Junior vs Atlético Nacional: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Junior played against Atlético Nacional in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The game was played on November 30, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Junior has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Atlético Nacional has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Junior scores 1.35 goals per game and allows 1.04. Atlético Nacional scores 1.67 and allows 1.04. Games in this league average 2.30 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 53% of Junior's games and 57% of Atlético Nacional's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 57%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 42% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Atlético Nacional has the higher season xG average, 1.69 to 1.32 per game. Junior takes 11.9 shots per game, while Atlético Nacional takes 16.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Junior leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.80 goals per game after halftime. Atlético Nacional leads at halftime in 43% and scores 0.78 after halftime.

When the teams score

Junior's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (16 goals). For Atlético Nacional, it is minutes 31-45+ (20 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Categoria Primera A games average 2.30 goals. Both teams score in 46% of games, and 42% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

56Possession (%)44
JuniorAtlético Nacional
16Shots19
JuniorAtlético Nacional
4Shots on target8
JuniorAtlético Nacional
1.69xG2.04
JuniorAtlético Nacional
4Corners6
JuniorAtlético Nacional
55Dangerous attacks40
JuniorAtlético Nacional
10Fouls13
JuniorAtlético Nacional
2Cards3
JuniorAtlético Nacional

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.

JuniorAtlético Nacional
1.35Goals scored / game1.67
JuniorAtlético Nacional
1.04Goals allowed / game1.04
JuniorAtlético Nacional
53%Average possession57%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
3.98Shots on target / game5.49
JuniorAtlético Nacional

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.9Shots per game16.14
JuniorAtlético Nacional
3.98Shots on target5.49
JuniorAtlético Nacional
11.3%Shot conversion10.4%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
53%Possession57%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
1.32xG for1.69
JuniorAtlético Nacional
1.44xG against1.17
JuniorAtlético Nacional

Shooting quality

Junior: BalancedAtlético Nacional: Dominant
JuniorAtlético Nacional
Accuracy (shots on target)33%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.30

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.

Junior is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Junior · 1.6 pts / game - Atlético Nacional

Junior
DWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
43% W31% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-15-13
1.59 pts / game · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-5-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 20%
Atlético Nacional
WLWDD
Season result split
47% W33% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-16-10
1.73 pts / game · goal difference +31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
7-11-6
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DDWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 60%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.

Atlético Nacional is 24% better for: goals scored per game.

1.35 goals / game - Junior · 1.67 goals / game - Atlético Nacional

Junior scoring profile: strong

Junior scores in 78% of games (38 of 49 meczów), while Atlético Nacional keeps a clean sheet in 35% (17 of 49 meczów).

Atlético Nacional scoring profile: very strong

Atlético Nacional scores in 80% of games (39 of 49 meczów), while Junior keeps a clean sheet in 33% (16 of 49 meczów).

66Goals scored (season)82
JuniorAtlético Nacional
51Goals conceded (season)51
JuniorAtlético Nacional
2.39Average goals per game2.71
JuniorAtlético Nacional
6Goals scored (last 5)5
JuniorAtlético Nacional
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
JuniorAtlético Nacional

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal80%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
41%2 goals49%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
12%3 goals24%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
4%4 goals10%
JuniorAtlético Nacional

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal65%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
31%2 goals29%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
6%3 goals10%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
0%4 goals0%
JuniorAtlético Nacional

* 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.

57%
Atlético Nacional - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.28 of 49 meczów
46%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time27%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
0%BTTS in both halves4%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
27%Scored in both halves35%
JuniorAtlético Nacional

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
80%BTTS - last 560%
JuniorAtlético Nacional

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
JuniorAtlético Nacional

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
JuniorAtlético Nacional

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.

Atlético Nacional is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.37 pts / game - Junior · 1.67 pts / game - Atlético Nacional

Junior - half-time state
33% leading39% draw29% trailing
Atlético Nacional - half-time state
43% leading39% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.37Points per game (1st half)1.67
JuniorAtlético Nacional
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.9
JuniorAtlético Nacional
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
JuniorAtlético Nacional
1.08Average goals (1st half)1.45
JuniorAtlético Nacional
59%Clean sheet before half-time61%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
51%No goal before half-time39%
JuniorAtlético Nacional

After half-time (2nd half)

1.55Points per game (2nd half)1.63
JuniorAtlético Nacional
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
JuniorAtlético Nacional
0.51Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
JuniorAtlético Nacional
1.31Average goals (2nd half)1.2
JuniorAtlético Nacional
63%Clean sheet after half-time63%
JuniorAtlético Nacional
45%No goal after half-time47%
JuniorAtlético Nacional

Junior - second-half results

37% W45% R18% P
67
Half-time points
27
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
76
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Atlético Nacional - second-half results

41% W41% R18% P
82
Half-time points
44
Half-time goals
+17
Goal difference (1st half)
80
Second-half points
+17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding109%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Junior - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.20
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Atlético Nacional - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Junior
ScoredConceded
13
5
0-15
4
9
16-30
10
12
31-45
11
6
46-60
12
7
61-75
16
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Atlético Nacional
ScoredConceded
13
12
0-15
11
3
16-30
20
15
31-45
15
12
46-60
8
2
61-75
15
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (20 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - 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

2.55
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+31%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Junior

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Atlético Nacional

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-21.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
172%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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

JuniorLigaAtlético Nacional
Average goals per game 2.392.30 2.71
Both teams scored 53%46% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%42% 57%
Clean sheets 33%33% 35%
Goal before half-time 71%65% 73%
Goal after half-time 67%69% 69%

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

2.30
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
0.97
Away goals / game
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Andrés José Rojas NogueraMatches officiated: 22
7Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 236%Home wins36%Draws27%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Junior's perspective: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Atlético Nacional. Games average 3.33 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Club Atlético Nacional SA
1 : 1
CD Popular Junior FC SA
CD Popular Junior FC SA
2 : 1
Club Atlético Nacional SA
Club Atlético Nacional SA
2 : 3
CD Popular Junior FC SA

FAQ

What was the result of Junior vs Atlético Nacional?

The Categoria Primera A match finished Junior 2:1 Atlético Nacional. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Junior and Atlético Nacional?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Junior won 2, Atlético Nacional won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Junior vs Atlético Nacional?

Junior score 1.35 goals per game on average and Atlético Nacional 1.67. The Categoria Primera A average is 2.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Junior's matches and 57% of Atlético Nacional's.

What form are Junior and Atlético Nacional in?

Over the last 5 games Junior have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Atlético Nacional 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Junior vs Atlético Nacional?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Junior vs Atlético Nacional: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.