Millonarios vs Junior Barranquilla Prediction: Can Millonarios maintain their winning streak in the league against Junior?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Millonarios will face Junior Barranquilla at Stadium El Campín in Bogotá. The home side head here after a win (2-3) against Deportivo Pasto. The visitors arrive here after a draw (1-1), against Envigado.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Millonarios team comes to this game after a 2-3 victory against Deportivo Pasto. The 1st half would be dominated by the Pasto team, however the Millonarios team demonstrated excellent efficiency. In one of the few opportunities they had in the 1st half, the team would be able to make it 0-1 in the 24th minute. And the team would return. starting strong in the 2nd half, making it 0-2 after 53'. The Pasto team did not give up and, dominating the match, ended up reaching 1-2 in the 66th minute and, shortly after, in the 70th minute, scoring the equalizer. But the Millonarios team would still be able, in a last effort, to score the winning goal in the 88th minute. With this result, the Millonarios team is 9th in the table, with 22 points. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 3 wins and 2 draws, having scored 20 goals and conceded 17. The Millonarios team is in an excellent moment in the league, having not lost any of the last 5 games.

The Junior Barranquilla team comes into this game after a 1-1 draw against Envigado. It was a game with a very closed 1st half but with the best left for the second half. Despite less dominance, the Envigado team would be the first to reach the goal, in the 61st minute. Even so, Junior's team would be able to equalize shortly after, at 65' through Bacca. The Junior team had great dominance and was close to the second goal, however the game would change with the expulsion of a Junior player in the 76th minute. The Envigado team would thus be able to control the result until the end and share the points. With this result, the Junior Barranquilla team is in 7th place in the table, with 25 points. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, scoring 21 goals and conceding 18.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Millonarios has won 3, and Junior has won 2. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but surprisingly with both teams scoring in none of those matches.

It’s a hard match to predict as they are 2 really good teams. Still, due to the momentum Millonarios are slightly favorites to win this match.