The managers Miguel Ángel Ramírez and F. Bustos are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga Pro league table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Independiente del Valle is in the 5th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. For Delfin most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Independiente del Valle form and stats
Independiente del Valle, who have the most clean sheets (14) in Liga Pro, have performed here this season with 9 wins from 15 Liga Pro matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 3.
Independiente del Valle's last game was hosting Colon and winning 3-1. In the match before that, Independiente del Valle hosted Delfin and drew the Liga Pro game 0-0.
Independiente del Valle are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Pro match at Delfin awaits in four days.
The Independiente del Valle fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 15 matches. Independiente del Valle are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 15 matches.
Delfin form and stats
The visitors are W6-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Pro. It's been quite a sequence of draws for Delfin when traveling as their last four away games have all ended all square. Not since the Mushuc Runa match has the points been distributed unevenly.
Delfin are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Independiente del Valle. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus America de Quito.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Independiente del Valle in just four days.
Delfin are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 15 games (in the league). 20 goals have been conceded by Delfin in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Independiente del Valle - Delfin 0-0 entered in the official records. Independiente del Valle-Delfin H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Independiente del Valle 2 wins, Delfin 1 win, 1 draw. 1 of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Garcés 14 goals |  S. López 9 goals |  R. Ordóñez 8 goals |
Independiente del Valle missing players
Delfin missing players
| Independiente del Valle | Delfin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 41 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 21 | 46 |
| 29 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 33 |
| 93% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 63% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 37% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 47% | 47% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 27% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 43% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 47% | 60% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 17% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 17% |
| 5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- Independiente del Valle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Independiente del Valle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Macará | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 62 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 55 |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 53 |
| 4 | Delfin | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 53 |
| 5 | Independiente del Valle | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 52 |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 49 |
| 7 | Aucas | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 49 |
| 8 | Emelec | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 46 |
| 9 | El Nacional | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
| 10 | Deportivo Cuenca | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -2 | 43 |
| 11 | Olmedo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -10 | 34 |
| 12 | Guayaquil City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -13 | 31 |
| 13 | Mushuc Runa | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -22 | 30 |
| 14 | Tecnico Universitario | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -20 | 29 |
| 15 | America de Quito | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 27 | -15 | 25 |
| 16 | Fuerza Amarilla | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 40 | -50 | 11 |