This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Emelec at Estadio Banco del Pacífico when the Copa Sudamericana tournament arrives in town and Huracán with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 5300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The hosts Emelec saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Liga Pro. This match was also played here at Estadio Banco del Pacífico. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Huracán have had more rest.
Emelec form and stats
Emelec was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Copa Sudamericana.Emelec's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus El Nacional. Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Enríquez for missing a penalty kick versus El Nacional in the 36th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
Heartbreak before that as Emelec lost 1-2 at Aucas's place.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Emelec as they are travelling to their away game against Mushuc Runa in the Liga Pro. That match is three days after this one.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Emelec friendly games in pre-season: Emelec played one friendly, won 1, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Emelec scored {2 goals} and conceded 0 in these one game.
Huracán form and stats
Huracán's last game was the home draw against Argentinos Juniors (0-0). Midfield player Hezze was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.6/10. Hezze hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 37 successful passes (of 45 total).
Prior to that match, the Huracán manager Dabove faced defeat when travelling to Belgrano and losing 0-2.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Superliga trip to Tigre.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Emelec one win, one draw and Huracán zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Bolaños Reascos 4 goals |   N. Cordero 4 goals | G. Gudiño 3 goals |
Emelec missing players
Huracán missing players
| Emelec | Huracán | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 10 | 34 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8.9 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 29% | ||
| 7.9 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Huracán | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Danubio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Guarani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Emelec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -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 | Huracán | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Danubio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Guarani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Emelec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
