Atletico Nacional vs Junior Prediction

Atletico Nacional
3-1
Finished
HT 2-1
Junior
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellin·Andres Rojas 01/10/2026

AI Best Pick

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

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
68%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.42
SignalSOLIDModel67%SurpriseMediumGap-2.3%
Value Analysis
61%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Under 9.5
1.79
SignalSOLIDModel61%SurpriseMediumGap+8.6%
Atletico Nacional Rest
4 days
Junior Rest
3 days

Atletico Nacional vs Junior: result, form and history

Atletico Nacional beat Junior 3-1 in the Primera A on 1 Oct 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
68%1.42
X
20%4.40
2
12%7.00
Double Chance
1X
88%1.09
X2
32%2.73
Both Teams to Score
Yes
53%1.80
No
47%1.91
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.78 + 0.86 = 2.64
Over 1.5
79%1.20
Over 2.5
56%1.65
Over 3.5
34%2.63
Under 1.5
21%4.40
Under 2.5
44%2.19
Under 3.5
66%1.47
Corners
Projected Corners: 6 + 3.1 = 9.1
Over 8.5
55%1.59
Over 9.5
39%1.88
Over 10.5
32%2.39
Under 8.5
45%2.23
Under 9.5
61%1.79
Under 10.5
68%1.46
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 2.9 = 5
Over 3.5
74%-
Over 4.5
56%-
Under 3.5
26%-
Under 4.5
44%-

Match Events

8'Andrés SarmientoAssist: Neider Parra Moya
17'Andrés RománAssist: James Rodríguez
20'Neider Parra MoyaArgument
22'Déiber CaicedoArgument
24'Guillermo PaivaAssist: Bryan Castrillón
51'Andrés Sarmiento INJuan Rosa out
52'Elías Lautaro CabreraFoul
62'Yeicar Perlaza INEdwin Cardona out
62'Bryan Castrillón INCristian Barrios out
62'Teófilo Gutiérrez INLuis Muriel out
65'Pablo OrtízArgument
65'Milton CascoDissent
70'Fabian BernalFoul
71'Andrés RománAssist: Ian Carlo Poveda
73'Fabian Bernal INGuillermo Celis out
73'Déiber Caicedo INJannenson Sarmiento out
74'James Rodríguez INJuan Zapata out
74'Elías Lautaro Cabrera INMateus Uribe out
74'Edwin CardonaFoul
74'Ian Carlo Poveda INEmanuel Benitez out
77'Ian Carlo PovedaDissent
83'Juan David Ríos INJesús Rivas out
89'Jermein PenaFoul
90+2'Daniel RiveraFoul

Lineups

Atletico Nacional
4-2-3-1Coach: L. González
Junior
4-2-3-1Coach: S. Viera
Avg rating6.78
Avg rating6.10
F. Armani6.334F. Armani
A. Román8.76A. Román
N. Parra6.43N. Parra
W. Tesillo6.816W. Tesillo
M. Casco6.020M. Casco
E. Cabrera7.122E. Cabrera
F. Marin6.726F. Marin
Y. Perlaza6.127Y. Perlaza
J. Rodríguez7.723J. Rodríguez
A. Sarmiento7.729A. Sarmiento
I. Poveda6.699I. Poveda
J. Martínez5.930J. Martínez
J. Peña5.498J. Peña
D. Rivera5.55D. Rivera
P. Ortíz6.023P. Ortíz
Y. Súarez6.726Y. Súarez
J. Ríos6.114J. Ríos
F. Ángel6.280F. Ángel
D. Caicedo5.625D. Caicedo
G. Paiva7.29G. Paiva
B. Castrillón6.788B. Castrillón
T. Gutiérrez6.529T. Gutiérrez

Atletico Nacional Substitutes

10E. Cardona62'for Yeicar Perlaza74'6.9
4C. Haydar
30K. Parra
24J. Rosa51'for Andrés Sarmiento6.4
8M. Uribe74'for Elías Lautaro Cabrera6.2
80J. Zapata74'for James Rodríguez6.3
31X. Rios
25L. Marquinez

Junior Substitutes

12J. Acosta
77C. Barrios62'for Bryan Castrillón6.3
10L. Muriel62'for Teófilo Gutiérrez6.2
22Jesús Rivas83'for Juan David Ríos5.8
7H. Rivera
20J. Sarmiento73'for Déiber Caicedo5.7
34Daniel Socarras
6D. Villarreal
28G. Celis73'for Fabian Bernal5.8

