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

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Junior vs Deportivo Pereira: match statistics

Junior vs Deportivo Pereira: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Junior: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Deportivo Pereira: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Junior scores 1.51 and concedes 1.35 goals per match. Deportivo Pereira scores 0.71 and concedes 1.58. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Junior 57%, Deportivo Pereira 42%. Over 2.5: Junior 54%, Deportivo Pereira 45%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Junior has higher xG: 1.47 vs 0.94. Junior: 13.6 shots per match, Deportivo Pereira: 8.8.

Match halves

Junior: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.76. Deportivo Pereira: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.39.

Goals by minute

Junior: 76-90+ (14 goals). Deportivo Pereira: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Categoria Primera A: 2.55 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-1. Average goals 3.67, BTTS 67%.

Pre-match profile— what 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.

JuniorDeportivo Pereira
1.51Goals scored / match0.71
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
1.35Goals conceded / match1.58
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
54%Average possession46%
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
4.65Shots on target / match3.19
JuniorDeportivo Pereira

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

13.57Shots per match8.81
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Junior
WWLLD
Season result split
41% W24% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
15-9-13
1.46 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-7-4
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
DDDWD
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
6% W42% D52% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-13-16
0.61 pts / match · goal difference -27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-6-9
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DDWDL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Junior is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Junior scoring profile: very strong

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

Deportivo Pereira scoring profile: mixed

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

56Goals scored (season)22
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
50Goals conceded (season)49
JuniorDeportivo Pereira
2.86Average goals in match2.29
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 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.

42%
Deportivo Pereira - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 31 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

Match 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 / match - Junior · 1.1 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 35% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 23% of matches and wins 6%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Junior - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match2.21.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.21.0
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

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 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.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 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 in match▲ 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 match
55%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+45%
Home attack advantage
+31%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (3): Junior 2 - 0 - 1 Deportivo Pereira. Average goals 3.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

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