Manta are aiming to blank out the league table before this match vs El Nacional. Here's everything you need to know before the game!
- Manta have the fewest scored goals (6) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Primera B
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Manta form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primera B this season. Manta have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Estadio Jocay.
The Manta manager Frías and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Libertad (placed 4th).
Ahead of that match, Manta won a home game hosting Puerto Quito (2-1).Manta have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Manta defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
El Nacional form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for El Nacional so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against America de Quito in their previous game.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Guayaquil that ended 2-2.El Nacional's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: El Nacional - Manta 1-0. Previous ten meetings between these teams: Manta won five, El Nacional triumphed in five and we saw zero draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Manta missing players
El Nacional missing players
| Manta | El Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 62% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 77% |
| 23% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 46% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 54% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 38% |
| 69% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 15% |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6.9 | 9.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 13 | 13.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 22% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 25% | 31% |
| 8.5 | 9 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- El Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- El Nacional have scored more than double the goals of Manta.
- El Nacional have the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Primera B
- El Nacional have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Primera B
- El Nacional have yet to win a game away.
- Manta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Manta have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Manta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manta have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest points (5) at home in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest scored goals (6) in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Primera B
- Manta have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Primera B
- Manta have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in Primera B
- Manta haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chacaritas | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | America de Quito | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Olmedo | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | Libertad | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 5 | El Nacional | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Imbabura | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Guayaquil | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Independiente Juniors | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Puerto Quito | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Manta | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
