Barcelona - Manta

Ecuador Serie A, Primera Etapa

Slightly different mood for these two teams. Reigning champions Barcelona had a rough start against newly promoted Deportivo Quevedo, after a rather poor match, which they were still able to dominate. A few changes are expected for today, and even though they should employ once again a formation with 4 defenders (something they are not really used to, as they always prefer a defensive line with 3 men), their offensive system shouldn't suffer (just one striker is expected to play, but he will be backed-up by 3 offensive midfielders). We know Barcelona's offensive prowess from last season, and I don't expect that too change too much. Manta won their first match, and have done so in style, beating Independiente by 3-1. Now of course, Independiente is not at the same level with Barcelona, but Manta's style of play was encouraging, and hopefully, they can transfer it into this match as well. Anyway, Barcelona should be leading the match here, and they should be wounded and thirsty for blood. I was expecting the line to be set at 2.5, therefore, this line proves to have some value. GL!

over 2.25 goals @ 1.91, 4/10
Result: 0-0, LOST