Atletico Nacional vs Junior Prediction

Atletico Nacional
1-0
Finished
HT 0-0
Junior
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellin·Carlos Betancur, Colombia 09/06/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
7.6 / 10
Value Analysis +1 more
69%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Under 10.5
1.78
SignalGOODModel77%SurpriseMedium
Atletico Nacional Rest
5 days
Junior Rest
5 days

Atletico Nacional vs Junior: result, form and history

Atletico Nacional beat Junior 1-0 in the Primera A on 8 Jun 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their 10 previous meetings averaged 2.5 goals, with both teams scoring in 5 of them.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
62%1.44
X
21%4.39
2
17%6.60
Double Chance
1X
83%1.10
X2
38%2.63
Both Teams to Score
Yes
53%1.83
No
47%1.86
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.58 + 1 = 2.58
Over 1.5
78%1.21
Over 2.5
54%1.70
Over 3.5
32%2.75
Under 1.5
22%4.05
Under 2.5
46%2.10
Under 3.5
68%1.40
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.3 + 4 = 9.3
Over 8.5
57%1.29
Over 9.5
43%1.56
Over 10.5
31%1.92
Under 8.5
43%3.04
Under 9.5
57%2.25
Under 10.5
69%1.78
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 2.5 = 4.6
Over 3.5
68%-
Over 4.5
47%-
Under 3.5
32%-
Under 4.5
53%-

Match Events

31'Goal Disallowed - offsideA. Roman
38'K. Catano
46'N. Rodriguez INE. Cardona out
54'L. Muriel INE. Herrera out
54'C. Barrios ING. Paiva out
54'J. Sarmiento INJ. Rivas out
56'E. CardonaAssist: A. Sarmiento
58'J. Rios
64'A. Morelos(Penalty missed)
65'J. Rengifo INM. Moreno out
69'B. Castrillon INJ. Canchimbo out
73'A. Roman INC. Arango out
73'M. Uribe INJ. Zapata out
77'J. Guerrero
84'A. Morelos IND. Asprilla out
90'G. Paiva
90+5'J. Guerrero INT. Gutierrez out
90+5'M. Moreno
90+8'
90+8'J. Zapata

Lineups

Atletico Nacional
4-2-3-1Coach: Diego Arias
Junior
4-2-3-1Coach: Alfredo Arias
Avg rating7.03
Avg rating6.68
Harlen Castillo7.215H. Castillo
Andrés Román6.96A. Román
César Haydar7.94C. Haydar
William TesilloC8.216W. Tesillo
Milton Casco7.020M. Casco
Jorman Campuzano7.621J. Campuzano
Matheus Uribe6.68M. Uribe
Nicolás Rodríguez6.913N. Rodríguez
Juan Manuel Rengifo6.319J. Manuel Rengifo
Andrés Sarmiento6.729A. Sarmiento
Alfredo Morelos6.29A. Morelos
Mauro Silveira6.21M. Silveira
Jhonier Guerrero6.534J. Guerrero
Jermein Peña7.998J. Peña
Daniel Rivera7.55D. Rivera
Yeison Suárez6.926Y. Suárez
Fabián ÁngelC7.280F. Ángel
Juan David Ríos6.214J. David Ríos
Cristian Barrios6.777C. Barrios
Jannenson Sarmiento6.920J. Sarmiento
Bryan Castrillón6.788B. Castrillón
Luis Muriel6.610L. Muriel

Atletico Nacional Substitutes

10Edwin Cardona46'for N. Rodriguez56'9.0
7Marlos Moreno65'for J. Rengifo90+5'6.6
44Kevin Cataño38'
3Neider Parra
31Xavi Rios
14Andres Marin
80Juan Zapata73'for M. Uribe90+8'6.3
17Cristian Arango73'for A. Roman6.3
27Dairon Asprilla84'for A. Morelos6.7

Junior Substitutes

3Edwin Herrera54'for L. Muriel6.2
22Jesús Rivas54'for J. Sarmiento6.2
9Guillermo Paiva54'for C. Barrios90'6.2
30Jefersson Martínez
38Andrés Schmalbach
33Lucas Monzón
21Joel Canchimbo69'for B. Castrillon6.3
29Teófilo Gutiérrez90+5'for J. Guerrero
19Daniel Soccaras

Match Stats

Atletico NacionalJunior
69%Ball Possession31%
13Corner Kicks5
3Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards1
33Total Shots11
4Shots on Goal3
16Shots off Goal3
15Shots Inside Box3
18Shots Outside Box8
13Blocked Shots5
6Fouls9
1Offsides1
3Goalkeeper Saves3
407Total Passes197
328Passes Accurate123
81%Pass Accuracy62%

Team Comparison

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional
JuniorJunior
1754Elo Rating 1559
1.61Attack 1.10
2.39Defense 1.82
59%Hit Rate 19%
12.1Shots per Game 10.6
5.5Shots on Target 3.0
3.1Corners per Game 3.4
3.1Cards per Game 2.7

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+195 Elo
📈BTTS Trend50% in H2H

Game State Tendencies

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.9 vs 0.7 in second half)
JuniorJunior
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.8 vs 0.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional2Wins · 20%
Draws330%
JuniorJunior5Wins · 50%
2.5Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored5 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

