Open game expected at Estadio Pablo Sandiford: Guayaquil vs América de Quito preview

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Competition: Ecuador Primera B
Competition: Tue 03.May
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Pablo Sandiford (2000 seats)

Guayaquil are depending on their home following to aid them to win this match with América de Quito. Who wins at Estadio Pablo Sandiford?

Insights:
  • Guayaquil have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Primera B
  • América de Quito have the the best goal difference (+6) 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.

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Guayaquil form and stats

Guayaquil have played three Primera B home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 223 minutes without scoring a league goal. Vergara was the last player to find the net.

Guayaquil travelled for their previous game, a trip to Independiente Juniors that ended 0-0.

Preceding that match was the home game against Libertad that was lost 0-1.

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 Guayaquil have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost four.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Guayaquil here at Estadio Pablo Sandiford in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games).

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América de Quito form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera B matches, América de Quito have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.

It's the second away game in a row for América de Quito, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Imbabura (placed 2nd) last time out.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Chacaritas.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by América de Quito in our archives, and the results are: three wins for América, seven draws and seven defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, América de Quito has managed 4 goals and let in 4 from 4 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Guayaquil two wins, zero draws and América de Quito two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.

Guayaquil missing players

América de Quito missing players

Guayaquil América de Quito
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 3 1 Played P 2 4 8
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 2 2 4
5 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
5 2 0 Scored S 2 4 11
9 3 1 Conceded C 2 4 5
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
50% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 75%
38% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 50%
38% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 38%
38% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
2.4 2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2 2.8
4.8 2.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.2 4.5
3.2 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 3.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
6.9 7.3 6 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.5 9
2.9 2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 3.5
22% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 27% 39%
 
12.6 10 12 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 14 12.6
4.4 3.3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.8 4
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • América de Quito have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • América de Quito have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • América de Quito have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • América de Quito have scored more than double the goals of Guayaquil.
  • América de Quito have the most points from losing position (4) in Primera B
  • América de Quito have the the best goal difference (+6) in Primera B
  • América de Quito have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • América de Quito haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Guayaquil have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Primera B
  • Guayaquil have the most dropped points from leading position (6) 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 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

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.