National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's 9 de Octubre or Independiente del Valle that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Octubre and Independiente del Valle.
9 de Octubre form and stats
9 de Octubre faced defeat in their previous match, away at Delfin (1-3).
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Independiente del Valle in the Copa Ecuador.
9 de Octubre are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Pro match at Universidad Catolica awaits in three days.
Independiente del Valle form and stats
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to LDU Quito in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. It looked so good for Independiente vs LDU Quito, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Before that, the win at home against 9 de Octubre in the Copa Ecuador (1-0).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Macara in just three days.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Independiente del Valle - 9 de Octubre 1-0. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Octubre wins - draws - Independiente del Valle wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 4 red cards from the last four duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Sornoza Moreira 7 goals | J. Bauman 6 goals |
9 de Octubre missing players
Independiente del Valle missing players
| 9 de Octubre | Independiente del Valle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 47 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 12% | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6.9 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 10.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 37% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 43% | ||
| 7.1 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.5 | ||
