Imbabura are aiming to set aside the league table ahead of this match versus El Nacional. Here's all you should know pre-match!
- Imbabura have the most points from losing position (6) in Primera B
- El Nacional is in the best form (4-1-1) in Primera B
These are hustling days for the team playing at home, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Ecuador. This match was also played here at Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, El Nacional have had more rest.
Imbabura form and stats
With 2 Primera B wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Imbabura are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Imbabura's previous match was a Copa Ecuador game also played at home, ending 2-1 vs LDU Quito. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
A Primera B defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at America de Quito.Imbabura have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. 9 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
El Nacional form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for El Nacional so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Nacional lost away at Libertad (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league matches winning points.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by El Nacional in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for El Nacional, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
The attacking power of El Nacional when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. El Nacional have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date reported match featuring both these contenders is the El Nacional - Imbabura 2-4 played not long ago this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the former nine meetings): Imbabura won three games, two matches ended in a draw and El Nacional got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fourImbabura missing players
El Nacional missing players
| Imbabura | El Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| 88% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 69% |
| 50% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 50% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 44% |
| 25% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 44% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 19% |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12.6 | 13.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 11.6 | 12.8 |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 27% | 16% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 23% | 30% |
| 11.9 | 11.6 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
- El Nacional have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Primera B
- El Nacional is in the best form (4-1-1) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most points from losing position (6) in Primera B
- Imbabura have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at 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 | America de Quito | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
| 2 | Chacaritas | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | Guayaquil | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Libertad | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | El Nacional | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Olmedo | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 7 | Imbabura | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Independiente Juniors | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Manta | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 10 | Puerto Quito | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
