Match Report
3 points and 2 places separated them: Universidad Católica 4th with 45, Macará 2nd with 48. On recent form Universidad Católica sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Universidad Católica ran at 1.71 scored and 0.93 conceded, Macará at 1.38 and 1.14.
Universidad Católica's unbeaten run stood at 9, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 5 for Universidad Católica, 1 for Macará and 0 drawn, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Olimpico Atahualpa, capacity 35,742, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Universidad Católica: B. Palacios (90'), José Fajardo (72'), Jordano Zambrano (74' og), E. Clavijo (62')
Key stats
Possession: Universidad Católica 56% · Macará 44% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 3-6