U. Catolica – Fuerza A. Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (04.11.2017)

Universidad Católica and Fuerza Amarilla meet at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, in a match for the 17 th round of the First A. The Yellow Force won at home by (2-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, in 08-20-2017. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 04-04-2017, in a match for the Primera A that ended in a draw for (0-0). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

U. Catolica :

The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 11 points won, after 10 wins, 9 draws and 19 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Emelec, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Clan Juvenil, by (2-0). 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 3 wins and 12 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 32 conceded; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 10 home matches for the championship Universidad Católica won 2, tied 4 and lost 4, 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 (9 out of 19 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 38 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 25 times and only managed 1 comeback.

The lack of good results reflects directly in the position in which the Catholic University is located, the last position of the table. Therefore, only with a great evolution can you leave the lower part of the table. It’s really hard to believe, but ahead you will have a rival who is not well in the competition either, so it’s a good opportunity to add all three points. For this game coach Marcelo Romano will not be able to count on Facundo Martínez, who is in the medical department.

Fuerza A.:

The away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 14 points won, after 6 wins, 12 draws and 20 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Independiente del Valle, by (6-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Deportivo Cuenca, by (2-0). 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 1 win, 2 draws and 12 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Fuerza Amarilla won 4 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 2-0 (7 out of 19 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 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 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 13 of the last 19 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In the last 19 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The objective of the Yellow Force for the second part of the Ecuadorian championship was to make a good campaign, but within the field that is not happening, as their campaign is not the best and has been having difficulties in the competition. The team is aware that it urgently needs to react, since it is at risk of relegation, for that reason, currently only the victory interests, regardless of who the rival is and where it is playing. For this match coach Alcides de Oliveira will not be able to count on Federico Laurito, who is in the medical department.