Primera B preview: Can Manta edge out victory against Chacaritas?

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Competition: Ecuador Primera B
Competition: Wed 19.October
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jocay (15000 seats)

Primera B: Manta are 7 points after Chacaritas, but are set to go full force. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Manta have the fewest scored goals (24) in Primera B
  • Chacaritas have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Primera B

Both participants have had ample time to rest since their last game. Let's wish for an in-your-face match!

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Manta form and stats

6-4-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera B numbers at home for Manta, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in Primera B, so far this season.

Ledesma was the last player to score a league goal for Manta and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Manta haven't scored in 200 minutes.

The home team returns to Estadio Jocay after drawing with Libertad (placed 4th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.

Preceding that match was a defeat to El Nacional (0-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Manta handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

On the other hand, Manta have conceded 18 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Chacaritas form and stats

Chacaritas have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Primera B, after 1-8-7 (16 played).

Home advantage was not enough for Chacaritas in their previous game as they lost hosting Independiente Juniors, 0-1.

A 1-1 draw at Guayaquil's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Chacaritas have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 2 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

Lacking goals? 9 of this side's last 10 league fixtures have had two or less goals.

The attacking power of Chacaritas when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 16 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Chacaritas have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Manta have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Chacaritas.

The latest H2H meeting ended Chacaritas - Manta 0-0, played this season.

Manta missing players

Chacaritas missing players

Manta Chacaritas
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 6 16 33
8 6 2 Won W 0 1 11
12 4 1 Drew D 4 8 10
13 6 1 Lost L 2 7 12
24 16 6 Scored S 3 11 28
35 18 7 Conceded C 6 21 31
82% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 88%
55% 62% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 52%
30% 38% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 19% 18%
9% 12% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 12%
3% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
36% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 30%
30% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 19% 39%
52% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 42%
 
3.7 4.4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.8 5
4.8 4.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4 4.2
3.2 3.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.1 2.9
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8.6 10.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.9 10.6
3 4.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.8 4.3
24% 24% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 18% 20%
 
8.9 8.6 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 8 8.8
3.9 4 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.6
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • Chacaritas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chacaritas have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Primera B
  • Chacaritas have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Primera B
  • Chacaritas have the most matches under the total-line (22) in Primera B
  • Chacaritas have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Manta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Manta have the fewest points (22) at home in Primera B
  • Manta have the fewest scored goals (16) at home in Primera B
  • Manta have the fewest scored goals (24) in Primera B
  • Manta have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Primera B
  • Manta have won significantly more corners at home than 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 El Nacional 33 16 9 8 46 32 16 10 4 2 27 11 17 6 5 6 19 21 14 57
2 Independiente Juniors 34 15 10 9 42 30 17 8 7 2 21 11 17 7 3 7 21 19 12 55
3 América de Quito 33 13 12 8 38 28 17 7 8 2 21 12 16 6 4 6 17 16 10 51
4 Libertad 33 13 11 9 36 33 17 7 7 3 21 17 16 6 4 6 15 16 3 50
5 Imbabura 34 12 8 14 44 47 17 8 4 5 20 17 17 4 4 9 24 30 -3 44
6 Chacaritas 33 11 10 12 28 31 17 10 2 5 17 10 16 1 8 7 11 21 -3 43
7 Guayaquil 33 9 13 11 31 35 16 5 8 3 18 15 17 4 5 8 13 20 -4 40
8 Manta 33 8 12 13 24 35 16 6 4 6 16 18 17 2 8 7 8 17 -11 36
9 Olmedo 33 8 11 14 28 39 17 6 5 6 18 22 16 2 6 8 10 17 -11 35
10 Puerto Quito 33 8 10 15 26 33 16 8 4 4 20 11 17 0 6 11 6 22 -7 34

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.