A crucial match in Primera B as both participants are challenging for the top league positions. With El Nacional in 3rd position and Gualaceo placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- El Nacional have the most scored goals (44) in Primera B
- Gualaceo have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Primera B
Both participants have had plenty of rest since their previous game. Let's look for an enthusiastic game!
Gualaceo are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
El Nacional form and stats
El Nacional have performed here this season with 12 wins from 17 Primera B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.
El Nacional drew their last game, 1-1 away at Puerto Quito (placed 7th).
1-1 away at Duros del Balon before that.A decent goal production from El Nacional in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 17 league matches. Nacional are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 17 matches.
Gualaceo form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Primera B, are W5-D5-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Primera B.
The supporters enjoyed Gualaceo's previous game versus LDU Portoviejo (placed 9th), a Primera B 1-0 win played at home.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to America de Quito.Gualaceo have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 19 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Gualaceo have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the result Gualaceo - Nacional 1-0 written in the official records. El Nacional-Gualaceo H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: El Nacional zero wins, Gualaceo two wins, one draw. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).El Nacional missing players
Gualaceo missing players
| El Nacional | Gualaceo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 17 | 34 |
| 15 | 12 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 44 | 30 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 43 |
| 33 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 27 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 88% |
| 71% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 76% | 62% |
| 35% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 35% | 29% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 24% | 18% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 50% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 59% | 38% |
| 35% | 53% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | 47% |
| 21% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 24% | 26% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 10.2 | 11.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.1 | 11.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 30% | 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 28% | 26% |
- El Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- El Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- El Nacional have the most points (39) at home in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals (30) at home in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals (44) in Primera B
- Gualaceo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gualaceo have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Primera B
- Gualaceo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Primera B
- Gualaceo have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Primera B
- Gualaceo have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Primera B
- Gualaceo have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Primera B
- Gualaceo have the the best goal difference (+16) 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 | Cumbaya | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 64 |
| 2 | Gualaceo | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 57 |
| 3 | El Nacional | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 55 |
| 4 | Chacaritas | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 48 |
| 5 | America de Quito | 33 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Independiente Juniors | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 41 |
| 7 | Puerto Quito | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 41 |
| 8 | Guayaquil | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -14 | 40 |
| 9 | LDU Portoviejo | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -10 | 34 |
| 10 | Duros del Balon | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 34 | -19 | 33 |