Estadio Reales Tamarindos: LDU Portoviejo vs Guayaquil Primera B preview

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Competition: Ecuador Primera B
Competition: Thu 22.July
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Reales Tamarindos (21000 seats)

12 points separate the teams so far this season, Guayaquil having performed best. Can LDU Portoviejo strike back?

Insights:
  • LDU Portoviejo is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Guayaquil have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Primera B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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LDU Portoviejo form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera B, LDU Portoviejo have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games.

No payout for LDU Portoviejo in their previous match, an away game at Independiente Juniors that ended in defeat 1-3.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against El Nacional.

The LDU Portoviejo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. Portoviejo have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Guayaquil form and stats

7-0-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Guayaquil, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Primera B, in their Primera B matches away.

Guayaquil's previous game was their home loss versus Cumbaya (1-2).

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Independiente Juniors.

Guayaquil has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 12 games. As for defending, Guayaquil rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Guayaquil - Portoviejo 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero LDU Portoviejo victories, zero draws and two Guayaquil wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

LDU Portoviejo missing players

Guayaquil missing players

LDU Portoviejo Guayaquil
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 12 4 Played P 4 12 23
6 5 2 Won W 3 7 11
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 2
12 5 2 Lost L 1 5 10
28 18 7 Scored S 8 20 31
37 16 5 Conceded C 8 22 34
91% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
87% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 92% 78%
70% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 67% 57%
30% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 42% 26%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 17%
61% 58% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 67% 61%
22% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 8% 13%
26% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 30%
 
5.1 5.2 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.2 3.7
3.3 3.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 6.3 5.3
2.5 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 3
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 3 8
 
9.3 10 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.3 10.2
3.6 4.2 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.2 4.6
33% 36% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 40% 30%
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • Guayaquil have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Guayaquil have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Primera B
  • Guayaquil have the most conceded goals (22) away in Primera B
  • Guayaquil have the most points (21) away in Primera B
  • Guayaquil have the most scored goals (20) away in Primera B
  • Guayaquil haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • LDU Portoviejo have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Primera B
  • LDU Portoviejo have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Primera B
  • LDU Portoviejo is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  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 23 13 5 5 29 20 11 7 4 0 16 7 12 6 1 5 13 13 9 44
2 El Nacional 23 12 4 7 29 19 12 9 2 1 19 4 11 3 2 6 10 15 10 40
3 Guayaquil 23 11 2 10 31 34 11 4 2 5 11 12 12 7 0 5 20 22 -3 35
4 Gualaceo 23 9 7 7 29 21 11 6 4 1 16 4 12 3 3 6 13 17 8 34
5 Independiente Juniors 23 9 5 9 34 31 12 6 1 5 20 15 11 3 4 4 14 16 3 32
6 Chacaritas 23 7 8 8 22 25 11 6 2 3 15 11 12 1 6 5 7 14 -3 29
7 America de Quito 23 6 10 7 21 20 11 3 6 2 12 11 12 3 4 5 9 9 1 28
8 Duros del Balón 23 8 4 11 32 39 12 6 2 4 22 18 11 2 2 7 10 21 -7 28
9 Puerto Quito 23 7 4 12 22 31 12 6 2 4 16 14 11 1 2 8 6 17 -9 25
10 LDU Portoviejo 23 6 5 12 28 37 12 5 2 5 18 16 11 1 3 7 10 21 -9 23

Read more about Primera B

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.