Match Report
Ecuador went into the game 2nd in the table on 29 points; Venezuela sat 8th on 18 — an 11-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0.78/0.28 for Ecuador and 1/1.56 for Venezuela (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.02.
Venezuela were winless in 8. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Ecuador against 2/15 for Venezuela.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Ecuador have 2 wins to Venezuela's 3, with 4 draws, at 2.56 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria in Quito staged the fixture, a ground that holds 55,104. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ecuador led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Ecuador: Enner Valencia (39'), Enner Valencia (46') · Venezuela: Jhonder Leonel Cádiz Fernández (90')