Liga Pro match preview: Universidad Catolica versus Emelec

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Competition: Ecuador Liga Pro
Competition: Sun 15.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (39816 seats)

This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Liga Pro game of the season. Both Universidad Catolica and Emelec are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Universidad Católica form and stats

Last season, Universidad Católica's league statistics were 16 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Liga Pro. Over these 30 matches they scored 48 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season Universidad Católica managed 10-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 11 conceded.

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Emelec form and stats

Emelec played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these two matches Emelec scored 4 and conceded 3 goals.

Let's have a look at how Emelec performed last season in the Liga Pro: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 4 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded 30 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 19/16 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Universidad Católica-Emelec H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Universidad Católica two wins, Emelec five wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Emelec
R. Ordóñez Ayoví
3 goals

Universidad Católica missing players

Emelec missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Universidad Católica Emelec
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 2 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
9 4 0 Scored S 2 2 7
4 0 0 Conceded C 3 3 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 75%
75% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 75%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
25% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 25%
 
5.8 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 12.5 12.5 9.2
2.5 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.5 4.5
3.2 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
48 17 0 Total Shots T S 23 23 45
22 7 0 Shots on Target S O 11 11 24
41% 57% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 18% 29%
Universidad Católica Last season Emelec
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   16 32
17 10   Won W   6 15
5 3   Drew D   3 4
10 3   Lost L   7 13
51 29   Scored S   21 46
33 13   Conceded C   17 33
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
69% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 66%
50% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 53%
22% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   19% 19%
12% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 6%
56% 44%   BTTS BTTS   50% 53%
28% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 25%
22% 19%   Failed to Score F T   31% 25%
 
4.8 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.9
3.5 2.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.1
2.4 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.2 3
5 3   Red cards R C   4 7
 
346 200   Total Shots T S   127 296
148 83   Shots on Target S O   61 133
34% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 35%

  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

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 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

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