Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: Deportivo Cuenca 12th with 36, Guayaquil City 9th with 39. Guayaquil City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Deportivo Cuenca 0.83 scored and 1.23 conceded per game, Guayaquil City 1.1 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.13.
Deportivo Cuenca had not won in 5 games. Over the last five, Deportivo Cuenca had taken 1 of 15 points to Guayaquil City's 8.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Deportivo Cuenca have 3 wins to Guayaquil City's 0, with 1 draw, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Banco del Austro. The referee was A. Díaz, with 40 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Cuenca: Cristhian Alexander Benalcazar Folleco (78')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Cuenca 37% · Guayaquil City 63% · Total shots: 25-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 4-2