Colon (Argentina) vs Junior (Colombia)

Colon succumbed to a 1-0 away defeat to Junior last Thursday, which means they need to claim a home victory in order to keep their hope alive in the Copa Sudamericana. Last Sunday, Eduardo Dominguez’s men also lost to Boca Juniors 3-1 on the road. Therefore, El Sabalero is sitting in the 20th spot of the Superliga table on just six points in seven weeks. The team claimed a single victory in regular time in their last ten competitive matches (four draws, five losses): it was 3-1 over Godoy Cruz at home. That success also stopped a five-game winless run at their own stadium, with three draws in that spell.

Junior took a narrow lead over Colon after beating them 1-0 at home thanks to a goal from Jarlan Barrera in the second half after an even and hard-fought game, which means they need to avoid the defeat in Argentina to reach the quarter-finals. Last Saturday, Julio Comesana’s men drew with Leones Negros 2-2, which means the team are sitting in fifth on 21 points in the Colombian league table (five behind leaders Deportes Tolima). Junior is on four games without defeat in all competitions (two wins, two draws), but they also reached five winless matches on the road (having secured only two points in that time.)

Two irregular and similar squads will meet on Thursday. The 1st leg was a very tight match with Colon even playing a little better but being unlucky in the end losing after they made a defensive mistake that cost them the match. I think at home they should dominate and take the win and maybe turn around the series.

BET: Colon -0.25 @ 1.98