El Nacional vs Deportivo Cuenca Juniors: result 1-2 and analysis
Liga Pro Serie BRegular Season - 3Kick-off on April 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
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What was the result of El Nacional vs Deportivo Cuenca Juniors?
Deportivo Cuenca Juniors won 1-2 on April 3, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 3′?Deportivo Cuenca Juniors
- 54′?El Nacional
- 57′?Deportivo Cuenca Juniors
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, El Nacional have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Deportivo Cuenca Juniors have 4, 3 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | LDU Portoviejo(away) | 1-2 | Liga Pro Serie B |
| Mar 21, 2026 | Ind. Juniors(home) | 0-1 | Liga Pro Serie B |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Emelec(away) | 0-5 | Liga Pro |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Aucas(home) | 3-1 | Liga Pro |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Macara(away) | 0-2 | Liga Pro |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 9 de Octubre(home) | 0-0 | Liga Pro Serie B |
| Mar 21, 2026 | Gualaceo SC(away) | 1-0 | Liga Pro Serie B |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Universidad Catolica(home) | 0-0 | Copa Ecuador |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Universidad Catolica(away) | 1-4 | Copa Ecuador |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 9 de Octubre(home) | 2-1 | Copa Ecuador |
How many goals should we expect?
El Nacional score 0.9 and concede 2.4 goals per match over their last 15; Deportivo Cuenca Juniors score 1.8 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Nacional | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Deportivo Cuenca Juniors | 1.8 | 1.0 | 4 | 4/8 | 4/8 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
El Nacional sit 12th in Liga Pro Serie B (12 points from 22 matches) and Deportivo Cuenca Juniors sit 4th (34 points from 22 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Deportivo Cuenca Juniors | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 34 |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca Juniors | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | El Nacional | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 12 |
| 12 | El Nacional | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 1 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy