Gualaceo hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 9th position in the Primera B table. Visiting Duros del Balón holds 5th place with 21 pts.
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.
Gualaceo form and stats
Gualaceo's struggle is real here at Estadio Gerardo León Pozo with only 3 points collected from 7 Primera B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-3-4.
The Gualaceo supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Orense in Primera B and win 1-0. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting LDU Portoviejo.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gualaceo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 2 Lost 2.
There will be little rest for Gualaceo after this match as they are travelling to Puerto Quito for a Primera B game in only four days.
Gualaceo aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Gerardo León Pozo in the league, with only 4 goals from 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded.
Duros del Balón form and stats
Playing away, Duros del Balón have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primera B this season.
Duros del Balón's last game was the home draw against LDU Portoviejo (2-2). Before that, Duros del Balón travelled to LDU Loja and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Duros del Balón playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were 2 Duros del Balón wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Primera B trip to Manta.
Duros del Balón find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Duros del Balón in these games.
Head 2 Head
Duros del Balón - Gualaceo 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Gualaceo won 0 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Duros del Balón has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 2Top Goalscorers
  A. Vacca 4 goals |
Gualaceo missing players
Duros del Balón missing players
| Gualaceo | Duros del Balón | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 27 |
| 22 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 29 |
| 76% | 71% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 86% | 79% |
| 52% | 43% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 59% |
| 28% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 36% | 34% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 14% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 14% | 7% |
| 34% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 52% | 64% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 21% | 38% |
| 38% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 41% |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 5 | 7 | 10 |
- Duros del Balón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gualaceo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 01-09-19 | | Duros del Balón | 1 - 0 | Gualaceo |
| 07-09-19 | | Orense | 3 - 1 | Gualaceo |
| 15-09-19 | | Gualaceo | 0 - 0 | LDU Portoviejo |
| 22-09-19 | | LDU Portoviejo | 0 - 2 | Gualaceo |
| 29-09-19 | | Gualaceo | 1 - 0 | Orense |
| 12-10-19 | | Gualaceo | 21:00 | Duros del Balón |
| 16-10-19 | | Puerto Quito | 20:30 | Gualaceo |
| 20-10-19 | | Gualaceo | - | Santa Rita |
| 27-10-19 | | Independiente Juniors | - | Gualaceo |
| 03-11-19 | | Gualaceo | - | Clan Juvenil |
| 01-09-19 | | Duros del Balón | 1 - 0 | Gualaceo |
| 08-09-19 | | LDU Portoviejo | 1 - 0 | Duros del Balón |
| 15-09-19 | | Duros del Balón | 1 - 0 | LDU Loja |
| 21-09-19 | | LDU Loja | 0 - 0 | Duros del Balón |
| 29-09-19 | | Duros del Balón | 2 - 2 | LDU Portoviejo |
| 12-10-19 | | Gualaceo | 21:00 | Duros del Balón |
| 16-10-19 | | Manta | 18:00 | Duros del Balón |
| 20-10-19 | | Duros del Balón | - | Independiente Juniors |
| 27-10-19 | | Puerto Quito | - | Duros del Balón |
| 03-11-19 | | Duros del Balón | - | Santa Rita |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Independiente Juniors | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 | Orense | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Santa Rita | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Manta | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Duros del Balón | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Puerto Quito | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | LDU Loja | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 9 | Gualaceo | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | Clan Juvenil | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -33 | 1 |