This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Barcelona Guayaquil at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and The Strongest with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Barcelona Guayaquil and The Strongest should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Barcelona Guayaquil form and stats
Barcelona participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the group stage.In general it's been a long time since Barcelona Guayaquil tasted defeat here at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, as they have taken at least one point from their last 20 home games in the league.
A strong away win for Barcelona Guayaquil against Santos the last match, as Carlos Garcés were on target. A 2-2 draw away in the Liga Pro before that, with Mushuc Runa the opponent.
The Strongest form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the 2nd round.The seven points The Strongest have gathered from their first three away trips in the Liga De Futbol Prof is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
The Strongest failed to get anything from their last game, a Copa Libertadores home match vs Boca Juniors (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that result Strongest won their away game at Wilstermann in the Liga De Futbol Prof. The scoreline was 3-0.
Strongest are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (9 goals from 3 away games). Strongest struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Díaz 4 goals |  L. Martínez 3 goals | B. Castillo Segura 2 goals |
Barcelona Guayaquil missing players
The Strongest missing players
| Barcelona Guayaquil | The Strongest | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Scored | S | 27 | 68 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 20 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 70% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 7 | ||
| 12.4 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 15.8 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 7.5 | ||
| 27% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona Guayaquil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | The Strongest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Royal Pari | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 12 |
| 2 | The Strongest | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Nacional Potosi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Municipal Vinto | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Bolivar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Always Ready | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Real Tomayapo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Guabirá | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Real Potosi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Independiente Petrolero | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Blooming | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Aurora | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 4 |
| 13 | Oriente Petrolero | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Wilstermann | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Santa Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 16 | San Jose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -13 | 0 |