Primera B match tips and preview for the Guayaquil vs Imbabura battle

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Competition: Ecuador Primera B
Competition: Wed 23.March
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera (48780 seats)

After league round 1 it's Guayaquil - Imbabura 0-1 in points. Who will carry the day in this second Primera B fixture of the season?

Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's trust this will be an animated game!

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Guayaquil form and stats

The season before, Guayaquil's league stats were 14 wins, 5 draws and 17 losses, ending with 6th spot in the Primera B. Over these 36 matches they scored 41 goals and gave away 53. Appearing at their own stadium in the last season Guayaquil generated 7-4-7 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 18 conceded.

Guayaquil are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Chacaritas.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Duros del Balon in a game that was won 4-3.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Guayaquil as they are travelling to their away game against Manta in the Primera B. That match is four days after this one.

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Imbabura form and stats

Two points from the last two away games for Imbabura, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Imbabura delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Manta (placed 7th) in their previous match.

Before that, Imbabura secured a home win against Mushuc Runa with the score 6-3.

A new game in only three days for Imbabura, the Primera B home match versus Puerto Quito. Busy days.

Head 2 Head

Guayaquil missing players

Imbabura missing players

Guayaquil Imbabura
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low 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
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 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%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 11
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
10 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 4
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Guayaquil Last season Imbabura
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   22 44
14 7   Won W   4 12
5 4   Drew D   8 14
17 7   Lost L   10 18
41 18   Scored S   20 41
53 18   Conceded C   34 54
92% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 89%
72% 56%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 57%
44% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 34%
25% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 23%
17% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
50% 39%   BTTS BTTS   59% 48%
19% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 32%
39% 44%   Failed to Score F T   27% 32%
 
3.5 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   2 2.6
5.2 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 4.7
3 3.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
14 7   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.5 10.1   Shots (avg) S (   5.7 10.4
4.2 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.7 3
27% 20%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 24%
 
12.1 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   10.7 11.4
5.3 4.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.3 4.9

  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 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Libertad 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 America de Quito 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 El Nacional 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 Imbabura 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Independiente Juniors 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Manta 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Puerto Quito 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Guayaquil 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
10 Olmedo 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 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 Cumbaya 36 20 7 9 47 36 18 12 5 1 27 14 18 8 2 8 20 22 11 67
2 Gualaceo 36 17 9 10 46 31 18 12 4 2 25 6 18 5 5 8 21 25 15 60
3 El Nacional 36 16 11 9 49 36 18 13 3 2 34 15 18 3 8 7 15 21 13 59
4 Chacaritas 36 12 13 11 35 34 18 9 5 4 25 17 18 3 8 7 10 17 1 49
5 America de Quito 36 10 17 9 41 33 18 5 11 2 24 18 18 5 6 7 17 15 8 47
6 Guayaquil 36 14 5 17 41 53 18 7 4 7 18 18 18 7 1 10 23 35 -12 47
7 Independiente Juniors 36 11 10 15 45 46 18 7 3 8 27 23 18 4 7 7 18 23 -1 43
8 Puerto Quito 36 10 12 14 37 44 18 8 6 4 23 18 18 2 6 10 14 26 -7 42
9 Duros del Balon 36 11 6 19 46 64 18 8 4 6 27 24 18 3 2 13 19 40 -18 39
10 LDU Portoviejo 36 9 10 17 42 52 18 7 5 6 25 21 18 2 5 11 17 31 -10 37

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.