Stadium regulars at Estadio Jocay haven’t witnessed many home wins this season, with Manta lying uncomfortably in the 10th position. The guesting Libertad will hope to shield their higher league place in this one.
- Manta have the fewest scored goals (13) in Primera B
- Libertad have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primera B
It's no vacation for neither Manta nor Libertad as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Manta form and stats
3-2-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera B numbers at home for Manta, who have the fewest scored goals (13) in Primera B, so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Manta to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager Frías led his Manta to a defeat away at El Nacional. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Jocay.
Heartbreak before that as Manta lost 1-2 at Guayaquil's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Manta perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Manta as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Manta has won 3 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.
Manta aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Jocay in the league, with only 8 goals from 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Manta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Libertad form and stats
Playing away, Libertad, who have the most points (17) away in Primera B, have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Primera B this season.
Libertad's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Independiente Juniors that finished 2-2.
A 1-2 defeat away at America de Quito before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Libertad in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Libertad, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
As opposed to that, Libertad have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Libertad - Manta 0-0. Head to head data (for the prior two meetings): Manta won zero games, one match ended with a tie and Libertad got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one
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| Manta | Libertad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 83% |
| 57% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 30% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 35% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 10% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 57% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 38% |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7.5 | 9.7 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10 | 10.8 |
| 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 24% | 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 27% |
| 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
- Libertad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Libertad have scored more than double the goals of Manta.
- Libertad have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primera B
- Libertad have the most clean sheets (6) away in Primera B
- Libertad have the most points (17) away in Primera B
- Libertad have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Primera B
- Manta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Manta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manta have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest points (11) at home in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest scored goals (13) in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Primera B
- Manta have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Primera B
- Manta have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Primera B
- Manta haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Manta is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| 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 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 2 | Chacaritas | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 37 |
| 3 | Imbabura | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 | America de Quito | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
| 5 | Independiente Juniors | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Libertad | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | Guayaquil | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Olmedo | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 27 |
| 9 | Puerto Quito | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | Manta | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 21 |
