Match Report
The table read 13th (Orense, 30 pts) against 11th (Emelec, 36 pts), 6 points apart. Recent form flatters Emelec's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Per game in the league, Orense were scoring 1.11 and conceding 1.5, Emelec 0.86 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Emelec in 6 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Orense wins, 3 for Emelec, 2 draws, at 1.8 goals per meeting.
Estadio 9 de Mayo, capacity 16,456, hosted the game. With 22 matches recorded and 0.7 yellow cards per game, G. Araujo Zambrano was the man in the middle. Emelec led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Emelec: Juan Pablo Ruíz Gómez (21'), Sergio Saúl Quintero Chavez (90')
Key stats
Possession: Orense 60% · Emelec 40% · Total shots: 7-11 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 5-1