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

Fortaleza CEIF vs Junior: match statistics

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Fortaleza CEIF vs Junior: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Fortaleza CEIF play Junior in Categoria Primera A (Colombia). The match date is 20 September 2026. Venue: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo.

Current form

Fortaleza CEIF: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Junior: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Fortaleza CEIF scores 1.14 and concedes 1.39 goals per match. Junior scores 1.44 and concedes 1.28. League average: 2.56 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Fortaleza CEIF 71%, Junior 53%. Over 2.5: Fortaleza CEIF 50%, Junior 50%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Junior has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.23. Fortaleza CEIF: 11.6 shots per match, Junior: 13.2.

Match halves

Fortaleza CEIF: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.68. Junior: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.72.

Goals by minute

Fortaleza CEIF: 76-90+ (12 goals). Junior: 31-45+ (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Categoria Primera A: 2.56 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-2. Average goals 2.67, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.70)
(3.00)
(2.60)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Fortaleza CEIFJunior
1.14Goals scored / match1.44
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
1.39Goals conceded / match1.28
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
52%Average possession53%
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
3.68Shots on target / match4.47
Fortaleza CEIFJunior

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.57Shots per match13.16
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Fortaleza CEIF
LDLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W43% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-12-10
1.07 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WDWLL
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
41% W25% D34% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-8-11
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-2-7
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Junior is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Fortaleza CEIF scoring profile: very strong

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

Junior scoring profile: very strong

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

32Goals scored (season)46
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
39Goals conceded (season)41
Fortaleza CEIFJunior
2.54Average goals in match2.72
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Fortaleza CEIF · 1.5 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 21% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 38% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Fortaleza CEIF - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.21.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.02.4
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
138%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
55%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+46%
Home attack advantage
+32%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (3): Fortaleza CEIF 0 - 1 - 2 Junior. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 20 September 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.