Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Imbabura 4th with 12, Chacaritas 6th with 6. Recent form told a different story for Chacaritas: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Imbabura ran at 1.33 scored and 1.44 conceded, Chacaritas at 1.11 and 1.78.
Chacaritas had been beaten in three straight games.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Imbabura, 2 by Chacaritas, 1 drawn, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,000. On the scoreboard, Imbabura led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Imbabura: Leandro Pantoja (14'), Kevin Jimenez (90'), Byron Carabalí (29') · Chacaritas: Aníbal Gonzales (23')
Key stats
Possession: Imbabura 56% · Chacaritas 44% · Total shots: 18-13 · On target: 10-6 · Corners: 10-3