Unión Magdalena vs Junior FC betting tip 2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga BetPlay match on February 08th, 2025

Unión Magdalena and Junior FC will meet each other in a football match counting for Liga BetPlay on February 08th, 2025, Saturday, in Colombia, check the Unión Magdalena vs Junior FC betting tip 2025 to win with your bets.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Stadium and City where Unión Magdalena vs Junior FC will occur

The game is set to be played in the Estadio Sierra Nevada stadium, in the city of Santa Marta, with a capacity for 18000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Introduction to the Unión Magdalena vs Junior FC betting tip 2025

Unión Magdalena come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Llaneros, valid for the Liga BetPlay, ended with a 2-0. The team coached by J. Pinto Afanador entered the field in the last match with a 5-4-1 formation.

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

The teams last played against each other in a Liga BetPlay game on 09-09-2023, during the 2023 season, with Junior FC winning 7-1.

When these teams last met at Liga BetPlay, Junior FC was 14th place while Unión Magdalena was in 6th place. Junior FC deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Unión Magdalena set up a 4-3-2-1 alignment.

Unión Magdalena

Leveraging their home advantage in this match, the team will strive to maximize their points tally at the beginning of the championship. Under the guidance of coach Jorge Luis Pinto Afanador, the team will take to the field with a single-minded focus on securing victory. With the majority of playing time spent on the attack, there is a strong likelihood of an elevated number of corner kicks, presenting an enticing market opportunity.

Current leaderboard

Unión Magdalena comes to this 2 fixture of the local league Apertura tournament standing in 18 position in the table. So far, the team has earned 0 points, with 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses.

his average possession rate in this competition is 36%, meaning the team usually can't take over the match and has a more reactive style of play. For this match between Unión Magdalena vs Junior FC 2025, the team should try an extra effort to keep possession and be able to attack the opponent.

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 César Acosta'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 2 fixture of the local league Apertura tournament standing in 12 position in the table. So far, the team has earned 2 points, with 0 victories, 2 draws and 0 losses.

Junior FC play away from home for the second time this season. They lost against América de Cali in their first, by 1-0.

It's clear that Junior FC offense needs improvement, as they only manage 3.5 shots on goal per game on average, leaving little work for the opposing goalkeepers.

Usually, Junior FC imposes an average possession rate of 56.5% to try and control the match. Teams that manage 50% possession usually control their opponents.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, 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.

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, until now, Unión Magdalena has received 2 yellow cards and 1 red in 1 match played. At the same time, Junior FC was cautioned with yellow cards in 4 opportunities and received no red card in 2 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. Unión Magdalena didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 2 opportunities, while Junior FC scored 2 times and conceded 2 goals as well.

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