Read our prediction for Atl. Nacional vs Junior below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions. Use our betting tips for the match between Atl. Nacional vs Junior and you can increase your winnings!
Atl. Nacional vs Junior Prediction & Betting tips
From the Atanasio Girardot in Medellin we get the topper between Atletico Nacional and Atletico Junior from the Colombian Primera A. Atletico Nacional has already been played, but Atletico Junior must win to reach the final to reach the Colombian national championship.
Atletico Nacional:
Atletico Nacional is the most successful Colombian club of the 21st century, but this Apertura does not want to get along with El Rey de Copas. The club from Medellin was eliminated early in both the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, and has been able to write the Colombian league title on her stomach since last weekend. After the 2-1 defeat at Tolima, the lead in group B of the play-offs is out of reach, which means that the final group match against Atletico Junior is really just for bacon and beans.
The atmosphere at the Atanasio Girardot will therefore not be good on Wednesday evening. The fans of Atletico Nacional are used to victories and prizes, so missing the final for the Colombian national championship is a bitter pill for them. It would not surprise me if the fans would turn against their own players. Top purchase Hernan Barcos is not exactly comfortable with the fans and was attacked in the city earlier this season because of his poor performance. The four-time Argentinian international had to help the green and white with new successes, but the attacker did not succeed in that with only seven goals in nineteen league matches.
Atletico Junior:
The atmosphere is much better at Atletico Junior. The reigning national champion won 2-0 against Deportivo Cali in front of his own audience last weekend and is therefore only ninety minutes away from a final place in the battle for the national title. Point loss in the final group match against Atletico Nacional can, however, be fatal, because the red and white feel the hot breath of Tolima in the neck. Like Atletico Junior, Tolima is on nine points, but has a slightly less goal difference.
The players of Atletico Junior therefore know what they have to do, and will be motivated to the bone to win in Medellin and secure that place in the final. The team from the port city of Barranquilla scores quite difficult, but remained unbeaten in its five play-off games. That balance will give the team confidence.
Atl. Nacional vs Junior head to head matches
13.05.19 LA Junior Atl. Nacional 0 : 0
14.04.19 LA Junior Atl. Nacional 0 : 0
21.10.18 LA Atl. Nacional Junior 1 : 0
20.09.18 COP Junior Atl. Nacional 0 : 0
14.09.18 COP Atl. Nacional Junior 1 : 0