The visiting Independiente Juniors side should be favourites in this visit to LDU Portoviejo, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 15 league games this season.
LDU Portoviejo and Independiente Juniors should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
LDU Portoviejo form and stats
2-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera B numbers at home for LDU Portoviejo so far this season.
The points were shared in LDU Portoviejo's previous game, also at home. Visiting Orense travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory match versus LDU Loja with a 4-0 scoreline.
LDU Portoviejo are traveling soon after this match as the Primera B match at Independiente Juniors awaits in three days.
LDU Portoviejo has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. LDU Portoviejo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Reales Tamarindos in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
Independiente Juniors form and stats
Playing away, Independiente Juniors have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primera B this season. Independiente Juniors has drawn their two previous away games.
Independiente Juniors won their last game, 2-1 versus Manta played at home. A 0-0 draw at Santa Rita's stadium before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting LDU Portoviejo in just three days.
Independiente Juniors are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Independiente Juniors as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Independiente Juniors - LDU Portoviejo 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last four meetings between the teams: LDU Portoviejo won 3, Independiente Juniors won 1 and 0 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 W. Ayoví 2 goals |
LDU Portoviejo missing players
Independiente Juniors missing players
| LDU Portoviejo | Independiente Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 49 | 28 | 2 | Scored | S | 15 | 22 | 48 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 78% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 72% | 83% |
| 64% | 72% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 33% | 28% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 39% | 42% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 22% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 6% | 6% |
| 42% | 39% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 39% | 44% |
| 47% | 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 39% | 42% |
| 33% | 28% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 50% | 31% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 324 | 193 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 116 | 257 |
| 152 | 92 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 28 | 54 | 112 |
| 26% | 25% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 37% | 38% |
- Independiente Juniors have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- LDU Portoviejo has the fewest conceded goals (6)
- LDU Portoviejo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7)
- LDU Portoviejo has the most points from losing position (17)
- LDU Portoviejo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 Balon | 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 |