Match Report
Level on 39 points, Gualaceo (1st) and Independiente Juniors (1st) met as equals in the table. The last five rounds placed Gualaceo no better than 14th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 0.95 goals per team per game, Gualaceo ran at 0.96 scored and 0.67 conceded, Independiente Juniors at 1.22 and 0.74.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Gualaceo wins, 4 for Independiente Juniors, 3 draws, at 2.7 goals per meeting. In 70% of the meetings, both sides found the net. Where history says 2.7 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.8.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal Jorge Andrade Cantos in Azogues. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Gualaceo: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Independiente Juniors: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Gualaceo 53% · Independiente Juniors 47% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 5-3