Liga Pro match prediction and preview for El Nacional vs Aucas clash

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Competition: Ecuador Liga Pro
Competition: Wed 09.December
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (39816 seats)

A new Liga Pro season is about to begin and this is the first proper game for El Nacional and Aucas. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • El Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Aucas have scored more than double the goals of El Nacional.

It's no vacation for neither El Nacional nor Aucas as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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El Nacional form and stats

There will be little rest for Nacional after this match as they are travelling to Emelec for a Liga Pro game in only three days.

Last season, El Nacional's league statistics were 13 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Liga Pro. Over these 30 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season El Nacional managed 6-3-6 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 17 conceded.

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Aucas form and stats

A quick return to home after this game, as Aucas are hosting Barcelona in the Liga Pro only four days away.

Let's have a look at how Aucas performed last season in the Liga Pro: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 7 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded 44 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 7 with 21/29 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Aucas - Nacional 2-0. Nacional-Aucas H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: El Nacional one win, Aucas three wins, three draws. two of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AucasV. Figueroa
V. Figueroa
11 goals
AucasS. López
S. López
8 goals
AucasJ. Quiñónez Ruiz
J. Quiñónez Ruiz
6 goals

El Nacional missing players

Aucas missing players

Total First Half Second Half
El Nacional Aucas
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
5 4 0 Won W 0 1 10
7 3 2 Drew D 2 4 7
14 6 1 Lost L 1 8 9
22 16 3 Scored S 7 21 52
42 25 5 Conceded C 9 35 48
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 96%
50% 69% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 85% 73%
15% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 77% 58%
8% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 46% 38%
54% 69% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 85% 73%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 19%
46% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.8 2.8
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
10 9.5 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 10.2 10.8
4 3.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.7 5.3 5.5
21% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 30% 36%
Key stats in Liga Pro this season:
  • All of Aucas's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Aucas have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Aucas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Aucas have scored more than double the goals of El Nacional.
  • Aucas haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • El Nacional have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • El Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • El Nacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 Tecnico Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Universidad Catolica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table
  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 Tecnico Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Universidad Catolica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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