Important clash in the bottom part of the Primera B, with both Independiente Juniors and Manta suffering more anxiety than pleasure. This match is a real "six-pointer" with the hosts positioned 8th and the away team in 10th place.
- Independiente Juniors have the most clean sheets (7) in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest scored goals (6) in Primera B
Independiente Juniors form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Independiente Juniors have to build on here at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in the Primera B. When Independiente Juniors hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Independiente Juniors, Puerto Quito and Imbabura), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Independiente Juniors lost their last game at America de Quito (placed 2nd) after a 0-4 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Independiente Juniors suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Imbabura.A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 14 most recent league matches reveals that 12 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Independiente Juniors here at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 7 games). As for guarding their own goal, Independiente have only let in 2 goals at home. Independiente Juniors has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Manta form and stats
Manta have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera B, after 1-2-4 (7 played).
Manta are looking to quickly end their 208 minutes long goal drought in the Primera B.
Manta's previous game was their home loss versus El Nacional (0-1).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Libertad that ended 0-0.Few goals the story here? 11 of this team's last 14 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
Goals are few and far between in Manta's away league games. Only 2 goals from 7 travels.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head match ended Manta - Independiente Juniors 0-2, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - three - one (Independiente wins - draws - Manta wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Independiente Juniors missing players
Manta missing players
| Independiente Juniors | Manta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 86% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 71% | 86% |
| 36% | 14% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 14% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 50% | 71% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 14% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 86% | 71% |
| 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 8.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 5 | 7.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| 17% | 18% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 9.4 | 7.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 4.1 | 2.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
- Independiente Juniors have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Primera B
- Independiente Juniors have the most clean sheets (7) in Primera B
- Manta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Manta have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest scored goals (6) in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Primera B
- Manta have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Primera B
- Manta have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Chacaritas | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 2 | America de Quito | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | El Nacional | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Olmedo | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Libertad | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 6 | Guayaquil | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Imbabura | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Independiente Juniors | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Puerto Quito | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 10 | Manta | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 10 |
