Junior vs Once Caldas Prediction

Junior
1-1
Finished
HT 0-0
Once Caldas
Estadio Romelio Martinez, Barranquilla·Jonnathan Ortiz, Colombia 24/08/2026

AI Best Pick

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

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
Value Analysis
65%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Under 10.5
1.60
SignalSOLIDModel40%SurpriseMediumGap+6.9%
Junior Rest
22 days
Once Caldas Rest
14 days

Junior vs Once Caldas: result, form and history

Junior and Once Caldas drew 1-1 in the Primera A on 24 Aug 2026. Once Caldas had gone in with the better form, having won 2 of their previous five against none for Junior.

Their 10 previous meetings averaged 2.3 goals, with both teams scoring in 5 of them. Referee Jonnathan Ortiz averages 5.35 cards a game, 0.72 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
43%1.96
X
30%3.38
2
27%3.74
Double Chance
1X
73%1.24
X2
57%1.78
Both Teams to Score
Yes
56%1.73
No
44%2.00
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.16 + 1.1 = 2.26
Over 1.5
73%1.28
Over 2.5
46%1.90
Over 3.5
23%3.24
Under 1.5
27%3.50
Under 2.5
54%1.87
Under 3.5
77%1.33
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.4 + 4.4 = 9.8
Over 8.5
63%1.43
Over 9.5
52%1.76
Over 10.5
35%2.20
Under 8.5
37%2.54
Under 9.5
48%1.95
Under 10.5
65%1.60
Cards
Projected Cards: 3 + 2.4 = 5.4
Over 3.5
76%-
Over 4.5
56%-
Under 3.5
24%-
Under 4.5
44%-

Match Events

26'C. Barrios
42'P. Gomez
46'B. Castrillon INJ. Canchimbo out
46'C. Barrios INJ. Sarmiento out
59'A. Roa INJ. Quinones out
59'J. A. Zapata Ramirez INM. Zuleta out
63'K. Perez INF. Fydriszewski out
64'A. Arias
66'J. Rivas
71'J. Rivas ING. Paiva out
72'P. Gomez INJ. Alvarado out
76'E. Torres IND. Moreno out
76'M. Barrios INH. Guzman out
79'D. MorenoAssist: J. D. Cuesta Santos
82'A. Correa
83'E. Herrera
84'E. Herrera IND. Socarras out
88'G. PaivaAssist: D. Socarras
90+1'J. Quinones
90+2'J. Rios
90+3'D. Socarras
90+6'D. Moreno
90+6'A. Colorado

Lineups

Junior
4-4-2Coach: Alfredo Arias
Once Caldas
4-1-4-1Coach: Hernan Herrera
Avg rating6.71
Avg rating6.88
Mauro Silveira6.31M. Silveira
Edwin Herrera6.93E. Herrera
Daniel Rivera6.75D. Rivera
Pablo Ortíz6.923P. Ortíz
Yeison Suárez6.926Y. Suárez
Cristian Barrios6.377C. Barrios
Jesús Rivas6.922J. Rivas
Juan David Ríos6.914J. David Ríos
Bryan Castrillón6.388B. Castrillón
Kevin Pérez6.918K. Pérez
Luis MurielC7.010L. Muriel
Felipe Parra6.699F. Parra
Juan David Cuesta7.022J. David Cuesta
Jorge Cardona6.62J. Cardona
Daniel Londoño6.730D. Londoño
Andres Correa7.23A. Correa
Andres ColoradoC6.323A. Colorado
Edwin Torres6.929E. Torres
Pipe Gómez7.09P. Gómez
Andrés Roa7.320A. Roa
Michael Barrios7.37M. Barrios
Jefry Zapata6.714J. Zapata

Junior Substitutes

20Jannenson Sarmiento46'for C. Barrios6.3
21Joel Canchimbo46'for B. Castrillon6.9
19Francisco Fydriszewski63'for K. Perez6.3
9Guillermo Paiva71'for J. Rivas88'7.2
34Daniel Soccaras84'for E. Herrera90+3'6.6
30Jefersson Martínez
24Jean Carlos Pestaña
28Guillermo Celis
6Dilan Villareal

Once Caldas Substitutes

28Mateo Zuleta59'for J. A. Zapata Ramirez7.0
42Jader Quinones59'for A. Roa90+1'6.7
15Jaime Alvarado72'for P. Gomez6.6
17Dayro Moreno76'for E. Torres79'90+6'7.2
21Helieyker Guzman76'for M. Barrios6.9
25Juan Gallego
16Juan Castaño
33Juan Patiño
19Tomas García

