Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Emelec 4th with 13, El Nacional 5th with 11. Emelec had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Emelec were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.5, El Nacional 1.33 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Emelec, 3 for El Nacional and 0 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting.
Estadio Banco del Pacífico, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Emelec led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Emelec: José Francisco Cevallos Enríquez (42'), Romario Javier Caicedo Ante (60'), Maicon Stiven Solís Arroyo (71'), Maicon Stiven Solís Arroyo (74'), Washington Bryan Corozo Becerra (79')
Key stats
Possession: Emelec 45% · El Nacional 55% · Total shots: 16-19 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 2-10