Chico vs Junior Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different recent runs

Chico have won seven, drawn four and lost nine of their last twenty matches, scoring 21 and conceding 32 in that spell. Their most recent five games have been a genuine mixed bag: a comfortable 3-0 home win over Deportivo Pasto sat alongside a 3-0 defeat away at Millonarios and a home loss to Alianza Valledupar.

Chico: 20 completed matches; Junior: 20 completed matches.

Chico

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

32

Difference

-11

Junior

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

30

Difference

-2

Junior's overall numbers look tidier, four wins, nine draws and seven losses from a similar sample, with 28 scored and 30 conceded. The draws are the real story though. Their last five outings have brought two defeats and three draws, including back-to-back 1-1 and 3-3 results, so the table position hasn't been matched by recent results.

Neither side arrives with real momentum, whatever the table currently says.

Comparative Team Statistics: Chico vs Junior

Recent meetings have favoured Junior

These two have met thirteen times in the data we have, stretching back to 2016, and it's been fairly even across that span with wins shared both ways. What stands out is the recent run: Junior have won the last three meetings, including a 3-0 and a 2-0 at home plus a 2-0 win away at Chico.

That's a decent recent edge for Junior in this fixture, though it's worth remembering different squads and seasons were involved.

A big gap in one table, a much closer one in another

One set of standings here has Junior second with 35 points from 19 games and Chico down in 18th with just 17 points from the same number of matches, a sizeable gap however you read it.

There's a second snapshot too, covering fewer games, where the order actually flips: Chico sit 14th with 11 points from ten games, just ahead of Junior in 15th on 9 points from nine. That's likely a different phase of the season, but it's a reminder not to lean too hard on one position number without the full picture.

Table position alone doesn't tell a clean story here.

Junior's attacking options stand out

We've only got player detail for Junior in this data. Luis Muriel leads the way with 14 goals in 29 appearances, and T. Gutiérrez has chipped in with eight from 25. Gabriel Paiva has set up five goals too, so there's proven firepower even during this run of draws.

Junior:

Best scorers:

L. Muriel - 14

T. Gutiérrez - 8

Best assist providers:

G. Paiva - 5

Penalty cards:

Jesús Rivas x 2 x 5

J. Ríos x 11

On discipline, J. Ríos has picked up eleven yellow cards across 30 games without a red, while Jesús Rivas has five yellows and one red from 25. Nothing there points to a suspension worry, just a busy season for both in terms of bookings.

Two sides pulling in different directions

Put it together and this is a genuinely mixed picture. Junior have the better standing in one snapshot and the recent head-to-head record, plus a reliable scorer in Muriel, but their day-to-day form has been stuck on draws for weeks. Chico have the worse points total in that same snapshot and a leaky defence, yet the second standings split actually puts them above Junior, and they've shown they can win comfortably during this run too.

Goals have flowed at both ends in this fixture's history and in each side's recent matches, so a tight, open contest wouldn't be a surprise. Nothing in the data points clearly to one team dominating on the day.