About Match
Universidad Católica, 2nd on 51 points, face a 23-point deficit to Independiente del Valle (1st, 74). In league terms the two rates read 2.43/1.1 for Independiente del Valle and 1.7/0.9 for Universidad Católica (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Universidad Católica carry a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 5 Independiente del Valle wins, 1 for Universidad Católica, 3 draws, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Only 11% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Estadio General Rumiñahui del Valle de Los Chillos in Sangolquí stages the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000.