Primera B match preview: Gualaceo versus El Nacional

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Competition: Ecuador Primera B
Competition: Wed 11.August
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Gerardo León Pozo (2791 seats)

Gualaceo and El Nacional are both riding high in the Primera B with their 3rd and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great fixture!

Insights:
  • Gualaceo have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Primera B
  • El Nacional have the most scored goals (36) 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.

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Gualaceo form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Gerardo León Pozo as Gualaceo have scored 17 goals to get 25 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Primera B are 7-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). Gualaceo are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Gualaceo manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus LDU Portoviejo (placed 9th) in the Primera B.

Before that, Gualaceo had a home game versus América de Quito which ended with a victory 1-0.

Gualaceo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. As for guarding their own goal, Gualaceo have only let in 4 goals at home. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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El Nacional form and stats

El Nacional have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Primera B, after 3-3-6 (12 played).

El Nacional won their last game, 3-2 versus Puerto Quito played at home.

That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Duros del Balón.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nacional as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Nacional have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; El Nacional - Gualaceo 1-1. Gualaceo-El Nacional H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Gualaceo one win, El Nacional zero wins, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Gualaceo missing players

El Nacional missing players

Gualaceo El Nacional
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 1 Played P 1 12 26
10 7 0 Won W 0 3 14
8 4 0 Drew D 1 3 5
8 1 1 Lost L 0 6 7
32 17 0 Scored S 1 11 36
24 4 1 Conceded C 1 16 23
85% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
65% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 69%
35% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 38%
19% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 19%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
42% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 42%
42% 75% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 42%
31% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 19%
 
3.8 4.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.1 4.6
4.7 4.4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.5 4.8
3.1 3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.7 2.7
7 4 0 Red cards R C 0 6 9
 
10.8 12.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 3 7.5 9.5
4.8 5.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4 4
26% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 25% 34%
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • El Nacional have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Primera B
  • El Nacional have the most scored goals (36) in Primera B
  • El Nacional have the the best goal difference (+13) in Primera B
  • El Nacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Gualaceo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Gualaceo have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Primera B
  • Gualaceo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Primera B
  • Gualaceo have the most scored goals in the first half (18) 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 26 16 5 5 33 21 12 8 4 0 18 8 14 8 1 5 15 13 12 53
2 El Nacional 26 14 5 7 36 23 14 11 2 1 25 7 12 3 3 6 11 16 13 47
3 Gualaceo 26 10 8 8 32 24 12 7 4 1 17 4 14 3 4 7 15 20 8 38
4 Guayaquil 26 11 3 12 31 38 12 4 3 5 11 12 14 7 0 7 20 26 -7 36
5 Independiente Juniors 26 9 6 11 35 34 13 6 1 6 20 16 13 3 5 5 15 18 1 33
6 América de Quito 26 7 11 8 24 22 13 4 7 2 15 12 13 3 4 6 9 10 2 32
7 Duros del Balón 26 9 5 12 35 43 14 7 3 4 24 19 12 2 2 8 11 24 -8 32
8 Chacaritas 26 7 10 9 22 26 13 6 3 4 15 12 13 1 7 5 7 14 -4 31
9 LDU Portoviejo 26 7 7 12 32 39 14 6 3 5 21 17 12 1 4 7 11 22 -7 28
10 Puerto Quito 26 7 6 13 25 35 13 6 3 4 17 15 13 1 3 9 8 20 -10 27

Read more about Primera B

The Primera Categoria Serie B, often shortened to Serie B or Primera B, is the second-highest level of football in Ecuador. Like Serie A the competition format often changes every year. Currently it holds ten teams and the season runs from February to December in two stages.