Match Report
El Nacional (5th, 11 pts) visited Deportivo Cuenca (3rd, 13 pts) with 2 points between them. El Nacional ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Deportivo Cuenca 1.6 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, El Nacional 1.33 and 2.33, with the league averaging 1.28.
Deportivo Cuenca entered with three losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Deportivo Cuenca wins, 2 for El Nacional, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Banco del Austro. On the scoreboard, Deportivo Cuenca led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Cuenca: Cristian Tobar (60'), Cristian Tobar (75'), Luis Estupiñán (83'), Stalin Morocho (6' og), Richard Calderón (64')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Cuenca 46% · El Nacional 54% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 4-3