Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Independiente del Valle 1st with 74 points, Aucas 4th with 50, 24 apart. On recent form Aucas sat only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Aucas were scoring 1.1 and conceding 0.93, Independiente del Valle 2.43 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Independiente del Valle entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 0 for Aucas, 4 for Independiente del Valle and 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue was Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda, with room for 22,000 spectators. Independiente del Valle led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Independiente del Valle: Emerson Pata (14'), Djorkaeff Reasco (45'), Hugo Quintana (89')
Key stats
Possession: Aucas 55% · Independiente del Valle 45% · Total shots: 11-19 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 2-3