Struggling LDU Loja will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Independiente Juniors in the upcoming league round. It’s 8th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
LDU Loja form and stats
LDU Loja's struggle is real here at Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne with only 8 points collected from 8 Primera B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-4.
LDU Loja manager N. Videla and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Puerto Quito (placed 6th) in the Primera B. Before that, LDU Loja drew at home versus Duros del Balon.
The manager N. Videla will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Santa Rita in only three days.
LDU Loja are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 attempts. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Independiente Juniors form and stats
4-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Independiente Juniors in their Primera B matches away.
Independiente Juniors are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Primera B against Clan Juvenil (placed 10th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Orense.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting LDU Portoviejo in just three days.
Independiente Juniors have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Independiente Juniors - LDU Loja 1-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 0 - 1 - 2 (LDU Loja wins - draws - Independiente Juniors wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.LDU Loja missing players
Independiente Juniors missing players
| LDU Loja | Independiente Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 26 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 11 | 19 | 39 |
| 49 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 86% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 86% |
| 72% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 47% | 52% |
| 52% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 41% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 28% |
| 14% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 7% | 7% |
| 48% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 41% |
| 24% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 41% |
| 41% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 53% | 31% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- LDU Loja have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 31-08-19 | | Independiente Juniors | 1 - 1 | LDU Loja |
| 10-09-19 | | LDU Loja | 1 - 0 | Puerto Quito |
| 15-09-19 | | Duros del Balon | 1 - 0 | LDU Loja |
| 21-09-19 | | LDU Loja | 0 - 0 | Duros del Balon |
| 28-09-19 | | Puerto Quito | 1 - 1 | LDU Loja |
| 13-10-19 | | LDU Loja | 15:00 | Independiente Juniors |
| 16-10-19 | | Santa Rita | 20:30 | LDU Loja |
| 20-10-19 | | LDU Loja | - | Manta |
| 27-10-19 | | Clan Juvenil | - | LDU Loja |
| 03-11-19 | | Orense | - | LDU Loja |
| 31-08-19 | | Independiente Juniors | 1 - 1 | LDU Loja |
| 09-09-19 | | Clan Juvenil | 0 - 4 | Independiente Juniors |
| 15-09-19 | | Independiente Juniors | 1 - 3 | Orense |
| 21-09-19 | | Orense | 0 - 0 | Independiente Juniors |
| 29-09-19 | | Independiente Juniors | 2 - 0 | Clan Juvenil |
| 13-10-19 | | LDU Loja | 15:00 | Independiente Juniors |
| 16-10-19 | | Independiente Juniors | 20:15 | LDU Portoviejo |
| 20-10-19 | | Duros del Balon | - | Independiente Juniors |
| 27-10-19 | | Independiente Juniors | - | Gualaceo |
| 03-11-19 | | Independiente Juniors | - | Puerto Quito |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | 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 |