The league table is allowed to rest as Emelec and Unión Santa Fe battle for Copa Sudamericana honors in this first 2nd Round leg of two fixtures.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Emelec and Unión Santa Fe.
It's quite the trip for Unión Santa Fe when visiting Emelec as the cities are 4900 kilometers apart.
Emelec form and stats
This match is a Copa Sudamericana match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
Emelec travelled for their previous game, a trip to Aucas that ended 1-1. In the game before, an away victory in the Copa Sudamericana match versus Unión Santa Fe with a 1-0 scoreline.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Emelec have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won zero, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Emelec, as the Liga Pro home game vs Universidad Catolica is only three days away.
Unión Santa Fe form and stats
Unión was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the 1st round last season.Total Copa Sudamericana statistics for Unión Santa Fe: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Unión played 0-0 against Arsenal de Sarandi in their previous match. The game before that, in the Copa Sudamericana, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Emelec.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Unión in our archives, and the results are: one win for Unión Santa Fe, two draws and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Unión are hosting Racing Club in the Superliga only three days away.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Unión Santa Fe - Emelec 0-1 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  R. Ordóñez Ayoví 6 goals | J. Rojas López 2 goals | E. Pernía Martínez 2 goals |
Emelec missing players
Unión Santa Fe missing players
| Emelec | Unión Santa Fe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | ||
| 27 | 6 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | ||
| 215 | 107 | Total Shots | T S | 89 | 254 | ||
| 108 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 100 | ||
| 30% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 23% | ||