Match Report
Mexico went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Ecuador sat 3rd on 4 — a 5-point gap. Ecuador had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Mexico were scoring 2 and conceding 0, Ecuador 0.67 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Mexico, winners of their last six, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Mexico, 5 draws and 2 for Ecuador, at 2.27 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Mexico City Stadium, with room for 87,523 spectators. On the scoreboard, Mexico led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Mexico: Julián Quiñones (22'), Raúl Jiménez (31')
Key stats
Possession: Mexico 43% · Ecuador 57% · Total shots: 15-7 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 3-8