It's ground zero in Liga Pro - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Deportivo Cuenca and Universidad Catolica did in their pre-season friendlies!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Deportivo Cuenca form and stats
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.
Universidad Católica form and stats
Let's have a look at how Universidad Católica performed last season in the Liga Pro: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 7 with 19/18 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Deportivo Cuenca wins - draws - Universidad Católica wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Deportivo Cuenca missing players
Universidad Católica missing players
| Deportivo Cuenca | Universidad Católica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 42% |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Last season | Universidad Católica | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 16 | 32 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 44 | 29 | Scored | S | 22 | 51 | ||
| 46 | 19 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 69% | ||
| 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 50% | ||
| 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 19% | 22% | ||
| 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 12% | ||
| 63% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 28% | ||
| 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 272 | 147 | Total Shots | T S | 146 | 346 | ||
| 123 | 73 | Shots on Target | S O | 65 | 148 | ||
| 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 34% | ||
| 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 | Macará | 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 |