Junior FC (2nd, 35 pts) and Rionegro Águilas (10th, 9 pts). Junior FC had been under-performing their position — 38th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rionegro Águilas 1.6 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Junior FC 1.63 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.26.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 1 for Rionegro Águilas, 4 for Junior FC and 2 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 86%.
The venue was Estadio Alberto Grisales, with room for 4,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Junior FC led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Junior FC: Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto (88'), Bryan Castrillón (2'), Carlos Bacca (45')
Key stats
Possession: Rionegro Águilas 57% · Junior FC 43% · Total shots: 14-9 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 8-2