Primera B game guide and numbers: América de Quito fight Macará

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Competition: Ecuador Primera B
Competition: Wed 12.Jul
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (39816 seats)

Struggling América de Quito are eager to pull off a surprise when they play enterprising Macará in the upcoming league game. It’s 10th vs 1st and the home fans will have not-so-high confidence.

Insights:
  • América de Quito have the most conceded goals (35) in Primera B
  • Macará have the the best goal difference (+11) in Primera B

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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América de Quito form and stats

América de Quito have played 9 Primera B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for América de Quito, their manager Veloz and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

América shared the glory with Chacaritas in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Ahead of that match, América de Quito lost 1-4 at home to Cuniburo.

Some goal stats: A review of the 16 latest league matches shows that 12 of them had goals from both teams.

América de Quito are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. América have conceded 14 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Macará form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera B travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Macará have lost on their last two travels.

Macará have lots to to correct after their surprise defeat (0-2) to Imbabura in their previous outing, played at their own home ground.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Chacaritas.

The visiting Macará have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Macará have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Macará have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when facing América de Quito.

This isn't the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent match: Macará - América de Quito 2-0. Arredondo (América) was given a red card by the ref when these teams met earlier this season. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.

América de Quito missing players

Macará missing players

América de Quito Macará
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 3 9 19
5 3 0 Won W 3 4 11
5 4 2 Drew D 0 3 5
9 2 0 Lost L 0 2 3
23 13 3 Scored S 6 13 26
35 14 3 Conceded C 2 11 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 84%
84% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 74%
58% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 37%
42% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 16%
21% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
74% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 78% 47%
11% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 47%
16% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 21%
 
3.3 2.9 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.1 4.3
4.3 4.1 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4 3.6
2.4 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.6 3.1
10 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.7 8.6 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.7 11.3
3.5 3.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 4.3
35% 43% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 39% 32%
 
12.7 10.1 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9 7.3 7.8
4.8 3.6 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.2 2.9
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • América de Quito have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • América de Quito have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Primera B
  • América de Quito have the most conceded goals (35) in Primera B
  • América de Quito have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Primera B
  • América de Quito have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Primera B
  • América de Quito have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Primera B
  • América de Quito have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Primera B
  • América de Quito haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • América de Quito is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Macará have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Macará have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Primera B
  • Macará have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primera B
  • Macará have the most points (15) away in Primera B
  • Macará have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Primera B
  • Macará have the the best goal difference (+11) in Primera B
  • Macará have the the best goal difference (+2) away in Primera B

  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 19 11 5 3 26 15 10 7 2 1 13 4 9 4 3 2 13 11 11 38
2 Manta 19 9 4 6 20 17 9 8 1 0 13 2 10 1 3 6 7 15 3 31
3 Imbabura 19 7 7 5 29 23 9 4 4 1 12 7 10 3 3 4 17 16 6 28
4 Independiente Juniors 19 7 6 6 21 22 9 7 2 0 15 5 10 0 4 6 6 17 -1 27
5 Cuniburo 19 5 9 5 20 19 10 3 5 2 12 11 9 2 4 3 8 8 1 24
6 Vargas Torres 19 5 9 5 14 13 10 5 4 1 11 4 9 0 5 4 3 9 1 24
7 Guayaquil 19 4 9 6 17 20 9 4 3 2 9 8 10 0 6 4 8 12 -3 21
8 9 de Octubre 19 5 5 9 26 28 10 5 3 2 21 14 9 0 2 7 5 14 -2 20
9 Chacaritas 19 5 5 9 24 28 10 2 4 4 15 17 9 3 1 5 9 11 -4 20
10 América de Quito 19 5 5 9 23 35 9 3 4 2 13 14 10 2 1 7 10 21 -12 20

Read more about Primera B

The Primera Categoria Serie B, often shortened to Serie B or Primera B, is the second-highest level of football in Ecuador. Like Serie A the competition format often changes every year. Currently it holds ten teams and the season runs from February to December in two stages.