EL Nacional – Delfin Prediction & Picks (08.07.2018)

El Nacional and Delfin meet at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, in a match for the 21st round of the Primera A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 02/25/2018, El Nacional won out by (1 -3). The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, on 10-09- 2017, for the First A, El Nacional won by (1-0). M. Parrales (69 ‘) scored the only goal of the game. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 9th and 5th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 9th ranked in home games and the 9th as a visitor.

El Nacional:

After 6 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 23 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Aucas, by (1-2), after in the previous match they lost by (2-0) out in a match against the Macará. This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he won 14 points, against only 9 in his away matches. In the last 10 home matches for the championship El Nacional won 4, tied 2 and lost 4, so they won 14 points out of 30 possible. In the matches played in their stadium there are some frequent results: at half-time 0-0 (4 out of 10 matches) and at the end of match 1-2 (4 out of 10 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 10 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 20 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 12 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

In the field the football presented by El Nacional is not good and that is reflected in his position in the table, therefore, it will be necessary to achieve good results in the remaining matches if he wants to improve his campaign. Of course the championship is coming to an end and now you have to think about the next part of the competition, so your focus is to get better, to achieve a better performance. As he plays at home in this round he wants the three points, but he knows that he will need to work hard to make it a reality, since any slip can cause visitors’ goals and directly affect the final score. For this game the technician Eduardo Favaro will have to take to the field what he has of better available.

Delfin:

After 9 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in the 5 th position, with 29 points won. In the last match, they tied with Macará at home (1-1), after losing in the previous match, in a match against Barcelona, ​​by (5-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 7 points in away matches and 22 at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 13 conceded at home, against 9 goals scored and 20 conceded in away matches. For the championship, Delfin won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches.

In this competition, he has lost the last 4 games away. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (4 out of 10 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 20 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 12 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The first part of the Ecuadorian championship is approaching the end and the Dolphin is aware that he could have done something better, that is why, he is already thinking about the future and wants to use the missing games to perfect his performance. In their current confrontation the balance must prevail and that indicates that the two clubs can conquer good things, being that who is more effective will be able to stand out in relation to the other. No doubt that at least one point visitors want to take home and if they present quality in the field they can get what they want. For this game the technician Fabián Bustos should take to the field what he has of better available.