Aucas vs LDU Quito Prediction 17 August 2026
🔊 In this Ecuadorian football championship match, Aucas will play against LDU Quito. Open, attacking football is unlikely to be on display here. Both teams tend toward a pragmatic style, where defence often takes centre stage.
Head-to-Head
📊 The last match between these two sides took place on 23 April. The opponents were unable to determine a winner (0:0). Looking at the last 5 head-to-head games, there is absolute parity: 2 wins for each team and the aforementioned draw.
Head-to-head statistics Aucas - LDU Quito

SD Aucas Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on as part of the Copa Ecuador tournament (home team - Club La Union, away team - SD Aucas). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:1.
Here's the game statistics (SD Aucas vs Club La Union):
- ball possession: 57% vs 43%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 1;
- fouls: 10 vs 12;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 5 vs 4.
At the moment, Aucas are on a 3-match winning streak. The team has performed surprisingly well in attack. But the overall statistics still point to a rather "low-scoring" style. In 24 matches played, 29 goals have been scored. So there is no real reason to pay too much attention to the fact that they managed to score 3 unanswered goals against Leones del Norte. Given the opponent's style, things could prove much harder in terms of creativity going forward. As for defence, the hosts concede roughly one goal per match on average. At home, they could try to keep a clean sheet.
Match Results: SD Aucas

LDU Quito Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on as part of the Copa Libertadores tournament (home team - Mirassol, away - LDU Quito). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:1.
Here are the match stats (LDU Quito vs Mirassol):
- ball possession: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 8;
- fouls: 17 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2;
- shots on target: 4 vs 3.
LDU Quito are currently sitting 6th in the table. That is slightly worse than Aucas (3rd), but the visitors can still be expected to show decent football. It won't be spectacular in attack, though. There may be certain difficulties in build-up play - especially away from home. The statistics confirm the visitors' pragmatic approach: in 24 matches they have scored 23 goals and conceded 20. Most likely, the side will opt for a very pragmatic style. After all, avoiding defensive lapses matters far more than pressing the opponent with attacking play. Especially given that problems can arise away from home.
Match Results: LDU Quito
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.12, the guests - 1.15;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.26;
- both teams scored: overall - 16; at the home team's field - 7.
Statistics: SD Aucas vs LDU Quito
- average total in the tournament: 2.25 vs 1.79;
- average total goals scored: 1.21 vs 0.96;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.63 vs 0.33;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.58 vs 0.63;
- SD Aucas: average total at home in the tournament - 1.42;
- LDU Quito: average total away in the tournament - 1;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.1 (home - 1.25) vs 1.2 (away - 0.8).
- SD Aucas have scored under 1.5 goals in 7 of last 8 games against LDU Quito (Serie A).
- SD Aucas have scored under 1.5 goals in last 5 home games against LDU Quito (Serie A).
Prediction on corners
SD Aucas: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.17; at home field - 5.5;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.4; at home field - 3.75.
LDU Quito: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.88, away - 4.64;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 6.4; away - 6.
- LDU Quito have taken over 3.5 corners in last 6 away games against SD Aucas (Serie A).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 34;
- both teams scored all-time - 16 times;
- on the home team’s field - 7 times.
Statistics: SD Aucas vs LDU Quito
- number of matches played in the tournament: 24 vs 24;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 9 vs 8;
- number of BTTS matches for SD Aucas at home - 5 (42%);
- number of BTTS matches for LDU Quito away - 5 (45%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 3 vs 4;
- BTTS matches for SD Aucas at home - 1 (25%);
- BTTS matches for LDU Quito away - 3 (60%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:0 (32/193, 16.6%);
- SD Aucas at home most often finish matches: 0:1 , 1:0 (2/12, 16.7%);
- LDU Quito away most often play: 1:0 (4/11, 36.4%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:1 - 13.16% (odds 5.5)
1:0 - 12.43% (odds 6.5)
0:0 - 10.38% (odds 7.5)
⭐ Editor's Pick
In the upcoming match, both teams are likely to prefer defensive football. The sides are from the upper part of the table, so every match is crucial. Each team wants to finish as high as possible, which means open and largely irresponsible defending should not be expected. Yes, both sides have the potential to get on the scoresheet. However, our editors believe that goalscoring chances and goals themselves will be kept to a minimum. It makes sense to back the total under 2.5 goals.