Universidad Catolica vs America de Quito
Universidad Catolica is scheduled to return to the local league after appearing at the Copa Sudamericana. Their return will be welcomed by America de Quito who was appointed as the 15th enemy in the Ecuador League stage. Two teams met on Saturday (5/25) at the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa.
Wednesday (22/5) then Universidad Catolica hosted FBC Melgar there and managed to wash the visitors 6 goals without reply. With an aggregate of this size, their chances are huge to advance to the third round of the Copa Sudamericana.
The victory was also a positive response after Sunday (5/19) before losing at Emelec with a score of 1-0. It is this disaster that makes Universidad Catolica drop to 4th place with a difference of 2 points from the top.
America de Quito certainly appears more fresh without the midweek agenda. They only appeared on Monday (5/20) last week, with a 1-1 draw against Delfin. They were still disappointed with the result because they conceded in the 90th minute and Franklin Carabali received a red card a minute later.
The draw is sure to make America de Quito more locked at the bottom of the standings, now by a difference of 3 points from Fuerza Amarilla as the closest participant. In more detail, yesterday’s draw made this team not win at all so far with 5 draws and 9 defeats. In fact, last week’s party helped Universidad Catolica claim 5 wins and only lost 1 time in domestic and international competitions.
With such a contrasting trend, Universidad Catolica is increasingly optimistic about winning. It’s just that they have to face a less friendly schedule against America de Quito for the first time in history.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.30