Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Independiente del Valle (1st, 71 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Barcelona Guayaquil (6th, 42 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.07/0.82 for Barcelona Guayaquil and 2.41/1.07 for Independiente del Valle (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Independiente del Valle had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Barcelona Guayaquil against 13/15 for Independiente del Valle.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 3 Barcelona Guayaquil wins, 7 for Independiente del Valle, 2 draws, at 2.42 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side.
O. Contreras officiated: 39 games logged, averaging 2.6 yellow cards each. Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, capacity 59,283, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Independiente del Valle led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Barcelona Guayaquil: Jefferson Wila (46'), Darío Benedetto (90') · Independiente del Valle: Carlos González (40')
Key stats
Possession: Barcelona Guayaquil 59% · Independiente del Valle 41% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 5-3