Match Report
Macará went into the game 2nd in the table on 48 points; Universidad Católica sat 4th on 44 — a 4-point gap. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Macará ran at 1.39 scored and 1.07 conceded, Universidad Católica at 1.74 and 0.93.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Macará win, 6 for Universidad Católica, 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings.
Estadio Bellavista de Ambato staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Macará: Agustín Campana (71') · Universidad Católica: Emiliano Clavijo (52')
Key stats
Possession: Macará 35% · Universidad Católica 65% · Total shots: 13-18 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-3