Possible nail-biting contest in Independiente Juniors - El Nacional game

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Competition: Ecuador Primera B
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio General Rumiñahui del Valle de Los Chillos (8000 seats)

This is the Primera B opening game for these squads, whom are finally competing for points again. Will Independiente Juniors or El Nacional get that very important first win?

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Independiente Juniors form and stats

In the previous season, Independiente Juniors's league results were 11 wins, 10 draws and 15 losses, producing 7th spot in the Primera B. From these 36 matches they scored 45 goals and conceded 46. Performing at home in the last season Independiente Juniors produced 7-3-8 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 23 conceded.

This is expected to be a close game, with Independiente Juniors perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Independiente Juniors as a small favourite), we find seven games. Independiente Juniors has won two of these, drawn two and lost three.

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El Nacional form and stats

Let's have a look at how El Nacional performed last season in the Primera B: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 11 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 49 and conceded 36 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 8 and lost 7 with 15/21 goals scored/conceded.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by El Nacional in our archives, and the results are: three wins for El Nacional, four draws and five defeats.

Head 2 Head

As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Independiente Juniors victories, one draw and three El Nacional wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Independiente Juniors missing players

El Nacional missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Independiente Juniors El Nacional
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 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% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Independiente Juniors Last season El Nacional
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
11 7   Won W   3 16
10 3   Drew D   8 11
15 8   Lost L   7 9
45 27   Scored S   15 49
46 23   Conceded C   21 36
89% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
75% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 72%
47% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   22% 36%
28% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 22%
14% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
53% 56%   BTTS BTTS   56% 53%
28% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 33%
31% 17%   Failed to Score F T   33% 19%
 
4.9 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 5.4
3.9 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.6
2.5 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.9
12 6   Red cards R C   7 12
 
10.6 10.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 10.8
4.3 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.7 4.7
29% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   19% 29%
 
10.4 10.1   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 9.2
4.7 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 3.8

  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chacaritas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 El Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Guayaquil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Imbabura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Independiente Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Libertad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Manta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Olmedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Puerto Quito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

Table
  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chacaritas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 El Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Guayaquil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Imbabura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Independiente Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Libertad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Manta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Olmedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Puerto Quito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.