Emelec will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Macará.
Emelec have less rest than Macará in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa Libertadores game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio Banco del Pacífico. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Macará have had more rest.
Emelec form and stats
Emelec have secured 6 points from their first three home games. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.The Emelec fans got no joy from their last match, a Copa Libertadores game also here at Estadio Banco del Pacífico: A 0-1 defeat against Cruzeiro. Prior to that, an away loss at Independiente del Valle in the Liga Pro.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Emelec, as the Copa Libertadores home game vs Deportivo Lara is only four days away.
The Emelec fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Emelec have conceded 3 in these home matches.
Macará form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most points (10) away in Liga Pro, on their travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Macará as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games. Macará are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.Macará won their last game, 1-0 versus Universidad Católica played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus América de Quito at their stadium, the result 1-0.
The travelling fans enjoy Macará's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 away matches. Macará's manager P. Vélez has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Emelec won 8 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Macará has 2 wins.Top Goalscorers
 
B. Arce
2 goals
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J. Corozo
2 goals
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R. Champang
2 goals / 1 assists
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Emelec missing players
Macará missing players
| Emelec | Macará | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | Played | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | Scored | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | Conceded | 1 | 1 |
| 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 57% |
| 29% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 67% | Both teams to score | 25% | 14% |
| 43% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 75% | 86% |
| 43% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 14% |
- Emelec hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Emelec is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Macará has scored in all of their 4 away matches.
- Emelec has scored in all of their 3 home matches.
| 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 | Macará | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Deportivo Cuenca | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Delfin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Aucas | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Olmedo | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | LDU Quito | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Emelec | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Guayaquil City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Mushuc Runa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 13 | El Nacional | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | Fuerza Amarilla | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 4 |
| 15 | Técnico Universitario | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 3 |
| 16 | América de Quito | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
