El Nacional vs LDU de Quito Prediction: Can LDU de Quito Translate the Winning Form in Liga Pro?

In the upcoming fixture of Liga Pro Ecuador, El Nacional will take on LDU Quito at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito. Going in the matchup, El Nacional leads the points table with 2 wins and 6 points, whereas LDU de Quito stands 16th and has managed to just secure a point from the opening 2 matches played. With a dedicated history of these two sides taking on each other, the upcoming matchup is also likely to be an interesting one. If we take a look at the head-to-head statistics, LDU Quito has dominated El Nacional and LDU Quito has stood successful in the last three meetings between the two. 

Going in the matchup, El Nacional is coming off a fine-tuned win over Tecnico Universitario (3-2), in which Ronie Carrillo and Bryan Nazareno scored goals. Apart from that El Nacional also lost to Independiente Medellin in the Copa Libertadores qualification round 2. If we take a look at the past five matches of El Nacional, it has managed to score 11 goals, averaging 2.1 goals per game. In contrast to the scoring average, the conceding average is just 1.2 goals. Therefore, El Nacional will be hopeful for winning over LDU Quito irrespective of the past head-to-head statistics. Secondly, El Nacional will be looking to play with a positive and composed mindset at home. 

Going in the matchup, LDU de Quito is coming off a fantastic win against Delfin (4-0) in the Copa Sudamericana qualification semi-final. Lisandro Alzugaray, Jose Angulo, and Alexander Alvarado did the scoring. Moreover, the last goal was an own goal struck by Luis Caiced in the 92nd minute of play. With the likes of Facundo Rodriguez, Leonel Quinonez, and Ricardo Ade in the center-back positions, LDU de Quito will be coming out with all the courage and smartness to tackle El Nacional. Talking about the goal scoring, LDU de Quito has scored 12 goals in the last 5 matches, averaging 2.2 goals per game. Moreover, they have just conceded one goal, averaging just 0.20 goals. 

Considering the winning run of El Nacional and its standing on the points table, the upcoming matchup is likely to be a one-sided one. However, I believe, LDU de Quito has gathered ample confidence after winning the last qualification semifinal against Delfin. Therefore, I am predicting either El Nacional to win or the match to end in a draw. As both sides have scored over 2 goals in their last outing, the upcoming matchup is likely to produce a total of over 2.5 goals.

• Double Chance - El Nacional or Draw for 1.53
• Total Over 2.5 for 1.92
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.725