Ace Football previews the World Cup round 2 match between Ecuador and Curacao and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Ecuador head into an encounter against Curacao on Sunday. Played out at Kansas City Stadium, this is their second of three outings in the group stage at the World Cup.
Following the first round of the World Cup group stage, Ecuador are number two on zero points, while Curacao have zero points as number four. Ecuador enter their upcoming game placed as number 23 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents Curacao, who enter the game ranked number 82 in the world.
Form: Ecuador vs Curacao
Ecuador Form
Their last three matches saw Ecuador drawing 1-1 with Netherlands, before taking out Saudi Arabia by 2-1, and Guatemala by 3-0. In an impressive streak of undefeated matches, Ecuador accumulated four wins and six draws in their last 10 internationals.
Curacao Form
It is all or nothing with Curacao, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 4-1 against Scotland, before beating Aruba 4-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 7-1 against Germany. Curacao secured four wins in their last 10 internationals in all tournaments, with two being drawn, and four of them ending in defeat.
Betting stats for Ecuador and Curacao
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Ecuador and Curacao. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 14 Ecuador matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Ecuador matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Ecuador matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Ecuador matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Curacao have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Ecuador vs Curacao
Nilson Angulo has shown good form lately for Ecuador, managing to score twice for his country, which is one more than Tahith Chong. Curacao put their faith in him to score again.
Popular betting markets: Ecuador vs Curacao
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Ecuador won four times, drew six and lost zero times. Curacao claimed four wins, drew two times and lost four in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Ecuador are on a fantastic streak of no less than 19 matches in a row without defeat. Ecuador are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat at home.
Both teams to score
Ecuador scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Curacao scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Ecuador scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Ecuador, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Curacao, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves. Curacao’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.
Suggested bet: Ecuador vs Curacao
To summarize, the upcoming World Cup clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Ecuador vs Curacao mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
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