Junior Barranquilla vs Atl. Nacional Prediction: Can Junior return to victories against Atl. Nacional?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Junior Barranquilla will face Atl. Nacional at Stadium Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla. The home side head here after a draw (3-3) against Deportivo Pereira. The visitors arrive here after a loss (2-0), against La Equidad.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Junior Barranquilla team comes into this game after a 3-3 draw against Deportivo Pereira. It would be a game with two distinct parts. In the first half, the teams would be able to create a large number of opportunities, but especially the Deportivo Pereira team would fail a lot when it came to finishing. Junior's team would create fewer opportunities but finish the opportunities created well, with goals in the 13th minute and 35th minutes. In the 2nd half, there would be far fewer opportunities, however, the finishing rates of both teams were higher. The Deportivo Pereira team started the match well, making it 1-2 after 48 minutes. And shortly after, at 52' the team would reach a draw. Deportivo Pereira's team would be reduced to 10 players at 77', but would still be able to reach 3-2 at 82'. When everything pointed to a victory for the Deportivo Pereira team, Junior's team reached a draw at 90+6'. With this result, the Junior Barranquilla team now sits in 6th place in the table, with 14 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, with a record of 13 goals scored and 11 conceded.

The Atl. National team enters this game after a 2-0 loss against La Equidad. It would be an open game, with good football and plenty of opportunities for both teams. The La Equidad team started the match better, and was more dominant, reaching 1-0 after 16 minutes. The La Equidad team would still have opportunities to increase the result in the first half but would fail to achieve it. The second half would be dominated by the Atl. Nacional team looking for a draw, creating good opportunities. But it would be the La Equidad team that would reach 2-0 in the 68th minute. Despite the opportunities created, the Atl. Nacional would never be able to reduce the result. With this result, the Atl. National team now find themselves in 17th place in the table, with 8 points. In the last 5 games for the league, the team has recorded 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses, with a record of 10 goals scored and1 2 conceded.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Junior Barranquilla has won 3, and they drew another 2. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, with both teams scoring in 3 of those matches.

Junior are favorites to win this match, as they play at home and Atl. Nacional are really facing disappointing times.