Primera A03/06/2026
JuniorAtletico Nacional
30
Primera A11/03/2026
JuniorAtletico Nacional
04
Primera A01/12/2025
JuniorAtletico Nacional
21
Primera A27/11/2025
Atletico NacionalJunior
11
Primera A14/11/2025
JuniorAtletico Nacional
21
Primera A25/05/2025
Atletico NacionalJunior
23
Primera A27/09/2024
Atletico NacionalJunior
20
Primera A03/03/2024
JuniorAtletico Nacional
00
Primera A18/09/2023
JuniorAtletico Nacional
11
Primera A11/04/2023
Atletico NacionalJunior
01

Recent Form

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional
7W0D3L
03/06/2026
JuniorAtletico Nacional
30
L
24/05/2026
Atletico NacionalDeportes Tolima
31
W
17/05/2026
Deportes TolimaAtletico Nacional
01
W
13/05/2026
Atletico NacionalInternacional de Bogota
71
W
09/05/2026
Internacional de BogotaAtletico Nacional
12
W
02/05/2026
Once CaldasAtletico Nacional
10
L
25/04/2026
Deportivo PereiraAtletico Nacional
10
L
21/04/2026
Atletico NacionalBucaramanga
20
W
12/04/2026
Independiente MedellinAtletico Nacional
23
W
07/04/2026
Atletico NacionalJaguares
21
W
JuniorJunior
5W2D3L
03/06/2026
JuniorAtletico Nacional
30
W
29/05/2026
PalmeirasJunior
41
L
24/05/2026
JuniorSanta Fe
5040
W
21/05/2026
JuniorSporting Cristal
32
W
17/05/2026
Santa FeJunior
11
D
14/05/2026
JuniorOnce Caldas
22
D
11/05/2026
Once CaldasJunior
01
W
08/05/2026
JuniorCerro Porteno
01
L
04/05/2026
JuniorDeportivo Pasto
43
W
29/04/2026
Sporting CristalJunior
20
L

Referee Profile

Carlos Betancur170 matches

5.96Cards per match
5.60Yellow cards per match
0.36Red cards per match
21.5Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Carlos Betancur5.96
Other referees5.71

5.96 cards a match, 0.25 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.71).

Cards come from 151 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

League Table

Primera A 2026

Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional19131535:15+2040LWWWD
2JuniorJunior19112631:24+735WWLWW
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto19104529:25+434LWWDL
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali19103625:15+1033LWWLW
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1989231:22+933DWDDD
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1987427:17+1031LWLDW
7Santa FeSanta Fe1978429:22+729WWDDL
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1977526:26028WLWDL
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1976620:16+427WLDWW
10MillonariosMillonarios1975731:23+826WLDLD
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1975726:24+226WWWLD
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1975720:25-526DLLWL
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1958626:20+623DLWLL
14LlanerosLlaneros19410517:20-322DLDWD
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1957722:27-522LLWDD
16JaguaresJaguares19531120:33-1318DLLWL
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1938813:27-1417DLLWD
18ChicoChico19521215:32-1717LLWLW
19CucutaCucuta1937922:35-1316LWDWD
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira19171115:32-1710WLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1935:1540
2JuniorJunior1931:2435
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1929:2534
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali1925:1533
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1931:2233
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1927:1731
7Santa FeSanta Fe1929:2229
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1926:2628
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1920:1627
10MillonariosMillonarios1931:2326
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1926:2426
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1920:2526
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1926:2023
14LlanerosLlaneros1917:2022
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1922:2722
16JaguaresJaguares1920:3318
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1913:2717
18ChicoChico1915:3217
19CucutaCucuta1922:3516
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1915:3210

Clausura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional18123337:17+2039LWWWD
2America de CaliAmerica de Cali18106231:12+1936LWWLW
3Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1897226:10+1634WLDWW
4BucaramangaBucaramanga1888230:17+1332DLWLL
5Santa FeSanta Fe1894528:18+1031WWDDL
6Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1892728:25+329WWWLD
7MillonariosMillonarios1869325:16+927WLDLD
8Once CaldasOnce Caldas1876522:18+427DWDDD
9Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1875623:21+226LWLDW
10Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1867522:21+125DLLWL
11CucutaCucuta1773719:24-524LWDWD
12LlanerosLlaneros1872921:24-323DLDWD
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1848622:25-320WLWDL
14ChicoChico1854915:29-1419LLWLW
15Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar18531018:31-1318DLLWD
16Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1838716:26-1017WLDLL
17JuniorJunior1737723:27-416WWLWW
18Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto18431113:29-1615LWWDL
19JaguaresJaguares18341117:35-1813DLLWL
20Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1819817:28-1112LLWDD
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1837:1739
2America de CaliAmerica de Cali1831:1236
3Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1826:1034
4BucaramangaBucaramanga1830:1732
5Santa FeSanta Fe1828:1831
6Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1828:2529
7MillonariosMillonarios1825:1627
8Once CaldasOnce Caldas1822:1827
9Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1823:2126
10Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1822:2125
11CucutaCucuta1719:2424
12LlanerosLlaneros1821:2423
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1822:2520
14ChicoChico1815:2919
15Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1818:3118
16Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1816:2617
17JuniorJunior1723:2716
18Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1813:2915
19JaguaresJaguares1817:3513
20Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1817:2812

About the Atletico Nacional vs Junior forecast

As a knockout tie in the Primera A, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Atletico Nacional and Junior in the Primera A table

This is a meeting of two top-four sides: Atletico Nacional are 1st in the Primera A, 5 points ahead of Junior in 2nd. League goal record so far: Atletico Nacional 35-15, Junior 31-24. The full standings are on the Primera A Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This is a high-importance fixture for both sides, rated 7.6 out of 10 by our context model. Atletico Nacional have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.