Macara vs Dep. Cuenca

Two almost identical ledgers Macara and Deportivo Cuenca arrive at this tie with overlapping numbers: the hosts have 21 goals scored and 21 conceded in 20 rounds, the visitors 19 and 21 in 19. Their respective overall averages are 2.10 and 2.11 goals a game, practically identical and in line with the league's 2.15. A meeting of two sierra cities Macara are fifth on 29 points, Deportivo Cuenca seventh on 28: one point apart in an extremely tight section of the table. Both play habitually at altitude, in Ambato and Cuenca, cities above 2,500 metres, and that contributes to matches managed carefully in how energy is spent. The three-goal ceiling sits at around 85%.