El Nacional - LDU Portoviejo. 2nd place against 8th place. Nothing is certain - get a full match preview here!
- El Nacional have the most scored goals (39) in Primera B
- LDU Portoviejo have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Primera B
El Nacional and LDU Portoviejo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
El Nacional form and stats
Home games in the Primera B have been a walk in the park for El Nacional so far, with 38 points won from 15 matches; 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Nacional has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Gualaceo.
An away draw last time out for Nacional, facing Cumbaya in a game that ended 0-0.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Guayaquil.A decent goal production from El Nacional in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 15 league matches. Nacional are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 15 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
LDU Portoviejo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for LDU Portoviejo so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-8 (win-draw-lose).
Portoviejo have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 247 minutes since they last conceded in Primera B.
Portoviejo's last game was the home draw against América de Quito (0-0).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Duros del Balón.Many goals are not expected from the visiting LDU Portoviejo as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. Portoviejo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have fought earlier this season: LDU Portoviejo - Nacional 2-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - zero - five (El Nacional wins - draws - LDU Portoviejo wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.El Nacional missing players
LDU Portoviejo missing players
| El Nacional | LDU Portoviejo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 12 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 39 | 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 34 |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 23 | 40 |
| 93% | 93% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 93% | 90% |
| 66% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 79% | 83% |
| 38% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 55% |
| 21% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 3% | 7% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 41% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 55% |
| 41% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 28% |
| 24% | 7% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 28% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9.8 | 11.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 8.7 | 9.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 32% | 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 29% |
- El Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- El Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- El Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as LDU Portoviejo have scored away.
- El Nacional have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most points (38) at home in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals (28) at home in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals (39) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in Primera B
- LDU Portoviejo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- LDU Portoviejo have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Primera B
- LDU Portoviejo have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Primera B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cumbaya | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 58 |
| 2 | El Nacional | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 51 |
| 3 | Gualaceo | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Chacaritas | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 38 |
| 5 | América de Quito | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Guayaquil | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -12 | 36 |
| 7 | Independiente Juniors | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 34 |
| 8 | LDU Portoviejo | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 32 |
| 9 | Puerto Quito | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 10 | Duros del Balón | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -13 | 32 |