Delightful dogfight as daring Vargas Torres duel with determined Guayaquil

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Competition: Ecuador Primera B
Competition: Sat 24.Jun
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Folke Anderson

A total of 15 league fixtures are finished and Vargas Torres are 1 points in front of Guayaquil. What happens?

Insights:
  • Vargas Torres have the fewest scored goals (10) in Primera B
  • Guayaquil have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Primera B

It's no vacation for neither Vargas Torres nor Guayaquil 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.

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Vargas Torres form and stats

Vargas Torres have collected 12 points from their Primera B home games so far after 3-3-1.

Stress levels are on the rise for Vargas's attacking players as they have now played 351 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ayoví was their last goal scorer.

Vargas Torres faced defeat in their previous match, away at Chacaritas (0-3). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through three league matches.

Before that, Vargas drew at home versus Cuniburo.

It should be noted that a look at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera B game versus 9 de Octubre in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Folke Anderson.

Defensively Vargas Torres have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Guayaquil form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Guayaquil so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-3 (win-draw-lose).

Two away games in a row for Guayaquil, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Independiente Juniors. Late heartbreak for Guayaquil in the Independiente Juniors match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Chacaritas.

We have checked recent matches where Guayaquil have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were 4 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Guayaquil, the Primera B home match versus América de Quito. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Guayaquil have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Guayaquil - Vargas Torres 0-0 written in the official records.

Vargas Torres missing players

Guayaquil missing players

Vargas Torres Guayaquil
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 2 7 15
3 3 0 Won W 0 0 3
8 3 1 Drew D 0 4 7
4 1 1 Lost L 2 3 5
10 7 0 Scored S 0 6 12
11 3 1 Conceded C 2 9 16
67% 71% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 80%
40% 29% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 43% 47%
27% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 33%
7% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 13%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
27% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 40%
53% 71% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 33%
53% 43% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 47%
 
2.1 3.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.7 4.5
3.1 2.1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 3.3
2.3 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.7 3.6
5 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
8.3 10.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 6.9 9.1
2.7 3.9 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.4 3.8
24% 26% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 35% 21%
 
7.1 5.7 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 12.3 11.3
2.9 1.7 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.6 4
Key stats in Primera B this season:
  • Guayaquil have created more than twice as many corners as Vargas Torres.
  • Guayaquil have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Primera B
  • Guayaquil have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Guayaquil have yet to win a game away.
  • Vargas Torres have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vargas Torres have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Vargas Torres have the fewest scored goals (10) in Primera B
  • Vargas Torres have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Primera B
  • Vargas Torres 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 Macara 15 9 5 1 21 10 7 5 2 0 9 1 8 4 3 1 12 9 11 32
2 Manta 15 7 3 5 15 14 7 6 1 0 10 2 8 1 2 5 5 12 1 24
3 Imbabura 15 6 5 4 26 20 8 4 3 1 12 7 7 2 2 3 14 13 6 23
4 Independiente Juniors 15 6 5 4 19 17 8 6 2 0 13 4 7 0 3 4 6 13 2 23
5 América de Quito 15 5 4 6 18 24 7 3 4 0 10 7 8 2 0 6 8 17 -6 19
6 Vargas Torres 15 3 8 4 10 11 7 3 3 1 7 3 8 0 5 3 3 8 -1 17
7 Cuniburo 15 3 7 5 12 16 8 2 4 2 9 10 7 1 3 3 3 6 -4 16
8 Guayaquil 15 3 7 5 12 16 8 3 3 2 6 7 7 0 4 3 6 9 -4 16
9 9 de Octubre 15 4 3 8 22 23 7 4 1 2 17 11 8 0 2 6 5 12 -1 15
10 Chacaritas 15 4 3 8 18 22 8 2 2 4 13 15 7 2 1 4 5 7 -4 15

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.