Betting prediction and preview: Barcelona fancied to be better team when visiting El Nacional

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Competition: Ecuador Liga Pro
Date: Sun 07.July
Match begins: 00:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (40958 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the Liga Pro so far, with El Nacional placed 16th and Barcelona sitting in the 1st position.

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El Nacional form and stats

El Nacional's first home game here at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa ended with defeat. Last season their home statistics were 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from zero matches.

The El Nacional crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Macará here at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in a Liga Pro match. Heartbreak before that as El Nacional lost 0-1 at Independiente del Valle's place.

El Nacional has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 3 goals from 1 home game.

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Barcelona form and stats

One match played away so far for Barcelona and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from zero games. Things are running smoothly for Barcelona who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Universidad Católica. Barcelona have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Barcelona won their last game, 2-0 versus Olmedo played at home. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Olmedo.

It's early days yet, but Barcelona has scored 0 and conceded 0 goals from their travels so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Barcelona - El Nacional 5-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for El Nacional, 0 draws and 8 wins for Barcelona. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

F. Martínez
10 goals / 3 assists
J. Caicedo
7 goals / 2 assists
J. Borja
5 goals / 2 assists

El Nacional missing players

Barcelona missing players

El Nacional Barcelona
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
15 8 3 Played 5 7 15
5 2 1 Won 2 4 10
3 3 2 Drew 2 2 3
7 3 0 Lost 1 1 2
21 11 5 Scored 8 13 34
23 11 4 Conceded 5 8 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 80% 86% 93%
80% 88% 100% Over 1.5 80% 71% 80%
60% 62% 67% Over 2.5 80% 71% 60%
33% 25% 33% Over 3.5 20% 29% 33%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 14% 20%
67% 75% 100% BTTS 20% 29% 47%
20% 12% 0% Clean Sheets 60% 57% 47%
13% 12% 0% Failed To Score 40% 29% 13%
 
3.9 4.5 4.7 Corners For (avg) 3.4 3.2 4
4.7 3.5 5 Corners Against (avg) 4.8 5 3.8
2.6 2.9 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.2 3.8 3.4
3 3 3 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Barcelona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • El Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • El Nacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

El Nacional
All Copa Libertadores Liga Pro Club Friendlies Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
27-04-19 LP El Nacional 3 - 0 Fuerza Amarilla
07-05-19 LP América de Quito 1 - 3 El Nacional
12-05-19 LP El Nacional 2 - 1 Guayaquil City
18-05-19 LP Independiente del Valle 1 - 0 El Nacional
25-05-19 LP El Nacional 1 - 2 Macará
07-07-19 LP El Nacional 00:15 Barcelona
14-07-19 LP Aucas 17:00 El Nacional
20-07-19 LP Delfin 19:00 El Nacional
28-07-19 LP El Nacional - Mushuc Runa
04-08-19 LP Deportivo Cuenca - El Nacional
Barcelona
All Copa Libertadores Liga Pro Club Friendlies Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
19-05-19 LP Técnico Universitario 0 - 3 Barcelona
25-05-19 LP Barcelona 2 - 0 Olmedo
16-06-19 CF Emelec 1 - 1 Barcelona
23-06-19 CF Barcelona 1 - 0 LDU Quito
30-06-19 CF LDU Quito 1 - 1 Barcelona
07-07-19 LP El Nacional 00:15 Barcelona
14-07-19 LP Barcelona 21:15 Macará
21-07-19 LP Mushuc Runa 19:00 Barcelona
28-07-19 LP Barcelona - Independiente del Valle
04-08-19 LP Universidad Católica - Barcelona

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

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