The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16, as the hometeam Emelec will try to edge Defensa y Justicia in their own ballpark.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Defensa y Justicia, who are travelling more than 5400 kilometers to play this game.
The visiting Defensa y Justicia played their last game only four days ago, a Superliga match. That game, against Union Santa Fe, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Defensa y Justicia.
Emelec form and stats
Last season, Emelec's Copa Sudamericana journey ended in the group stage.The home fans witnessed a 0-0 draw against Sporting Cristal in the Copa Sudamericana last time out and are hoping for a win here.
Before that, a fine away win at Sporting Cristal. A Copa Sudamericana match. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Emelec have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 3 and lost 4.
The manager Oliveros will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Libertad in only four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Emelec friendly games in pre-season: Emelec played one friendly, won 1, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Emelec scored {2 goals} and conceded 0 in these one game.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Defensa y Justicia's mission in Copa Sudamericana last season failed in the group stage.There might be some fixture complaints from Defensa y Justicia as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-2 against Union Santa Fe. Midfield player Versaci was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.11/10. Versaci dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Justicia secured a home win against Sarmiento with the score 3-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Defensa y Justicia playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 8 Defensa y Justicia wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Fernández 12 goals |   M. Bolaños Reascos 7 goals | G. Togni 4 goals |
Emelec missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| Emelec | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 17 | 41 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 13.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
