Universidad Católica and Barcelona meet at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, in a match for the 19th round of the First A. Universidad Católica won by (0-1) last time they met in this edition of the league, in 05- 08-2017. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 05-21-2017 , in a match for the First A that ended with the victory of Barcelona by (1-2). R. Arboleda (35 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Universidad Católica, and D. Díaz (12’) and J. Alvez (85 ‘), for Barcelona. Attention to the house factor, since the Catholic University usually conquers different results at home and abroad.
U. Catolica :
After 11 wins, 9 draws and 20 losses, the home team is currently in the 11 th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they lost with Macará by (2-1), after in the previous match they won by (2-0) at home, in a match against Fuerza Amarilla. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins and 13 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches for the championship, Universidad Católica won 3, tied 3 and lost 4, for which they won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (9 out of 20 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 40 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 25 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The lack of good results is reflected directly in the position in which the Catholic University is located, therefore, only with a great evolution can you leave the bottom of the table, otherwise it will remain where it is. It’s really hard to believe, even more because your opponent is making a better campaign, so only with a great performance can you get a favorable score. For this match, coach Santiago Escobar will not be able to count on Facundo Martínez, who is in the medical department.
Barcelona SC :
After 17 wins, 13 draws and 10 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 23 points won. In their last match, they lost with Emelec by (3-0), after in the previous match they won at home, in a match against the Clan Juvenil, by (2-1). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not affected by the home team, as in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 away matches for the championship Barcelona has 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 20 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 40 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 12 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 9 of their 24 goals between minutes (46’-60 ‘); He suffered 8 of his 21 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘).
After being eliminated from the Copa Libertadores, Barcelona can return to concentrate on the Ecuadorian championship, but knows that the title will not fight, but still wants to improve their campaign. Now, all the games until the end of the competition will be like a final and he wants to have good results, that’s why, despite being acting away from his domains, he hopes to at least leave the field with a draw. For this match coach Guillermo Almada will not be able to count on Tito Valencia, who is in the medical department.
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