Universidad Catolica vs Deportivo Cuenca

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🕒 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:30 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa 🧑‍⚖️ Gorky Stalin Araujo Zambrano 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Universidad Catolica 2 · Deportivo Cuenca 12
Referee Stats
15 matches · 4.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.33
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 47%
Draws 20%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (17-16).
  • Universidad Catolica controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Universidad Catolica (Home stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 10-3-2

Goals For / Against

37 / 14
Avg: 2.47 / 0.93

Points

33
Avg: 2.20

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

0
Deportivo Cuenca (Away stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 5-2-8

Goals For / Against

10 / 19
Avg: 0.67 / 1.27

Points

17
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Pro fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.20
PPG
1.13
2.47
GF
0.67
0.93
GA
1.27
67%
O2.5
20%
60%
BTTS
27%
73%
Score 1st
60%

League-position context

Universidad Catolica rank2nd
Deportivo Cuenca rank12th
Universidad Catolica points51
Deportivo Cuenca points36
Universidad Catolica: #2 · 51 pts · GD +24
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Deportivo Cuenca: #12 · 36 pts · GD -12
15 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Universidad Catolica last 5 home

W D W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index82
Goals15-4
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Deportivo Cuenca last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals2-10
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Universidad Catolica trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 27%

Deportivo Cuenca trend breakdown

Over 2.520%
BTTS27%
BTTS + O2.513%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Universidad Catolica score at home100%
Universidad Catolica clean sheet at home40%
Deportivo Cuenca score away60%
Deportivo Cuenca clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Universidad Catolica score first73%
Universidad Catolica win after scoring first82%
Deportivo Cuenca score first60%
Deportivo Cuenca win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Universidad Catolica 50% · Deportivo Cuenca 17%
Avg first goal minute: Universidad Catolica 33.1' · Deportivo Cuenca 40.2'

Vs league average

Universidad Catolica score at home2.47 vs 1.29
Universidad Catolica concede at home0.93 vs 0.97
Deportivo Cuenca score away0.67 vs 0.97
Deportivo Cuenca concede away1.27 vs 1.29
Universidad Catolica score 91% above league average, while Deportivo Cuenca score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Universidad Catolica are 4% below league average at home, and Deportivo Cuenca are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Universidad Catolica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 12
76-90+ 12
0-15 6
61-75 5
31-45 4
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 1

Deportivo Cuenca goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
5
Total Shots
17
16
Shots off Goal
10
8
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
7
7
Shots Outside Box
10
9
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
10
10
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
5
Total Passes
458
281
Passes Accurate
384
210
Passes %
84%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
47'
47' M. Alonso
56'
56' J. Fajardo
60'
60' N. Leguizamón
63'
63' N. Leguizamón
1st substitution · For: J. Ordoñez
63'
63' G. Rivero
2nd substitution · For: M. Klimowicz
65'
65' Goal · 1-0
E. Mejía
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Fajardo
66'
66' E. Mejía
1st substitution · For: D. Palacios
66'
66' D. Clavijo
2nd substitution · For: L. Moreno
70'
70' I. Piedra
3rd substitution · For: R. Ibarra
70'
70' Melvin Fabricio Díaz Canencia
4th substitution · For: Lucas Eduardo Mancinelli
77'
77' M. Díaz
3rd substitution · For: J. Cacciabue
77'
77' F. Martínez
4th substitution · For: Alex Andrés Rodríguez Reascos
82'
82' J. Fajardo
5th substitution · For: B. Palacios
82'
82' É. Vega
5th substitution · For: J. Chacón

Universidad Catolica vs Deportivo Cuenca 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Universidad Catolica beat Deportivo Cuenca 1-0 on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 in Liga Pro. The match was refereed by Gorky Stalin Araujo Zambrano. It was played at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: M. Alonso received a yellow card for Universidad Catolica at 47'. J. Fajardo received a yellow card for Universidad Catolica at 56'. N. Leguizamón received a yellow card for Deportivo Cuenca at 60'. Deportivo Cuenca made their 1st substitution at 63', with N. Leguizamón replacing J. Ordoñez. Deportivo Cuenca made their 2nd substitution at 63', with G. Rivero replacing M. Klimowicz. Universidad Catolica took the lead at 65' when E. Mejía scored, with the assist credited to J. Fajardo, making the score 1-0. Universidad Catolica made their 1st substitution at 66', with E. Mejía replacing D. Palacios. Universidad Catolica made their 2nd substitution at 66', with D. Clavijo replacing L. Moreno. Deportivo Cuenca made their 3rd substitution at 70', with I. Piedra replacing R. Ibarra. Deportivo Cuenca made their 4th substitution at 70', with Melvin Fabricio Díaz Canencia replacing Lucas Eduardo Mancinelli. Universidad Catolica made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. Díaz replacing J. Cacciabue. Universidad Catolica made their 4th substitution at 77', with F. Martínez replacing Alex Andrés Rodríguez Reascos. Universidad Catolica made their 5th substitution at 82', with J. Fajardo replacing B. Palacios. Deportivo Cuenca made their 5th substitution at 82', with É. Vega replacing J. Chacón.

Universidad Catolica used 5 substitutions while Deportivo Cuenca used 5 substitutions. Universidad Catolica got 2 yellow cards, while Deportivo Cuenca got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (17-16).
  • Universidad Catolica controlled possession (61%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Universidad Catolica vs Deportivo Cuenca Head-to-Head History by Season