Barcelona SC vs Deportivo Cuenca Prediction: Barcelona SC Improving and Climbing Up the Points Table

In the upcoming fixture of Liga Pro Ecuador, Barcelona SC will be hosting Deportivo Cuenca at the Banco Pichincha Monumental Stadium in Guayaquil. According to the table standings of today, Barcelona SC stands 3rd with 4 wins and 12 points, whereas Deportivo Cuenca stands 9th with just 3 wins and 9 points from 6 matches played. Barcelona SC and Deportivo Cuenca last played against each other in October 2022, and Cuenca won (2-1). From the last four matches played between the two, Cuenca has won twice, whereas Barcelona SC has just been successful once. Continue reading to find out more about the exciting fixture. 

With action returning back to the Liga Pro Ecuador, Barcelona SC is coming off a fantastic win over Bolivar (2-1), in which they carried the momentum throughout the match, and Fernando Gaibor and Jonathan Jesus Bauman scored goals. With shots on target and possession of 50%, Barcelona SC was unstoppable. Talking about Barcelona SC’s overall form in the competition, the team has won four of the last five matches; the last defeat came against Cerro Porteno (2-1) on the Libertadores opening match day. With 9 goals scored in the last 5 matches, Barcelona SC averages 1.80 goals per game. On the other hand, the conceding average is 1.20 goals in the last five. Barcelona SC has scored at least a goal or more in each of the last five fixtures, which makes it likely to score in the upcoming outing as well. Like before, the home side will be expecting a robust performance from Damian Diaz in Guayaquil.

Going in the matchup, Deportivo Cuenca is coming off an authoritative win over Guayaquil City (4-1), in which Vilinton Branda, Raul Becerra, Lucas Mancineli, and Bruno Duarte scored goals. However, the problem of inconsistency persists for Deportivo Cuenca as they have lost three of the last five matches played. In two of the five matches, Deportivo Cuenca failed to score, which also dents their striking average. With just 6 goals in the last five, Cuenca averages 1.20 goals per game. In contrast to the scoring average, Deportivo Cuenca has conceded 8 goals, averaging 1.60 goals per game. 

If we draw down our analysis based on the striking averages, then Barcelona SC is certainly doing better compared to Cuenca. When playing at home, Barcelona SC has won its last three matches and that too by a margin of at least a goal. On the other hand, Deportivo Cuenca has lost its last three away matches in Liga Pro. Therefore, I am backing the home side to win and the match total to be under 2.5 goals. Deportivo Cuenca is unlikely to score as it has failed to score in the last two away matches. 

• Barcelona Guayaquil to Win for 1.40
• Total Under 2.5 for 1.945
• Both Teams To Score - No for 1.74