The league standings reveals that 9 points divide the two rivals in this Primera B match. Libertad carry both the points- and home ground advantage.
- Libertad is in the best form (3-2-1) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most conceded goals (51) in Primera B
Imbabura have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 5th place no matter what happens.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Libertad and Imbabura.
Libertad form and stats
8 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Libertad have to build on here at Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne in the Primera B.
The Libertad fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Imbabura and win 2-0.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Chacaritas with a 2-1 scoreline.Libertad has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Libertad have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Imbabura form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Imbabura so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 4-4-10 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Two away games in a row for Imbabura, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Libertad.
Before that, Imbabura secured a home win against El Nacional with the score 3-2.The visiting Imbabura have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 24 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Imbabura have conceded 32 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other before this campaign: Libertad - Imbabura 2-0. Last four meetings involving these participants: Libertad won two, Imbabura triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four encounters.
Libertad missing players
Imbabura missing players
| Libertad | Imbabura | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 42 | 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 24 | 47 |
| 38 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 12 | 32 | 51 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 89% |
| 58% | 56% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | 53% |
| 17% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 44% | 33% |
| 8% | 11% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 28% | 19% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 53% |
| 44% | 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 33% | 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 36% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 4.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 10.8 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.3 | 11.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 29% | 27% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | 27% |
| 9.9 | 10 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
- Imbabura have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Imbabura have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in Primera B
- Imbabura have the fewest matches under the total-line (14) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most conceded goals (32) away in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most conceded goals (51) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Primera B
- Imbabura have the most scored goals (24) away in Primera B
- Libertad have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Primera B
- Libertad is in the best form (3-2-1) in Primera B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | El Nacional | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 60 |
| 2 | Independiente Juniors | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 56 |
| 3 | Libertad | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 56 |
| 4 | América de Quito | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 54 |
| 5 | Imbabura | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | -4 | 47 |
| 6 | Chacaritas | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -6 | 43 |
| 7 | Manta | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 42 |
| 8 | Guayaquil | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 41 |
| 9 | Olmedo | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -10 | 41 |
| 10 | Puerto Quito | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 22 | -5 | 38 |
