The National and Barcelona measure forces, in a match for the 16 th round of the First A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 09-02-2019, Barcelona won at home by (5-2). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 15 matches won 9, drew 3 and lost 3. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and outside.
El Nacional:
The home team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Independiente del Valle, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Macará, by (1-2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 33 conceded; against 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 22 suffered. In the last 8 home matches for the championship El Nacional won 2, tied 3 and lost 3, so they have won 9 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 1-1 (4 out of 8 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 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
What El Nacional has presented so far is not ideal, since it wants to make a better campaign. What we have seen so far is a weak and oscillating football, which clearly shows that something has to be changed. Regularity will be fundamental in your search for a recovery and you will have to live as well as possible with good results. Therefore, he expects to accumulate positive results and in the current round it is not different, but he knows there will be difficulties. In this match the best players will be available.
Barcelona:
The away team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 33 points won, after 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against the Universidad Técnico by (0-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Olmedo, 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 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the Friendlies, they beat LDU Quito at home by (1-0). In their last away match, for the Friendlies, they drew (1-1) against Emelec. In the last 7 away matches Barcelona has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 14 points out of 21 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The regularity in the championship is fundamental and it is important that Barcelona has regularity and conquer good results. Therefore, he wants to show everything he knows in this round, dominating his rival and not allowing them to play quietly. In this way, the probability of winning increases considerably and this is very important. His goal is to stay in the leadership and, if possible, fight for the national title, so he must have a great record in the competition. In this match P. Velasco will be absent, because he has to serve a suspension.
PREDICTION: Barcelona SC to win @ 1,81
