Independiente Juniors perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Duros del Balón can look both up and down from their 5th position.
It's no vacation for neither Independiente Juniors nor Duros del Balón as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Independiente Juniors form and stats
Independiente Juniors, who have the most points (21) at home in Primera B, have been very solid at home so far, with 21 points collected from 8 matches (7-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the league table.Independiente Juniors's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Duros del Balón. Prior to that, an away loss at Gualaceo.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Independiente Juniors matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from two games).
Independiente Juniors are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 11 goals in 8 matches. Independiente Juniors have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
Duros del Balón form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Duros del Balón playing as the away team this season.Two travels in a row for Duros del Balón, whose manager C. Azansa could celebrate last time after the Primera B win against Independiente Juniors. A 1-2 loss hosting Puerto Quito before that.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Duros del Balón when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.
Duros del Balón are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games. Duros del Balón have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Independiente Juniors - Duros del Balón 2-3, played this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 1 Independiente Juniors victory, 1 draw and 1 Duros del Balón win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
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| Independiente Juniors | Duros del Balón | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Won | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 30 | 16 | 4 | Scored | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | 4 | 16 | 24 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 78% |
| 43% | 45% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 39% | 45% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 42% | 35% |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 39% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 43% |
| 39% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 33% | 17% | 35% |
| 35% | 9% | 0% | Failed To Score | 67% | 33% | 43% |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | 6.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 3.6 | 2.3 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.7 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | 1 | 6 | 7 |
- Duros del Balón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Independiente Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Independiente Juniors haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 19-07-19 | | Manta | 1 - 0 | Independiente Juniors |
| 27-07-19 | | Independiente Juniors | 1 - 0 | Santa Rita |
| 03-08-19 | | Puerto Quito | 0 - 0 | Independiente Juniors |
| 11-08-19 | | Gualaceo | 1 - 0 | Independiente Juniors |
| 18-08-19 | | Independiente Juniors | 2 - 3 | Duros del Balón |
| 25-08-19 | | LDU Portoviejo | 15:00 | Independiente Juniors |
| 31-08-19 | | Independiente Juniors | 15:30 | LDU Loja |
| 08-09-19 | | Clan Juvenil | - | Independiente Juniors |
| 15-09-19 | | Independiente Juniors | - | Orense |
| 22-09-19 | | Orense | - | Independiente Juniors |
| 20-07-19 | | Clan Juvenil | 1 - 1 | Duros del Balón |
| 29-07-19 | | Duros del Balón | 0 - 2 | Orense |
| 04-08-19 | | Santa Rita | 2 - 0 | Duros del Balón |
| 11-08-19 | | Duros del Balón | 1 - 2 | Puerto Quito |
| 18-08-19 | | Independiente Juniors | 2 - 3 | Duros del Balón |
| 25-08-19 | | Duros del Balón | 21:00 | Manta |
| 01-09-19 | | Duros del Balón | 20:30 | Gualaceo |
| 08-09-19 | | LDU Portoviejo | - | Duros del Balón |
| 15-09-19 | | Duros del Balón | - | LDU Loja |
| 22-09-19 | | LDU Loja | - | Duros del Balón |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Independiente Juniors | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 | Orense | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Santa Rita | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Manta | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Duros del Balón | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Puerto Quito | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | LDU Loja | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 9 | Gualaceo | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | Clan Juvenil | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -33 | 1 |