MEDELLIN, Colombia (Interstat) — Atlético Nacional’s women’s team will look to capitalize on home advantage and a significant statistical edge when it hosts Junior FC on Thursday in a Liga Femenina match.

The Week 7 fixture kicks off at 3 p.m. local time at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.

The hosts enter the new year seeking to rebound from a late-season 2025 loss. Atlético Nacional fell 2-1 to Deportivo Cali on Sept. 6 in its most recent competitive match. Junior, meanwhile, carries the momentum of a recent result, though a negative one, having played on June 21, 2025, in a 6-2 defeat to Orsomarso.

Statistical models heavily favor the Medellín-based side. According to Interstat’s ELO rating system, Atlético Nacional holds a 74.7% probability of winning the match. The organization’s game simulator projects a narrow 1-0 victory for the hosts.

A win for Atlético Nacional would solidify its position in the upper half of the league table as the season’s first half progresses. For Junior, based in Barranquilla, the match is the start of a critical period. Following Thursday’s contest, its schedule continues quickly with a home match against Deportivo Pereira on Jan. 1 — the same day as this fixture, indicating a possible scheduling conflict in the provided data — followed by a Jan. 11 game against Industriales.

The matchup pits two of Colombia’s most storied men’s clubs, now with established women’s sides, against each other in a growing domestic league. The game will be the first for both teams in the 2026 calendar year.

Thursday’s forecast for Medellín calls for scattered afternoon showers with a high of 22 degrees Celsius (72 Fahrenheit), which could influence the pace and style of play on the natural grass surface.

The Liga Femenina continues to expand its profile in Colombia, with this clash representing one of the league’s premier rivalries.