Laura Rozo
A great match will take place in Barranquilla. Junior vs Santa Fe will be an interesting duel between two old acquaintances of the Colombian Professional Soccer. On the one hand, Junior, which is at the bottom of the league, will present its new coach. On the other hand, Santa Fe is coming off a great day at home that it hopes to replicate.
The impressive Metropolitano Stadium will host this duel between two historic FPC teams. And as always, at JefeBet, we present our analysis, predictions and other information on the match between these two teams, Junior vs Santa Fe.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Junior vs Santa Fe Colombian Primera A Matchday 9 Game on March 18, 2023
- Where: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Stadium, Barranquilla, Colombia
- When: Saturday, March 18, 2023, 09:30 PM ET
- Moneyline: Junior (-110) / Tie (+230) / Santa Fe (+285)
- Asian Handicap: Junior (AH -0.5, -104) / Santa Fe (AH +0.5, -115)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (+128) / Under (-159)
- Both teams score: Yes (+102) / No (-134)
Betting on Atletico Junior
Junior has been the worst performing team in the Colombian soccer so far in 2023. In the 7 games it has played, it has only won once. In fact, in its most recent home game against Envigado, it ended up losing 2-1.
Despite Juan Fernando Quintero’s attempt, who put his team on his shoulders scoring a wonderful goal from a free kick, Junior was unable to match its opponents, who stood up very well defensively, and patiently looked for free spaces of its rival’s defense. This result, added to the defeat and elimination from the Copa Sudamericana against Deportes Tolima, was the trigger for the departure of coach Arturo Reyes.
The big news for duel is that Hernán Darío El Bolillo Gómez signed a few hours ago to be the new coach of el tiburón. As a result of his arrival, a notable improvement is expected in the Barranquilla team, taking into account the large economic investment for this season.
Possible lineup (3-4-2-1): Sebastián Viera; Nilson Castrillón, José Ortiz, Edwin Herrera; Iván Scarpeta, Didier Moreno, Leider Berdugo, Luis González; Juan Fernando Quintero, Vladimir Hernández; Brayan León.
Betting on Independiente Santa Fe
Los leones comes into this match in high spirits after two rounds in which it has finally won. In its Copa Sudamericana match against Rionegro Águilas, it won and qualified for the group stage. Besides, in its most recent home match against América de Cali, it won 2-0.
On the match played in Bogota last Tuesday, Santa Fe showed a better performance than in the whole season. It stood up very well in defense and found an outlet on the wings with José Enamorado (who scored a goal and was the star of the match) and Wilfrido de la Rosa. Los Cardinales is in 12th position in the FPC, with 9 out of a possible 21 points.
Harold Rivera’s team is expected to play with a line of four at the back in order to find more free space for Fabián Sambueza to create plays. An important casualty could be Wilson Morelo, who was out because of an injury against America.
Possible lineup (4-5-1): José Silva; Fabián Viáfara, Julian Millan, José Manuel Ajá, Dairon Mosquera; Harold Rivera, Iván Rojas, José Enamorado, Fabián Sambueza, Wilfrido de la Rosa; Hugo Rodallega.
JefeBet Prediction
In this new Junior vs Santa Fe duel, we believe that neither team will claim the victory.
It is true that this could be the awakening of the local team under its new coach, who will surely play a leading role in the team. However, after the performance of the Bogota reds in the last matchday, it is likely that it will not retreat and will come to Barranquilla to propose an interesting game from the beginning.
Prediction: 1-1 draw
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