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.
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.
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
![]() L. Mancinelli 5 goals | ![]() R. Viotti 5 goals | ![]() F. Mejía Perlaza 4 goals |
Deportivo Cuenca missing players
El Nacional missing players
| Deportivo Cuenca | El Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | 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% |
- 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 |