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Imbabura El Nacional betting prediction


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Even at home, the Imbabura team will not have an easy time in this round. The visitors are expected to set up a strong defensive scheme for this match. It is likely to be a game with a lot of marking; therefore, we bet that there will be no more than 2.5 goals in the match.

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Preview
Imbabura and El Nacional meet at Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra, in a match for the 8th round of the Liga Pro. The head‑to‑head history of the last 3 years favours the home team, since in the last 5 matches they won 3 and lost 2. The last head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 14‑04‑2024, and ended in a (2‑0) win by El Nacional.

Analysis Imbabura

After 5 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses, the home team is in the 12th position, havinf won 7 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Macará by (2‑0), after in the previous match they have won (4‑0) at home, against LDU Quito. In the last 10 home league matches Imbabura has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They haven't been able to score the first goal. In fact, they have only opened up the score in 4 of the last 22 matches for the Liga Pro, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 3 of those 4 matches and have held on to the lead in 3. They have conceded the first goal in 17 of their 22 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 2. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home matches for this competition: they have scored 7 of their 17 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

After a sequence of two consecutive victories, Imbabura has struggled to maintain a high level of performance on the field. Following their recent defeat to Macará, it is crucial that this does not affect the morale of their players. Focusing on regaining their best football will be a significant step towards achieving an important reaction in this game against El Nacional.


Confirmed Lineup: Mario Valero Sánchez, Edilson Alejandro Cabeza Almeida, Tomas Lecanda, Leandro Pantoja Dias, Jonathan Benítez, Cristian Tobar Luna, Rony Alfonso Caicedo Cevallos, Oscar Elián Pepinos Arboleda, Leonar Javier Espinoza Lema, Luca Klimowicz, Federico Paz.
Coach: G. Rodríguez.

Analysis El Nacional

The away team is currently in the 6th position of the league, with 11 points won, after 10 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Cumbaya, by (2‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against LDU Quito, by (1‑1). In the last 10 away league matches El Nacional has a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 19 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 11 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 22 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 11 times and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Coming off a streak without defeats, El Nacional will not be willing to give away points easily in this match. The team is looking to close the gap to the top of the standings in the second phase of the Ecuadorian championship; therefore, maintaining concentration is crucial. With another strong performance, they could level the playing field in this away game against Imbabura.


Confirmed Lineup: David Cabezas, Jose Flor, Jeremy Ronaldo del Castillo Badaraco, Daniel Patino, R. Cabezas Briones, Jonathan Borja, Charles Vélez, Luis Arce, Gabriel Cortez, Jorge Ordonez, Alejandro Cabeza.
Coach: E. Almeida Almada.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Imbabura vs El Nacional match, on 28 September 2024, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Imbabura vs El Nacional on 28 September 2024 will be played at Ibarra, Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra.

 

Liga Pro - 2024

  • 83% 200 / 240 Games

  • Home team wins 46.5%
  • Draws 26%
  • Away team wins 27.5%
  • Over 1.5 71%
  • Over 2.5 49.5%
  • Over 3.5 22%
  • Goals 498
  • Goals /match 2.49
  • Goals /match home 1.5
  • Goals /match away 1
  • Both teams score 49%
  • Goals after 80' 16.47%
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