Match Stats

JuniorOnce Caldas
47%Ball Possession53%
4Corner Kicks3
5Yellow Cards5
15Total Shots10
4Shots on Goal2
6Shots off Goal7
6Shots Inside Box7
9Shots Outside Box3
5Blocked Shots1
16Fouls13
1Offsides2
1Goalkeeper Saves3
376Total Passes426
319Passes Accurate371
85%Pass Accuracy87%

Team Comparison

JuniorJunior
Once CaldasOnce Caldas
1559Elo Rating 1634
1.10Attack 1.41
1.82Defense 2.64
19%Hit Rate 64%
10.6Shots per Game 20.7
3.0Shots on Target 7.6
3.4Corners per Game 7.0
2.7Cards per Game 3.0

AI Insights

📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

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
Once CaldasOnce Caldas
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

JuniorJunior4Wins · 40%
Draws440%
Once CaldasOnce Caldas2Wins · 20%
2.3Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored5 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

Primera A14/05/2026
JuniorOnce Caldas
22
Primera A11/05/2026
Once CaldasJunior
01
Primera A13/02/2026
Once CaldasJunior
21
Primera A27/07/2025
Once CaldasJunior
22
Primera A14/02/2025
JuniorOnce Caldas
20
Primera A02/12/2024
JuniorOnce Caldas
12
Primera A28/11/2024
Once CaldasJunior
22
Primera A13/11/2024
Once CaldasJunior
00
Primera A21/04/2024
JuniorOnce Caldas
10
Primera A22/10/2023
JuniorOnce Caldas
10

Recent Form

JuniorJunior
3W2D5L
02/08/2026
JuniorMillonarios
01
L
30/07/2026
BarranquillaJunior
5333
L
26/07/2026
Deportes TolimaJunior
21
L
23/07/2026
JuniorBarranquilla
22
D
09/06/2026
Atletico NacionalJunior
10
L
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
Once CaldasOnce Caldas
4W4D2L
10/08/2026
JaguaresOnce Caldas
11
D
06/08/2026
Once CaldasAmerica de Cali
01
L
03/08/2026
Santa FeOnce Caldas
22
D
30/07/2026
EnvigadoOnce Caldas
03
W
27/07/2026
Once CaldasCucuta
51
W
22/07/2026
Once CaldasEnvigado
30
W
14/05/2026
JuniorOnce Caldas
22
D
11/05/2026
Once CaldasJunior
01
L
02/05/2026
Once CaldasAtletico Nacional
10
W
26/04/2026
Águilas DoradasOnce Caldas
22
D

Referee Profile

Jonnathan Ortiz26 matches

5.35Cards per match
5.13Yellow cards per match
0.22Red cards per match
25.0Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Jonnathan Ortiz5.35
Other referees6.07

5.35 cards a match, 0.72 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (6.07).

Cards come from 23 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Primera A 2026

Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Atletico NacionalAtletico Nacional19131535:15+2040LWWWD
2JuniorJunior19112631:24+735DWWLW
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
19CucutaCucuta1937922:35-1316DLWDW
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
11CucutaCucuta1873819:26-724DLWDW
12LlanerosLlaneros1872921:24-323DLDWD
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1848622:25-320WLWDL
14JuniorJunior1847725:27-219DWWLW
15ChicoChico1854915:29-1419LLWLW
16Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar18531018:31-1318DLLWD
17Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1838716:26-1017WLDLL
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
11CucutaCucuta1819:2624
12LlanerosLlaneros1821:2423
13Internacional de BogotaInternacional de Bogota1822:2520
14JuniorJunior1825:2719
15ChicoChico1815:2919
16Alianza ValleduparAlianza Valledupar1818:3118
17Deportivo PereiraDeportivo Pereira1816:2617
18Deportivo PastoDeportivo Pasto1813:2915
19JaguaresJaguares1817:3513
20Fortaleza FCFortaleza FC1817:2812

About the Junior vs Once Caldas 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.

Junior and Once Caldas in the Primera A table

In the Primera A table, Junior are 2nd and Once Caldas 5th, 2 points apart. League goal record so far: Junior 31-24, Once Caldas 31-22. The full standings are on the Primera A Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

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.