Independiente Medellín vs Junior FC betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga BetPlay match on July 27th, 2024

Independiente Medellín and Junior FC will face each other in a Liga BetPlay game in Colombia on Saturday, July 27th, 2024, check the Independiente Medellín vs Junior FC betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events, odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Stadium and City where Independiente Medellín vs Junior FC will occur

The game will be played in the great Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium, in the city of Medellín, with a capacity for 40043 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Introduction to the Independiente Medellín vs Junior FC betting tip 2024

Independiente Medellín come from a draw in the last match. The game against Deportivo Pereira, valid for the Liga BetPlay, ended with a 1-1. The team coached by A. Arias Sánchez entered the field in the last match with a 4-4-2 formation.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga BetPlay, Junior FC, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Boyacá Chicó team with a final score of 2-1.

The last time these teams met was for a Liga BetPlay match, on 02-02-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a victory of the Junior FC team by 3-0.

Junior FC was in 8th place when they last went head-to-head in Liga BetPlay against Independiente Medellín, who was in 15th place. Junior FC formed a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Independiente Medellín took to the pitch with a 4-3-3 formation.

Independiente Medellín

Capitalizing on their home-field advantage in this game, the team will aim to secure as many points as possible at the outset of the championship. Guided by coach Alfredo Carlos Arias Sánchez, the team will enter the field with the sole objective of achieving victory. With most of the game spent in attack, there is a good chance of a higher than usual number of corner kicks, a market that should not be overlooked.

Current leaderboard

Independiente Medellín comes to this round 7 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 14 position in the table, with 2 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 9 place.

This is the second match of Independiente Medellín as the local team in the current season. In the first game at home, they faced Millonarios and tied, 1-1.

By producing a possession average of 55.79%, Independiente Medellín tries to control the match. Generally, teams with possession above 50% impose dominance on their opponents.

Junior FC

Despite being the away team in this clash, Junior FC will aim to secure a draw in the game to prevent a significant point deficit early in the tournament. To achieve this objective, it is anticipated that Arturo Montero's team will adopt a more defensive approach, potentially leading to a low number of goals conceded or a high number of cards issued in the match.

Current leaderboard

Junior FC comes to this round 7 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 9 position in the table, with 3 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 7 place.

This will be the second game this season in which Junior FC will play as a visitor. In the first one, they were defeated by Atlético Bucaramanga, with a result of 1-0.

With an average of only 4.11 shots on goal per game, Junior FC has a lot of work to do in improving their offensive capabilities and scoring more goals.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners market betting suggestions

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 4.37 per game.

Cards market betting suggestions

It is also challenging to get a precise average about the number of cards that the teams receive during the matches; however, so far, Independiente Medellín has received 38 yellow cards and 4 reds in 19 matches contested. At the same time, Junior FC was cautioned with yellow cards in 40 opportunities and red 2 times in 19 games.

Score market betting suggestions

A good betting parameter could be the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams at the start of the championship round. Independiente Medellín didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 31 opportunities, while Junior FC scored 24 times and conceded 21 goals as well.

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