The Imbabura & Manta managers Lalama and Frías are both afraid of and looking forward to this important match in the top area of the Primera B table.
- Imbabura have the most scored goals (33) in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Primera B
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Imbabura form and stats
The total Primera B statistics playing at home this season for Imbabura are 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Imbabura, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Guayaquil away with the result 4-2. A goal frenzy last time out for Imbabura, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Guayaquil. Fun stuff to watch!
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Macara.Imbabura has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Imbabura have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manta form and stats
There's been little loot from Manta's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the Primera B. Manta only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
Manta go into this game after a win, the home game against Cuniburo that ended 3-0.
Prior to that match, the Manta manager Frías faced defeat when travelling to 9 de Octubre and losing 1-2.Lacking goals? 15 of this club's last 20 league matches have contained two goals or less.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Manta have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Manta - Imbabura 2-0 was the score in these contenders' last H2H match, earlier this season. Portocarrero (Manta) was given a red card by the ref when these teams previously met this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Imbabura victories, three draws and five Manta wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.
Imbabura missing players
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| Imbabura | Manta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 33 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| 25 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 90% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 65% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 25% |
| 30% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 20% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 40% |
| 35% | 56% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 45% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 30% | 15% |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 3 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.2 | 12.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 32% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 36% |
| 9.6 | 8.6 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 2.8 |
- Imbabura have the most scored goals (33) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Primera B
- Manta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Manta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Manta have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Primera B
- Manta have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Primera B
- Manta have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Manta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Macara | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Manta | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Imbabura | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Independiente Juniors | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -1 | 28 |
| 5 | Vargas Torres | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Cuniburo | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | 9 de Octubre | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Chacaritas | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 9 | Guayaquil | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | América de Quito | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
