11 points separate the two duelists in this Primera B match. El Nacional hold both the points- and home advantage.
- El Nacional have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Primera B
- Guayaquil have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Primera B
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.
El Nacional form and stats
11-2-1 is the performance here so far in the Primera B, giving El Nacional a total of 35 from their 14 games here. Outstanding results! After failing to beat Gualaceo here, El Nacional has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
The fans are hoping that Nacional will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Primera B game against Gualaceo (placed 3rd).
Before that, Nacional had a home game versus Puerto Quito which ended with a victory 3-2.A decent goal production from El Nacional in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 14 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Nacional have only let in 7 goals at home.
Guayaquil form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Primera B, are W7-D0-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Primera B. Guayaquil has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Guayaquil are looking to quickly end their 411 minutes long goal drought in the Primera B.
The supporters enjoyed Guayaquil's previous game versus Puerto Quito (placed 9th), a Primera B 1-0 win played at home.
Prior to that match, the Guayaquil manager faced defeat when travelling to America de Quito and losing 0-2.Guayaquil have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Guayaquil's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Guayaquil - Nacional 3-1, played this season. Last three meetings between these participants: Nacional won one, Guayaquil were winners in two and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.El Nacional missing players
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| El Nacional | Guayaquil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 14 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 36 | 25 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 20 | 32 |
| 24 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 38 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 67% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 74% |
| 37% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 57% | 48% |
| 19% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 22% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 52% |
| 41% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 19% |
| 22% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 37% |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9.4 | 11.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 33% | 42% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 36% | 27% |
- 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 fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most points (35) at home in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals (25) at home in Primera B
- El Nacional have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Primera B
- Guayaquil have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Guayaquil have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Guayaquil have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Primera B
- Guayaquil have the most scored goals (20) away in Primera B
- Guayaquil haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 |
| 2 | El Nacional | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 47 |
| 3 | Gualaceo | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 41 |
| 4 | Guayaquil | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -8 | 36 |
| 5 | America de Quito | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Chacaritas | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 34 |
| 7 | Independiente Juniors | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Duros del Balón | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -10 | 32 |
| 9 | Puerto Quito | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | LDU Portoviejo | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 28 |