Match Stats

Atletico NacionalJunior
58%Ball Possession42%
7Corner Kicks5
5Yellow Cards5
19Total Shots9
6Shots on Goal2
10Shots off Goal5
9Shots Inside Box6
10Shots Outside Box3
3Blocked Shots2
13Fouls16
0Offsides4
1Goalkeeper Saves3
421Total Passes295
367Passes Accurate241
15Free Kicks12

Team Comparison

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional
JuniorJunior
1728Elo Rating 1568
1.92Attack 0.93
1.97Defense 1.46
56%Hit Rate 0%
15.0Shots per Game 14.3
5.7Shots on Target 3.6
6.1Corners per Game 5.4
2.1Cards per Game 3.1

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+161 Elo
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
JuniorJunior
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.7 vs 0.2 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional3Wins · 30%
Draws330%
JuniorJunior4Wins · 40%
2.5Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored5 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

Primera A09/06/2026
Atletico NacionalJunior
10
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

Referee Profile

Andres Rojas217 matches

5.99Cards per match
5.59Yellow cards per match
0.40Red cards per match
25.6Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Andres Rojas5.99
Other referees5.58

5.99 cards a match, 0.41 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.58).

Cards come from 200 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Primera A 2026

Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional19131535:15+2040DWWLW
2JuniorJunior19112631:24+735WWLWL
3Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto19104529:25+434LWWLW
4America de CaliAmerica de Cali19103625:15+1033WLDWD
5Once CaldasOnce Caldas1989231:22+933DDLDW
6Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1987427:17+1031DWWDW
7Santa FeSanta Fe1978429:22+729LWWDD
8Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1977526:26028DLLDD
9Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1976620:16+427WWLDW
10MillonariosMillonarios1975731:23+826DLDWW
11Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1975726:24+226DWLWW
12Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1975720:25-526LWDLW
13BucaramangaBucaramanga1958626:20+623LLLDD
14LlanerosLlaneros19410517:20-322WDDDL
15Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1957722:27-522DLLLW
16JaguaresJaguares19531120:33-1318LDLLL
17Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1938813:27-1417DLWWD
18ChicoChico19521215:32-1717LWLDL
19CucutaCucuta1937922:35-1316WDDLL
20Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira19171115:32-1710LLDDL
#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 Nacional1492328:12+1629DWWLW
2Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1585223:9+1429WWLDW
3America de CaliAmerica de Cali1484226:10+1628WLDWD
4MillonariosMillonarios1668224:14+1026DLDWW
5BucaramangaBucaramanga1467122:13+925LLLDD
6Santa FeSanta Fe1474321:14+725LWWDD
7Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1472521:19+223DWLWW
8CucutaCucuta1463517:19-221WDDLL
9Once CaldasOnce Caldas1555519:17+220DDLDW
10Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1555518:18020DWWDW
11Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1447319:19019LWDLW
12Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1538418:21-317DLLDD
13LlanerosLlaneros1552816:20-417WDDDL
14Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1443715:26-1115DLWWD
15ChicoChico1543812:25-1315LWLDL
16Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1427510:18-813LLDDL
17JuniorJunior1426619:23-412WWLWL
18Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1418515:21-611DLLLW
19JaguaresJaguares1424816:28-1210LDLLL
20Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto142399:22-139LWWLW
#TeamMPGPts
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional1428:1229
2Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali1523:929
3America de CaliAmerica de Cali1426:1028
4MillonariosMillonarios1624:1426
5BucaramangaBucaramanga1422:1325
6Santa FeSanta Fe1421:1425
7Independiente MedellinIndependiente Medellin1421:1923
8CucutaCucuta1417:1921
9Once CaldasOnce Caldas1519:1720
10Deportes TolimaDeportes Tolima1518:1820
11Águilas DoradasÁguilas Doradas1419:1919
12Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1518:2117
13LlanerosLlaneros1516:2017
14Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1415:2615
15ChicoChico1512:2515
16Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1410:1813
17JuniorJunior1419:2312
18Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1415:2111
19JaguaresJaguares1416:2810
20Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto149:229

About the Atletico Nacional vs Junior forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

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

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.