Junior 3-2 Sporting Cristal
Key events
View all- L. Muriel
- K. Pérez
- L. Muriel
- Y. Yotún
- G. Cazonatti
FT 3–2
Predictions & odds
View allModel outlook versus market-implied chances (overround removed from decimal odds). For entertainment and analysis only — not betting advice.
Estimated outcome
Estimated outcome mix from Sportra's pre-match model
- Junior33.7%
- Draw28.3%
- Sporting Cristal38.1%
Prematch market
Source: 10Bet
- Junior54%
- Draw25.9%
- Sporting Cristal20.1%
Venue
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Barranquilla · Colombia
- Address
- Intersección de la Avenida Circunvalar con la Calle 45
- Surface
- grass
- Capacity
- 49612
Match
L. Rey Hilfer
Group stage, matchday 5
- Referee
- L. Rey Hilfer
- Stage
- Group stage, matchday 5
- Date
Competition
Cup · World
- Country
- World
- Season
- 2026
- Dates
- 2026-02-04 → 2026-11-28
Match statistics
View allKey metrics
Visual snapshot of possession, chance quality, and shooting.
Possession
50%50%50%50%
Expected goals (xG)
2.0462%1.2438%
Total shots
1747%1953%
Shots on target
862%538%
Team form & competition
View all- #4 Position
- 4 Points
- 1-1-4 W-D-L
- 5/11 Goals F/A
- Worst defeats
- 0-1 / 2-0
- #3 Position
- 6 Points
- 2-0-4 W-D-L
- 6/9 Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 2-0 / 0-1
- Worst defeats
- 0-2 / 2-0
Head to head
View all0Juniorwins
0Drawsmatches
1Sporting Cristalwins
Recorded meetings: 1 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
- Highest scoring
- Sporting Cristal 2–0 Junior
- Junior most goals
- Sporting Cristal 2–0 Junior
- Sporting Cristal most goals
- Sporting Cristal 2–0 Junior
Match headlines
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Junior created the clearer chances on xG (2.04 vs 1.24, Δ 0.80). Sporting Cristal fired more attempts (19 vs 17 shots). Junior was more accurate in front of goal (47% on target vs 26%).
Junior outperformed their xG by 1.0 goals (3 scored vs 2.04 xG). Sporting Cristal outperformed their xG by 0.8 goals (2 scored vs 1.24 xG).