This could be an intriguing game as El Nacional have their presumed home advantage, while Imbabura lead them by 2 points in the Primera B table.
- El Nacional have not yet lost a game at home.
- Imbabura have the most scored goals (8) away 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.
El Nacional form and stats
The story so far in the Primera B for El Nacional at their home stadium (Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Nacional, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The El Nacional followers enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Libertad and win 3-0.
Before that, El Nacional played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Puerto Quito.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Nacional's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won two matches, drawn two and lost zero.
A decent goal production from El Nacional in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, El Nacional have conceded only 2 goals.
Imbabura form and stats
Imbabura have six points from their first three away games in the Primera B, meaning two victories and a loss.
Imbabura's previous game was their home loss versus América de Quito (1-2).
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Olmedo.Imbabura are a potent attacking force on the road with their 8 goals in 3 league games.
Head 2 Head
El Nacional-Imbabura H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: El Nacional four wins, Imbabura two wins, two draws. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).El Nacional missing players
Imbabura missing players
| El Nacional | Imbabura | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 88% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.8 | 16.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.3 | 13.8 |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 10 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| 26% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 28% |
| 7.9 | 6.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 12.7 | 11.4 |
| 3.6 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 4.7 | 4 |
- All of Imbabura's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- El Nacional have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 scored in all their home matches so far.
- El Nacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Imbabura have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Imbabura have the most scored goals (8) away in Primera B
- Imbabura have the the best goal difference (+2) away in Primera B
- Imbabura have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Chacaritas | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Imbabura | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Independiente Juniors | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | América de Quito | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Libertad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | El Nacional | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Olmedo | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Guayaquil | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 | Puerto Quito | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 10 | Manta | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 5 |
