Struggling Independiente Juniors will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Manta in the upcoming league round. It’s 7th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither Independiente Juniors nor Manta 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
Overall Primera B stats at home this season for Independiente Juniors are 2-4-2 (wins-draw-losses).
L. Ortíz was the last player to score a league goal for Independiente Juniors and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Independiente haven't scored in 360 minutes.
Independiente shared the glory with Fuerza Amarilla in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Preceding that match was a defeat to América de Quito (0-3).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Independiente as they are travelling to their away game against Duros del Balon in the Primera B. That match is three days after this one.
Independiente are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. On the other hand, Independiente Juniors have conceded 9 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Manta form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera B matches, Manta have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far.
Manta played 0-0 against Santa Rita in their previous match. Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Gualaceo.
A quick return to home after this game, as Manta are hosting 9 de Octubre in the Primera B only three days away.
Manta find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Manta have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Manta - Independiente Juniors 1-3 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Independiente, two draws and one win for Manta. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Independiente Juniors missing players
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| Independiente Juniors | Manta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| 38% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 31% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 149 | 98 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 35 | 81 |
| 58 | 39 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 16 | 42 |
| 24% | 23% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | 33% |
- Independiente Juniors has the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Primera B
- Independiente Juniors is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Manta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 9 de Octubre | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Manta | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Duros del Balon | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | América de Quito | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Chacaritas | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 6 | Gualaceo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Independiente Juniors | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 8 | Puerto Quito | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 9 | Fuerza Amarilla | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | Santa Rita | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 14 |