Olmedo - Emelec

Ecuador Serie A, Primera Etapa

Emelec, last year's finalists, are set as underdogs for this clash with Olmedo. Interesting situation, and very few reasons for this move... It's true that sometimes Olmedo are a tough nut to crack, especially when playing on their home turf, but seriously, the odds couldn't have been more wrong. Emelec kept the majority of their players from last year, trying to further build on an already solid team, so I hope we can expect some consistency from them. Only 2 new signings will debut today: the forwards Mondaini and Marlon de Jesus, coming from Chivas and Maccabi Haifa, so for sure they are expected to provide a boost for the team. Olmedo has changed a big part of their team, now having to deal with a mixture of young players and some experienced ones, but I doubt that if they have the winning formula it will work right from the start. Higher stakes for this one, as I see value, actually expecting a DNB line, or perhaps even Emelec to be slight favorites. GL!

Emelec (+0.25 AH) @ 1.83, 4/10

Result: 0-2, WON