This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Emelec at Estadio Banco del Pacífico when the Copa Sudamericana tournament arrives in town and Deportivo Cuenca with it. Read all about the 1st Round match here!
Not much time to rest for the home side, as they performed in a Liga Pro match only four days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Orense.
Emelec form and stats
Emelec was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Copa Sudamericana.In their previous game, the manager Rondelli led his Emelec to a defeat away at Orense. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Banco del Pacífico.
Previous to that game, a Liga Pro home match hosting Libertad in a game that was won 2-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Emelec, as the Liga Pro home game vs Tecnico Universitario is only three days away.
Emelec have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Emelec have scored {2 goals} and conceded 0 times.
Deportivo Cuenca form and stats
There might be some fixture complaints from Cuenca as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-3 against Libertad.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus LDU Quito in the Liga Pro.A quick return to home after this game, as Deportivo Cuenca are hosting Cumbaya in the Liga Pro only four days away.
Just as the home team, Deportivo Cuenca have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Deportivo Cuenca win, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Emelec have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when playing Deportivo Cuenca.The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 9 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Bolaños Reascos 2 goals |  S. Sosa Cordero 1 goals |  F. Mera Herrera 1 goals |
Emelec missing players
Deportivo Cuenca missing players
| Emelec | Deportivo Cuenca | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 24 | Scored | S | 8 | 28 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 7 | ||
| 8.3 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 7.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||
