Match Report
LDU Quito went into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; Always Ready sat 4th on 3 — a 9-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Always Ready: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, LDU Quito ran at 1.33 scored and 0.83 conceded, Always Ready at 1.17 and 1.5.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for LDU Quito, 0 draws and 1 for Always Ready, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,575. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Always Ready led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
LDU Quito: Yerlin Quiñónez (7'), Deyverson (77'), Deyverson (89') · Always Ready: Enrique Triverio (18'), Fernando Nava (40')
Key stats
Possession: LDU Quito 53% · Always Ready 47% · Total shots: 21-23 · On target: 7-11 · Corners: 4-11