It's the second chance for points this season as Gualaceo and Duros del Balón battle it out.
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
The fans are hoping that Gualaceo will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Primera B game against Cumbaya (placed 3rd). Before that, Gualaceo drew at home versus Chacaritas.
Last season, Gualaceo's league statistics were 6 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Primera B. Over these 18 matches they scored 21 goals and conceded 21. Playing at home last season Gualaceo managed 5-3-1 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 6 conceded.
Duros del Balón form and stats
Duros's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Puerto Quito that finished 1-1.
Let's have a look at how Duros del Balón performed last season in the Primera B: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 15 and conceded 15 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 3 with 7/7 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - two - three (Gualaceo wins - draws - Duros del Balón wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Gualaceo missing players
Duros del Balón missing players
| Gualaceo | Duros del Balón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| Gualaceo | Last season | Duros del Balón | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | ||
| 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | ||
| 94% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 83% | ||
| 61% | 56% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 22% | 28% | ||
| 22% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | ||
| 28% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 56% | 50% | ||
| 22% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | ||
| 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 19% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Guayaquil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Cumbaya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | América de Quito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Duros del Balón | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | El Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Puerto Quito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Gualaceo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | LDU Portoviejo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Chacaritas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Manta | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | América de Quito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | Duros del Balón | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Chacaritas | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 6 | Gualaceo | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Independiente Juniors | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 8 | Puerto Quito | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Fuerza Amarilla | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Santa Rita | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 16 |