LDU Quito and Defensa y Justicia get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Sudamericana Group Stage fixture.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 5700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The hosts LDU Quito saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Liga Pro. This match was also played here at Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Defensa y Justicia have had more rest.
LDU Quito form and stats
LDU Quito was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Copa Sudamericana. Atletico PR was too strong.A nice win for Quito last time playing, versus Delfin. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Jesús, Angulo and Hoyos scoring for the victors. Manager Zubeldía felt very clever after Jesús scored the winning goal against Delfin, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 85th minute.
Previous to that game, a Liga Pro home match hosting 9 de Octubre in a game that was won 2-0.The manager Zubeldía will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Guayaquil City in only three days.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for LDU Quito, who have participated in two training matches. LDU Quito have won 1 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 0 games.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Defensa y Justicia, as they won the Copa Sudamericana.Justicia lost away at Boca Juniors (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Midfield player Loaiza was the top player of the team with a match rating of 6.83/10. Loaiza had 20 successful passes (of 22 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Patronato.Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other previously this season, with the result Defensa y Justicia - LDU Quito 1-2 registered in the official records. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Alvarado with 2 goals scored against Defensa y Justicia in these 1 meetings.Top Goalscorers
  M. Merentiel Serrano 7 goals |  M. Hoyos 5 goals | T. Molina 5 goals |
LDU Quito missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| LDU Quito | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 26 | Scored | S | 31 | 49 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 46% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 6.4 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 28% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 39% | ||
| 7.9 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.1 | 12.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético GO | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Antofagasta | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético GO | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Antofagasta | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
