Deportivo Cali vs Junior Prediction: Can Junior secure their place in the top 8?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Deportivo Cali will face Junior at Stadium Deportivo Cali in Palmira. The home side head here after a win (2-0) against Envigado. The visitors arrive here also after a win (1-0), against Once Caldas.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Deportivo Cali team comes into this game after a 2-0 victory against Envigado. It was a very divided game, both in terms of opportunities and in terms of ball possession. Still, the best opportunities would belong to the Deportivo Cali team which would take advantage of them successfully. In the 1st half, the Deportivo Cali team scored in the 38th minute, through the inevitable Montero. In the 2nd half, the Envigado team would have more possession of the ball and opportunities, however, they would not be able to get any shot into the opponent's goal. The Deportivo Cali team would take advantage of one of the few quality opportunities in the 2nd half, to extend the lead in the 76th minute. With this result, the Deportivo Cali team finds itself in 14th place in the table, with 20 points. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 defeats, having scored 24 goals and conceded 24.

Junior Barranquilla's team comes to this game after a 1-0 victory against Once Caldas. The 1st half would be completely dominated by the Junior Barranquilla team. The team would dominate possession of the ball and opportunities, even ending up scoring in the 37th minute. In the 2nd half, the Once Caldas team would manage to regain some of the ball possession and the game would be more divided. Although the Once Caldas team had already managed to create more opportunities in the 2nd half (8), these were of low quality (as can be seen in the xG of 0.20) and were unable to hurt the Junior Barranquilla team, who would take the 3 points. With this result, Junior Barranquilla's team is in 7th place in the table, with 28 points, having surpassed Once Caldas in the table. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats, having scored 24 goals and conceded 21.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Deportivo Cali has won 1, and Junior has won 4. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in just 2 of those matches.

Junior are favorites to win this match, as per Deportivo Cali nothing is at stake, but Junior really needs to win.