Universidad Católica vs Delfin betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Pro match on September 23rd, 2024

Universidad Católica will be playing against Delfin in a Liga Pro football match scheduled to take place on Monday, September 23rd, 2024, at 22:00h (UTC), in Ecuador, check the Universidad Católica vs Delfin betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Universidad Católica vs Delfin will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa stadium, in the city of Quito, with a capacity for 8000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Universidad Católica vs Delfin betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Liga Pro has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.48 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.47 goals per game of the last championship.

Universidad Católica last match

Universidad Católica come from a draw in the last match. The game against Orense, valid for the Liga Pro, ended with a 2-2. The team coached by J. Célico lined up in the last match with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.20.

Delfin last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Pro, Delfin, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Deportivo Cuenca team with a final score of 0-0.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.40.

Universidad Católica vs Delfin h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Liga Pro, where Delfin was at 13th place while Universidad Católica occupied 5th place. Delfin went in with a 5-4-1 formation while Universidad Católica opened their game with a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

It was on 07-04-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 0-2 win for Universidad Católica, was valid for the 2024 season of the Liga Pro.

The Universidad Católica team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Delfin team, which won only 1 game.

Universidad Católica

Liga Pro leaderboard now

Considering the home team Universidad Católica, standing in 5th place with 25 points in the Liga Pro competition in Ecuador. Their performance statistics have been such as 7 wins, 4 losses and, 4 draws.

Which means that in the 7th round, the team is ahead with no advantage over Emelec team who is in the 6th place.

Universidad Católica analysis

After 6 rounds, Universidad Católica has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 31 goals for and 20 conceded.

To control the game, the Universidad Católica team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 59.2%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 5 wins versus 1 loss, and 2 draws. They won 2 games playing as the visiting team.

While Delfin has only managed to convert 8 of their 1084 attacks into goals, Universidad Católica has been much more successful with 1325 attacks and 31 goals.

Best goalscorer from Universidad Católica

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Ismael Díaz. The Attacker has scored 9 times in this competition and helped Universidad Católica avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Delfin

Liga Pro leaderboard now

Delfin arrives in this game with 9 points, and in 15th place in the Liga Pro, having won twice in total and lost 10 times, making a total of 3 draws.

In the 7th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 4 points as opposed to Imbabura which is just above, in the 14th place.

Delfin analysis

Delfin, with 8 goals scored and 23 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 6 rounds.

It seems that Delfin is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The outcome of the match promises to be less than positive for the team, which is awaiting a complicated away game and has some less than comforting attacking numbers: only 0.53 goals on average per game in this tournament.

Best goalscorer from Delfin

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Jostin Alman Herrera. The Attacker has scored 8 times in the current season and has helped Delfin come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Universidad Católica is Ismael Díaz, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Delfin is Jostin Alman Herrera, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Delfin scores an average of 0.14 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Handicap Betting Tip

With all the favoritism on their side, Universidad Católica comes into this confrontation with great chances to get a comfortable victory. The home advantage, for example, is an indication of that. Therefore, an interesting bet is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 for the visited team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.96 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Universidad Católica has an average of 5.9 yellow cards per game over the 6 rounds, while Delfin has an average of 6.6. In other words, these teams together are averaging 14.5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Delfin side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 time this season, very different from Universidad Católica who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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