Colombia - Categoria Primera AEstadio Metropolitano de TechoData current as of September 18, 2026

Fortaleza CEIF vs Junior: match statistics

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Fortaleza CEIF vs Junior: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Fortaleza CEIF plays Junior in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026. Venue: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo.

Recent form

Fortaleza CEIF has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Junior has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Fortaleza CEIF scores 1.14 goals per game and allows 1.39. Junior scores 1.44 and allows 1.28. Games in this league average 2.56 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 71% of Fortaleza CEIF's games and 53% of Junior's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 50%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Junior has the higher season xG average, 1.43 to 1.23 per game. Fortaleza CEIF takes 11.6 shots per game, while Junior takes 13.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Fortaleza CEIF leads at halftime in 21% of its games and scores 0.68 goals per game after halftime. Junior leads at halftime in 38% and scores 0.72 after halftime.

When the teams score

Fortaleza CEIF's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). For Junior, it is minutes 31-45+ (13 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Categoria Primera A games average 2.56 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.70)
(3.00)
(2.60)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Fortaleza CEIFJunior
1.14Goals scored / game1.44
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
1.39Goals allowed / game1.28
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
52%Average possession53%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
3.68Shots on target / game4.47
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.57Shots per game13.16
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
3.68Shots on target4.47
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
9.9%Shot conversion10.9%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
52%Possession53%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
1.23xG for1.43
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
1.32xG against1.43
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

Shooting quality

Fortaleza CEIF: BalancedJunior: Balanced
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Fortaleza CEIF
LDLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
21% W43% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-12-10
1.07 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WDWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.73BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Junior
DLDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
41% W25% D34% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-8-11
1.47 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
6-2-7
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Junior is 26% better for: goals scored per game.

1.14 goals / game - Fortaleza CEIF · 1.44 goals / game - Junior

Junior is 9% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.39 goals / game - Fortaleza CEIF · 1.28 goals / game - Junior

Fortaleza CEIF scoring profile: very strong

Fortaleza CEIF scores in 82% of games (23 of 28 games), while Junior keeps a clean sheet in 28% (9 of 32 games).

Junior scoring profile: very strong

Junior scores in 78% of games (25 of 32 games), while Fortaleza CEIF keeps a clean sheet in 21% (6 of 28 games).

32Goals scored (season)46
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
39Goals conceded (season)41
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
2.54Average goals per game2.72
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
8Goals conceded (last 5)10
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal78%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
32%2 goals44%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
0%3 goals19%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
0%4 goals3%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal72%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
43%2 goals38%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
11%3 goals13%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
7%4 goals6%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time25%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
4%BTTS in both halves9%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
25%Scored in both halves34%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
80%BTTS - last 580%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time34%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Junior is 40% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.07 pts / game - Fortaleza CEIF · 1.5 pts / game - Junior

Fortaleza CEIF - half-time state
21% leading43% draw36% trailing
Junior - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.07Points per game (1st half)1.5
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.72
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.31
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
46%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
54%No goal before half-time41%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

After half-time (2nd half)

1.36Points per game (2nd half)1.34
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.72
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.41
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
46%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
39%No goal after half-time47%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

Fortaleza CEIF - second-half results

36% W29% D36% L
30
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 21%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Junior - second-half results

28% W50% D22% L
48
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 41%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Fortaleza CEIF - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.80
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Junior - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.80
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.4
Average goals per game1.02.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Fortaleza CEIF
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
4
8
16-30
4
5
31-45
5
5
46-60
2
4
61-75
12
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Junior
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
3
5
16-30
13
8
31-45
4
5
46-60
6
5
61-75
13
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (13 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+2%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
64%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Fortaleza CEIF

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

Junior

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
138%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.87
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Categoria Primera A).

Teams vs league

Fortaleza CEIFLigaJunior
Average goals per game 2.542.56 2.72
Both teams scored 71%55% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%48% 50%
Clean sheets 21%26% 28%
Goal before half-time 75%67% 81%
Goal after half-time 86%79% 72%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.56
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / game
1.04
Away goals / game
+46%
Home attack advantage
+32%
Home defensive advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Fortaleza CEIF's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses against Junior. Games average 2.67 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Junior
2 : 1
Fortaleza CEIF
Fortaleza CEIF FC
1 : 1
CD Popular Junior FC SA
CD Popular Junior FC SA
2 : 1
Fortaleza CEIF FC

FAQ

When do Fortaleza CEIF and Junior play?

Fortaleza CEIF face Junior on September 20, 2026 in Categoria Primera A at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Fortaleza CEIF and Junior?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Fortaleza CEIF won 0, Junior won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Fortaleza CEIF vs Junior?

Fortaleza CEIF score 1.14 goals per game on average and Junior 1.44. The Categoria Primera A average is 2.56 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Fortaleza CEIF's matches and 53% of Junior's.

What form are Fortaleza CEIF and Junior in?

Over the last 5 games Fortaleza CEIF have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Junior 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Fortaleza CEIF vs Junior?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.