It hasn't been easy for Guayaquil so far, and that also applies to LDU Portoviejo. These hardened teams have the opportunity for some much needed points here.
- Guayaquil is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- LDU Portoviejo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Guayaquil and LDU Portoviejo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Relegation threatens Guayaquil who should definitely be looking for some points here. LDU Portoviejo are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Guayaquil form and stats
Guayaquil have played 15 Primera B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-7 (wins-draws-losses).
H. Lino was the last player to score a league goal for Guayaquil and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Guayaquil haven't scored in 336 minutes.
Guayaquil are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Cumbaya.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Independiente Juniors.Guayaquil aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 11 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Guayaquil have conceded 15 in these home matches.
LDU Portoviejo form and stats
There's been little loot from LDU Portoviejo's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 15 away games in the Primera B. LDU Portoviejo only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws.
LDU Portoviejo failed to get anything from their last game, a Primera B home match vs Independiente Juniors (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-1.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus El Nacional that ended 1-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Portoviejo as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. As for defending, Portoviejo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the squads faced each other earlier this season; LDU Portoviejo - Guayaquil 2-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Guayaquil victories, zero draws and one LDU Portoviejo win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Guayaquil missing players
LDU Portoviejo missing players
| Guayaquil | LDU Portoviejo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 32 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 35 |
| 45 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | 42 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 71% | 53% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 52% |
| 23% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 3% |
| 48% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 16% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 13% | 26% |
| 45% | 53% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 29% |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9.3 | 9.7 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 25% | 15% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 29% |
- Guayaquil have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Primera B
- Guayaquil have the fewest points (16) at home in Primera B
- Guayaquil have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Primera B
- Guayaquil have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Primera B
- Guayaquil is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- LDU Portoviejo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 61 |
| 2 | El Nacional | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 53 |
| 3 | Gualaceo | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Chacaritas | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 42 |
| 5 | America de Quito | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 41 |
| 6 | Independiente Juniors | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -1 | 38 |
| 7 | Guayaquil | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -13 | 37 |
| 8 | Puerto Quito | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 36 |
| 9 | LDU Portoviejo | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 33 |
| 10 | Duros del Balón | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -17 | 32 |