The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Duros del Balón are in the 4th position while the guesting Independiente Juniors worry at 7th.
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.
Duros del Balón form and stats
The story so far in the Primera B for Duros del Balón, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Primera B, at their home stadium is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Puerto Quito (0-1).
Duros have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Duros del Balón are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Independiente Juniors form and stats
Independiente Juniors have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primera B, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Fuerza Amarilla.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Independiente Juniors as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. Independiente have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Independiente Juniors - Duros 0-1 played earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Duros victories, two draws and one Independiente Juniors win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Duros del Balón missing players
Independiente Juniors missing players
| Duros del Balón | Independiente Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 82% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 65% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 35% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 134 | 68 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 56 | 167 |
| 63 | 31 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 21 | 63 |
| 21% | 19% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 24% |
- Duros del Balón has the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Primera B
- Duros del Balón has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Primera B
- Duros del Balón has the most clean sheets (9) in Primera B
- Duros del Balón has the most matches under the total-line (11) in Primera B
- Duros del Balón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Independiente Juniors has the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Primera B
- Independiente Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 9 de Octubre | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 2 | Manta | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 | América de Quito | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Duros del Balón | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Chacaritas | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | Gualaceo | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Independiente Juniors | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Puerto Quito | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Fuerza Amarilla | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Santa Rita | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 15 |