Football tips: Deportivo Cuenca vs El Nacional - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Ecuador Liga Pro
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Banco del Austro

It's ground zero in Liga Pro - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Deportivo Cuenca and El Nacional did in their pre-season friendlies!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Deportivo Cuenca form and stats

The manager T. Silva Aguilar will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Independiente del Valle in only three days.

Last season, Deportivo Cuenca's league statistics were 12 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 10th position in the Liga Pro. Over these 30 matches they scored 44 goals and conceded 46. Playing at home last season Deportivo Cuenca managed 9-2-4 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 19 conceded.

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El Nacional form and stats

After this away game Nacional return home for a Liga Pro game against Delfin. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Let's have a look at how El Nacional performed last season in the Liga Pro: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 6 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 34 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 21/17 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Deportivo Cuenca and El Nacional have met before this season: El Nacional - Deportivo Cuenca 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Deportivo Cuenca two wins, six draws and El Nacional two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo CuencaL. Mancinelli
L. Mancinelli
5 goals
Deportivo CuencaR. Viotti
R. Viotti
5 goals
El NacionalF. Mejía Perlaza
F. Mejía Perlaza
4 goals

Deportivo Cuenca missing players

El Nacional missing players

Deportivo Cuenca El Nacional
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 3 9 18
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 4
5 3 0 Drew D 1 3 5
9 4 1 Lost L 2 6 9
19 10 0 Scored S 1 4 18
33 16 3 Conceded C 4 13 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 94%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 78%
65% 88% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 56%
29% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
71% 88% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 61%
6% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 6%
24% 12% 100% Failed to Score F T 67% 56% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.1 3.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3.3 3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
137 64 4 Total Shots T S 15 87 185
58 24 1 Shots on Target S O 10 36 72
33% 42% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 11% 25%
Key stats in Liga Pro this season:
  • All of Deportivo Cuenca's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Deportivo Cuenca have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Deportivo Cuenca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Deportivo Cuenca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as El Nacional have scored away.
  • Deportivo Cuenca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • El Nacional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • El Nacional have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Aucas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Delfin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Deportivo Cuenca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 El Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Emelec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Guayaquil City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Independiente del Valle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 LDU Portoviejo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 LDU Quito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Macara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mushuc Runa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Olmedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Orense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Técnico Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Universidad Católica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Read more about Liga Pro

The Primera Categoria Serie A, also known as Serie A or Primera A and previously known as the Liga Pro, is the top level football league in Ecuador. The format changes often, but the season generally runs from February to December in multiple stages. At present Serie A has 16 teams.