Match Report
Level on 3 points, Macará (2nd) and Manta (1st) met as equals in the table. Manta's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2/1 for Macará and 2/1 for Manta (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Macará, 3 for Manta and 1 drawn, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 17% of the wins in this fixture. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
Estadio Bellavista de Ambato staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 4-3.
Goal scorers
Macará: Agustín Campana (20'), Martín Tello (61'), Santiago Etchebarne (80'), Santiago Etchebarne (89') · Manta: Jostin Alman (43'), Jean Carlos Blanco (55'), Ángel Ledesma (85')
Key stats
Possession: Macará 53% · Manta 47% · Total shots: 19-12 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 3-2