Junior FC vs Boyacá Chicó betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga BetPlay match on July 21st, 2024

Junior FC and Boyacá Chicó will be playing against each other on Sunday, July 21st, 2024, in a Liga BetPlay football game in Colombia, check the Junior FC vs Boyacá Chicó 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 at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Stadium and City where Junior FC vs Boyacá Chicó will occur

The game is set to be played in the great Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium, in the city of Barranquilla, with a capacity for 46692 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Introduction to the Junior FC vs Boyacá Chicó betting tip 2024

Junior FC come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Atlético Bucaramanga, valid for the Liga BetPlay, ended with a 1-0. 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 defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga BetPlay, Boyacá Chicó, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Once Caldas team with a final score of 0-1.

The last time these teams met was in a Liga BetPlay themed match that took place on the 28-01-2024 during the 2024 football season, it ended in a 2-2 draw, a competitive one it was.

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Liga BetPlay, Junior FC was in 8th place while Boyacá Chicó was in the 16th place. Junior FC opened with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Boyacá Chicó charged with a 4-3-3 formation.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

This match will be officiated by D. Espinosa Lopera and duly assisted by R. Ortíz Rave and Y. Vásquez López from the sideline.

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 1 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 17 position in the table, with 0 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 7 place.

This is the second match of Junior FC as the local team in the current season. In the first game at home, they faced Atlético Bucaramanga and won, 1-0.

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.

Boyacá Chicó

Despite playing away from home in this encounter, Boyacá Chicó will strive to secure a tie in the match and prevent a substantial point deficit early in the competition. With this objective in mind, it is expected that Jhon Gómez' team will adopt a more defensive approach, which may lead to a low number of goals conceded or a high number of cards being shown during the game.

Current leaderboard

Boyacá Chicó comes to this round 1 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 18 position in the table, with 0 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 17 place.

Boyacá Chicó play away from home for the second time this season. They lost against Millonarios in their first, by 3-0.

With an average of only 4.21 shots on goal per game, Boyacá Chicó has a lot of work to do in improving their offensive capabilities and scoring more goals.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

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 4.34 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, Boyacá Chicó was cautioned with yellow cards in 32 opportunities and red 6 times in 19 games.

Score market betting suggestions

The number of goals that both teams scored and conceded at the start of the championship round can be a successful betting parameter. Junior FC didn't score any goal in the last round games and conceded in 21 opportunities, while Boyacá Chicó scored 22 times and conceded 35 goals.

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