Match Report
Emelec went into the game 11th in the table on 35 points; Libertad sat 8th on 37 — a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Libertad 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Emelec were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.19, Libertad 1.07 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Emelec, 1 for Libertad and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
Estadio Banco del Pacífico, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Emelec: Sergio Saúl Quintero Chavez (24') · Libertad: Gabriel Cortez (41')
Key stats
Possession: Emelec 55% · Libertad 45% · Total shots: 24-9 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 11-1