It's game one of two in the Copa Sudamericana as LDU Quito host São Paulo. This is a Quarter-finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
It's quite the trip for São Paulo when visiting Quito as the cities are 6200 kilometers apart.
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous match. Let's agree to expect an animated match!
LDU Quito form and stats
LDU Quito participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the group stage.A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Quito, who played 0-0 against El Nacional. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria). A painful moment in the game against El Nacional was the missed penalty kick from Carriel in the 34th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
0-0 away at Aucas before that.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for LDU Quito as they are travelling to their away game against Gualaceo in the Liga Pro. That match is three days after this one.
São Paulo form and stats
São Paulo was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the final last season.There's been little loot from São Paulo's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Serie A. São Paulo only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws.
There were no winners in Paulo's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Botafogo. Arboleda, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.31. Arboleda won 10 of 14 duels.
Before that one, the win at home against Corinthians in the Copa do Brasil (2-0). So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with São Paulo playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 1 São Paulo win, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Serie A trip to América Mineiro.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Paulo have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between these contenders: LDU Quito won one, São Paulo triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Julio with 2 goals scored against São Paulo in these 2 games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Alvarado Carriel 9 goals |   J. Calleri 6 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 4 goals |
LDU Quito missing players
São Paulo missing players
| LDU Quito | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 47 | 28 | Scored | S | 10 | 36 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 28% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16.8 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 15.2 | ||
| 6.3 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | ||
| 9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Gremio | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Cuiaba | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | Atletico Mineiro | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Internacional | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Goias | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Bahia | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Santos | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 10 |
