Match Report
Emelec went into the game 2nd in the table on 9 points; Guaraní sat 1st on 11 — a 2-point gap. Emelec had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Emelec ran at 1.17 scored and 1.17 conceded, Guaraní at 1.5 and 1.17.
Emelec carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Guaraní carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Estadio Banco del Pacífico in Guayaquil, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.