Junior Barranquilla vs Fortaleza Prediction: Will Fortaleza achieve their 5st consecutive victory?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Clausura, Junior will face Fortaleza at Stadium Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla. The home side head here after a draw (2-2) against Alianza. The visitors arrive here after a win (1-0), against Deportivo Pereira.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Junior's team enters this game after a 2-2 draw against Alianza. Throughout the match, Junior's team was always the more dominant team, however, opportunities arose for both teams. Junior's team was the first to take the lead, with the invincible Bacca scoring in the 17th minute. However, Alianza's team equalized shortly after, in the 21st minute. The second half was a more closed game with fewer opportunities. Junior's team would score 2-1 in the 89th minute. However, the result was not yet complete. Surprisingly, Alianza's team would score 2-2 in the 90+8th minute. With this result, Junior's team is in 13th place in the table, with 5 points. In the last 4 games played, the team recorded 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 loss, with a record of 4 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Fortaleza comes into this game after a 1-0 win against Deportivo Pereira. The game had a rather troubled start, with Deportivo Pereira being reduced to 10 men in the 8th minute and Fortaleza also being reduced to 10 men in the 23rd minute. In the 2nd half, Fortaleza started the game well, scoring a goal in the 58th minute. The 2nd half was very well contested with both teams having good chances to score. Even so, the result would not change, and Fortaleza would take the 3 points. With this result, Fortaleza is in 2nd place in the table, with 13 points. In the last 5 games played, the team has recorded 4 wins and 1 draw, with a record of 7 goals scored and 2 conceded. The team has not yet suffered a defeat and is on an excellent streak of 4 consecutive victories.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Fortaleza has won 3, and they drew another 2. Goals were scored in 4 of those 5 games, with both teams scoring in 3 of those matches.

It’s hard to predict a winner. Fortaleza is in a great momentum, but still Junior have also a good team and play at home. Fortaleza is not expected to lose.