Junior FC vs Alianza Petrolera betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga BetPlay match on August 04th, 2024

Junior FC and Alianza Petrolera will face each other in a Liga BetPlay game in Colombia on Sunday, August 04th, 2024, check the Junior FC vs Alianza Petrolera betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Stadium and City where Junior FC vs Alianza Petrolera will occur

The game takes place in the well-known Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium, in the city of Barranquilla, with a capacity for 46692 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Introduction to the Junior FC vs Alianza Petrolera betting tip 2024

Junior FC come from a draw in the last match. The game against Independiente Medellín, valid for the Liga BetPlay, ended with a 0-0. The team coached by A. Reyes Montero entered the field in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 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, Alianza Petrolera, who used a 5-4-1 formation, faced the Millonarios team with a final score of 2-1.

The last encounter between these teams was a Liga BetPlay game on 05-02-2024, in the 2024 season, that ended with Junior FC winning 0-1.

The last time these teams battled against each other in Liga BetPlay, Junior FC ranked 2nd place while Alianza Petrolera was in 17th place. Junior FC took to the field with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Alianza Petrolera deployed in a 5-4-1 formation.

Junior FC

Taking advantage of the home factor in this game, the team will try to get the most points at the beginning of the championship. The team coached by Arturo Ernesto Reyes Montero will enter the field, only thinking about the victory. The team will spend most of the playing time in the attack, which can lead to an unusual number of corners, a great market to be aware of.

Current leaderboard

Junior FC comes to this round 9 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 10 position in the table, with 4 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 7 place.

Junior FC play in front of their fans for the second time this season. They beat Boyacá Chicó the first time by 2-1.

Junior FC, in the league falls short in terms of average shooting on goal, with only 4.11 per game. This is a telling sign that the team struggles to score goals and create opportunities for the opposing goalkeepers.

The Junior FC team finds that the best way to control the match is to reach 55.11% possession on average. Teams that overcome the 50% possession mark tend to gain ascendancy in the game.

Alianza Petrolera

Even as a visitor in the duel, Alianza Petrolera will try to get a tie in the match, avoiding a significant point gap at the beginning of the tournament. With this goal in mind, it is expected that Hubert Barrios' team will act in a more defensive manner, which can cause a low number of goals conceded or even a high number of cards in the match.

Current leaderboard

Alianza Petrolera comes to this round 9 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 16 position in the table, with 3 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 19 place.

This will be the second game this season in which Alianza Petrolera will play as a visitor. In the first one, they were defeated by Deportivo Cali, with a result of 1-0.

Bet suggestions for this game:

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 4.13 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, Junior FC has received 40 yellow cards and 2 reds in 19 matches contested. At the same time, Alianza Petrolera was cautioned with yellow cards in 48 opportunities and red 6 times in 19 games.

Score market betting suggestions

The number of goals scored and conceded by the teams at the beginning of the championship can also be a good betting parameter. Until this 4 round of the competition, Junior FC didn't score any goal and conceded in 21 opportunities, while Alianza Petrolera scored for 15 times and conceded 29 goals.

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