There's been eight days since Imbabura met Independiente Juniors and the score was 1-4. Can they win against El Nacional?
- Imbabura have the most conceded goals (47) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals (50) in Primera B
Imbabura can neither be promoted or relegated from Primera B. El Nacional have already won the Primera B. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.
Imbabura and El Nacional 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.
Imbabura form and stats
8-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera B numbers at home for Imbabura so far this season.
The supporters are hoping that Imbabura will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the game against Independiente Juniors (placed 2nd).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Guayaquil.Imbabura has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches.
El Nacional form and stats
As the visiting team matches, El Nacional, who have the most scored goals (50) in Primera B, have produced an overall stat of 6-5-6 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for El Nacional as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Nacional had fun at their own home (Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra) last time out, beating Libertad 4-2. As you can tell from the result, the match against Libertad was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Libertad.Take note! Both sides have scored in 8 of this club's last 10 league fixtures.
The visiting El Nacional have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 17 games. 21 goals have been conceded by Nacional in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the teams met previously this season; El Nacional - Imbabura 5-0. Head to head data (for the last ten meetings): Imbabura won three games, two matches ended with a draw and El Nacional got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Imbabura missing players
El Nacional missing players
| Imbabura | El Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 44 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 50 |
| 47 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 34 |
| 88% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 65% | 65% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 71% |
| 53% | 47% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 41% | 41% |
| 32% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 21% |
| 18% | 6% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | 15% |
| 53% | 53% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 59% | 53% |
| 24% | 35% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 38% |
| 35% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 15% |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.6 | 12.5 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 26% | 24% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 28% | 36% |
| 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 9.5 | 9 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
- El Nacional have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most points from losing position (14) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals (50) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the the best goal difference (+16) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the fewest matches under the total-line (13) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most conceded goals (47) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most matches over the total-line (13) 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 | El Nacional | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 60 |
| 2 | Independiente Juniors | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 55 |
| 3 | America de Quito | 35 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 53 |
| 4 | Libertad | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 53 |
| 5 | Imbabura | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -3 | 44 |
| 6 | Chacaritas | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -6 | 43 |
| 7 | Guayaquil | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 41 |
| 8 | Olmedo | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 41 |
| 9 | Manta | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 39 |
| 10 | Puerto Quito | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 22 | -5 | 38 |
