Ecuador - Primera Categoría Serie BData current as of 23 July 2026

CD El Nacional vs Independiente Juniors: match statistics

135%(1.65)
X30%(3.55)
235%(4.70)

Statistical analysis of the last 5 matches indicates a very balanced contest between the two teams. CD El Nacional has scored 5 goals while conceding 14 (goal difference -9), averaging 1.2 points per match with a form of wllwl. Independiente Juniors shows a slightly better goal difference with 10 goals scored and 7 conceded (goal difference +3), averaging 1.4 points per match with a form of llwdw. Both teams have won 2 of their last 5 matches, confirming their similar sporting level. The lack of detailed home and away data for the current season (all values at 0) prevents a deeper analysis. However, based on overall form, I predict a closely contested match with a slight edge for the visitors. A draw remains a realistic scenario due to the teams' comparable capabilities.

CD El Nacional vs Independiente Juniors: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

CD El Nacional play Independiente Juniors in Primera Categoría Serie B (Ecuador). The match date is 21 March 2026 at 01:00. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

CD El Nacional: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Independiente Juniors: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

CD El Nacional scores 0.59 and concedes 1.71 goals per match. Independiente Juniors scores 1.06 and concedes 0.65. League average: 1.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: CD El Nacional 59%, Independiente Juniors 41%. Over 2.5: CD El Nacional 47%, Independiente Juniors 35%. League level: BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 33%.

xG, shots and style

Independiente Juniors has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.32. CD El Nacional: 9.8 shots per match, Independiente Juniors: 9.5.

Match halves

CD El Nacional: half-time lead 6%, second-half goals 0.35. Independiente Juniors: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

CD El Nacional: 76-90+ (3 goals). Independiente Juniors: 0-15 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera Categoría Serie B: 1.92 goals per match, BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 33%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Match description

Statistical analysis of the last 5 matches indicates a very balanced contest between the two teams. CD El Nacional has scored 5 goals while conceding 14 (goal difference -9), averaging 1.2 points per match with a form of wllwl. Independiente Juniors shows a slightly better goal difference with 10 goals scored and 7 conceded (goal difference +3), averaging 1.4 points per match with a form of llwdw. Both teams have won 2 of their last 5 matches, confirming their similar sporting level. The lack of detailed home and away data for the current season (all values at 0) prevents a deeper analysis. However, based on overall form, I predict a closely contested match with a slight edge for the visitors. A draw remains a realistic scenario due to the teams' comparable capabilities.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
6Shots16
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
1Shots on target6
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0.81xG1.84
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
3Corners8
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
50Dangerous attacks58
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
-1Fouls-1
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
-1Cards-1
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0.59Goals scored / match1.06
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
1.71Goals conceded / match0.65
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
45%Average possession51%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
3.59Shots on target / match3.59
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.82Shots per match9.53
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
3.59Shots on target3.59
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
6%Shot conversion11.1%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
45%Possession51%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
1.32xG for1.34
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
1.6xG against1.14
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

Shooting quality

CD El Nacional: BalancedIndependiente Juniors: Balanced
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
Accuracy (shots on target)37%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.160.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Independiente Juniors is 700% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - CD El Nacional · 1.6 pts / match - Independiente Juniors

CD El Nacional
LDLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W24% R76% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-4-13
0.24 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-3-5
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Independiente Juniors
DWLDW
Season result split
41% W41% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-3
1.65 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Independiente Juniors is 80% better for: goals scored per match.

0.59 goals / match - CD El Nacional · 1.06 goals / match - Independiente Juniors

Independiente Juniors is 163% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.71 goals / match - CD El Nacional · 0.65 goals / match - Independiente Juniors

CD El Nacional scoring profile: mixed

CD El Nacional scores in 59% of matches (10 of 17 matches), while Independiente Juniors keeps a clean sheet in 47% (8 of 17 matches).

Independiente Juniors scoring profile: very strong

Independiente Juniors scores in 65% of matches (11 of 17 matches), while CD El Nacional keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 17 matches).

10Goals scored (season)18
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
29Goals conceded (season)11
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
2.29Average goals in match1.71
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
2Goals scored (last 5)5
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
10Goals conceded (last 5)1
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal65%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0%2 goals29%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0%3 goals6%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0%4 goals6%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal53%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
53%2 goals12%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
18%3 goals0%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
6%4 goals0%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

41%
Independiente Juniors - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.7 of 17 matches
39%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time18%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0%Scored in both halves18%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
40%BTTS - last 50%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time47%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time59%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
24%Min. 2 goals after half-time18%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Independiente Juniors is 151% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.47 pts / match - CD El Nacional · 1.18 pts / match - Independiente Juniors

CD El Nacional - half-time state
6% leading29% draw65% trailing
Independiente Juniors - half-time state
18% leading65% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.47Points per match (1st half)1.18
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0.24Goals scored (1st half)0.47
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
1.06Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
1.29Average goals (1st half)0.82
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
29%Clean sheet before half-time65%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
76%No goal before half-time71%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

After half-time (2nd half)

0.82Points per match (2nd half)1.59
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0.35Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
0.65Goals conceded (2nd half)0.29
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
1Average goals (2nd half)0.82
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
35%Clean sheet after half-time71%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors
65%No goal after half-time53%
CD El NacionalIndependiente Juniors

CD El Nacional - second-half results

12% W47% R41% P
8
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 6% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Independiente Juniors - second-half results

35% W53% R12% P
20
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding228%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

CD El Nacional - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.40
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match1.20.8
Average goals in match1.41.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-5-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Independiente Juniors - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.0
Average goals in match0.80.4
1 goal40%40%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

CD El Nacional
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
0
5
16-30
2
8
31-45
2
6
46-60
1
2
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Independiente Juniors
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
1
0
16-30
3
4
31-45
2
0
46-60
2
1
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

CD El Nacional

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.84
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.73
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
47%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
251%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Independiente Juniors

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
156%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
52%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 28% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera Categoría Serie B).

Teams vs league

CD El NacionalLigaIndependiente Juniors
Average goals in match 2.291.92 1.71
Both teams scored 59%39% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%33% 35%
Clean sheets 6%39% 47%
Goal before half-time 76%57% 47%
Goal after half-time 76%60% 59%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.92
Average goals per match
39%
Both teams scored
33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
0.68
Away goals / match
+84%
Home attack advantage
+46%
Home defence advantage
+29%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
23%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of CD El Nacional vs Independiente Juniors?

The Primera Categoría Serie B match finished CD El Nacional 0:1 Independiente Juniors. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before CD El Nacional vs Independiente Juniors?

CD El Nacional score 0.59 goals per game on average and Independiente Juniors 1.06. The Primera Categoría Serie B average is 1.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 33% of games. Both teams score in 59% of CD El Nacional's matches and 41% of Independiente Juniors's.

What form are CD El Nacional and Independiente Juniors in?

Over the last 5 games CD El Nacional have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Independiente Juniors 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for CD El Nacional vs Independiente Juniors?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for CD El Nacional vs Independiente Juniors: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.