Independiente Juniors are putting faith in their home fans to assist them during this game with Guayaquil. Who is the winner?
- Independiente Juniors have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Primera B
- Guayaquil have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Primera B
It's no vacation for neither Independiente Juniors nor Guayaquil 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
3 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Independiente Juniors have to build on here in the Primera B. Independiente Juniors have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Happy days for Independiente in their previous game, a fixture away at America de Quito (placed 2nd) that ended with a 4-0 victory. What a relief, as that was the first league win after failing to win eight games in a row. As mentioned above, Independiente Juniors "killed" America de Quito in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Prior to that, an away loss at El Nacional.Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 19 most recent league matches reveals that 15 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Independiente here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 9 games). As for guarding their own goal, Independiente Juniors have only let in 3 goals at home. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Guayaquil form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Guayaquil playing as the away team in the Primera B this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from Guayaquil as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Puerto Quito. That defeat ended this team's string of league matches in a row without losing; eleven games in all!
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Chacaritas.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides face each other this season, as the results database show this recent match: Guayaquil - Independiente 1-0. Numbers for the last six meetings involving these two participants are: one win for Independiente Juniors, two draws and three wins for Guayaquil. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
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| Independiente Juniors | Guayaquil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 84% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 84% |
| 42% | 22% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | 58% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 21% | 22% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 47% |
| 47% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | 42% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 16% | 17% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 23% | 33% |
| 8.8 | 7.6 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 14 | 12.8 |
| 3.7 | 2.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
- Guayaquil have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Primera B
- Guayaquil have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Primera B
- Guayaquil have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primera B
- Independiente Juniors have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Primera B
- Independiente Juniors have the fewest scored goals (5) at home 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 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | America de Quito | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 3 | Libertad | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| 4 | Chacaritas | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| 5 | Imbabura | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Guayaquil | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Olmedo | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Independiente Juniors | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Manta | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 20 |
| 10 | Puerto Quito | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
