Colombia - Categoria Primera AEstadio Metropolitano Roberto MeléndezData current as of October 18, 2026

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Junior vs Deportivo Pereira: match statistics

Junior vs Deportivo Pereira: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Junior plays Deportivo Pereira in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.

Recent form

Junior has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Deportivo Pereira has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Junior scores 1.51 goals per game and allows 1.35. Deportivo Pereira scores 0.71 and allows 1.58. Games in this league average 2.55 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Junior's games and 42% of Deportivo Pereira's. The Over 2.5 rates are 54% and 45%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Junior has the higher season xG average, 1.47 to 0.94 per game. Junior takes 13.6 shots per game, while Deportivo Pereira takes 8.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Junior leads at halftime in 35% of its games and scores 0.76 goals per game after halftime. Deportivo Pereira leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.39 after halftime.

When the teams score

Junior's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (14 goals). For Deportivo Pereira, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Categoria Primera A games average 2.55 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 2 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

JuniorDeportivo Pereira
1.51Goals scored / game0.71
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
1.35Goals allowed / game1.58
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
54%Average possession46%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
4.65Shots on target / game3.19
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.57Shots per game8.81
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
4.65Shots on target3.19
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
11.2%Shot conversion8.1%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
54%Possession46%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
1.47xG for0.94
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
1.42xG against1.72
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

Shooting quality

Junior: BalancedDeportivo Pereira: Balanced
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
Accuracy (shots on target)34%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.22

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Junior is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Junior · 0.6 pts / game - Deportivo Pereira

Junior
WWLLD
Season result split
41% W24% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
15-9-13
1.46 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-7-4
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
DDDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Deportivo Pereira
DDLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
6% W42% D52% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-13-16
0.61 pts / game · goal difference -27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-6-9
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DDWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.90Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 113% better for: goals scored per game.

1.51 goals / game - Junior · 0.71 goals / game - Deportivo Pereira

Junior is 17% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.35 goals / game - Junior · 1.58 goals / game - Deportivo Pereira

Junior scoring profile: very strong

Junior scores in 81% of games (30 of 37 games), while Deportivo Pereira keeps a clean sheet in 23% (7 of 31 games).

Deportivo Pereira scoring profile: mixed

Deportivo Pereira scores in 45% of games (14 of 31 games), while Junior keeps a clean sheet in 27% (10 of 37 games).

56Goals scored (season)22
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
50Goals conceded (season)49
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
2.86Average goals per game2.29
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
10Goals scored (last 5)3
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
9Goals conceded (last 5)8
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal45%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
46%2 goals26%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
19%3 goals0%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
5%4 goals0%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal77%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
41%2 goals48%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
16%3 goals23%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
5%4 goals6%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

* 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

30%BTTS at half-time10%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
11%BTTS in both halves0%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
35%Scored in both halves13%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
80%BTTS - last 540%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

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

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
49%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

Game halves— when 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 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / game - Junior · 1.1 pts / game - Deportivo Pereira

Junior - half-time state
35% leading38% draw27% trailing
Deportivo Pereira - half-time state
23% leading42% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per game (1st half)1.1
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.32
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
1.43Average goals (1st half)0.97
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
51%Clean sheet before half-time58%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
38%No goal before half-time71%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per game (2nd half)0.65
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.39
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.32
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
51%Clean sheet after half-time35%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
46%No goal after half-time71%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

Junior - second-half results

30% W49% D22% L
53
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 41%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Deportivo Pereira - second-half results

6% W45% D48% L
34
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.10
PPG before half-time
Lead holding26%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 6%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Junior - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game1.20.6
Average goals per game2.21.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5
Deportivo Pereira - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.6
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-4-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Junior
ScoredConceded
7
8
0-15
8
7
16-30
13
10
31-45
6
5
46-60
8
8
61-75
14
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Deportivo Pereira
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
2
6
16-30
5
8
31-45
3
10
46-60
5
9
61-75
4
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+43%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 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.
+0.05
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.
-7.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
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.
100%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Deportivo Pereira

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.78
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.01
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, 14% 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

JuniorLigaDeportivo Pereira
Average goals per game▲ 2.862.55▼ 2.29
Both teams scored▲ 57%55%▼ 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 54%48%▼ 45%
Clean sheets• 27%27%▼ 23%
Goal before half-time▲ 81%67%▼ 61%
Goal after half-time▼ 73%78%▼ 65%

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

2.55
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / game
1.04
Away goals / game
+45%
Home attack advantage
+31%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Referee and managers

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

Head-to-head

Record from Junior's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Deportivo Pereira. Games average 3.67 goals, and both teams scored in 67% of them.

Deportivo Pereira
2 : 3
Junior
CD Popular Junior FC SA
3 : 2
CS Deportiva y Cultural de Pereira
CS Deportiva y Cultural de Pereira
1 : 0
CD Popular Junior FC SA