Vargas Torres vs El Nacional Prediction 18 September 2026
🔔How will young players cope with the pressure of this match? There may be squad rotations from the coaching staff, so the game between Vargas Torres and El Nacional may differ from the usual. The meeting will take place at the Estadio Folke Anderson stadium in the city of Esmeraldas as part of the Serie B tournament. The match is scheduled for 00:00 18 September.
Head-to-Head
📊The teams Vargas Torres and El Nacional have officially played in only two matches. Their last encounter took place on 11 June 2026 at the home ground of El Nacional and ended with a score of 0:0.
Head-to-head statistics Vargas Torres - El Nacional

Vargas Torres Team Overview
- 6 wins,
- 6 losses,
- 10 draws.
📈Currently, Vargas Torres stands at a mid-tier position within the Serie B standings, with a win percentage of 32% and a loss percentage of 28%.
⚽️Vargas Torres has scored a total of 17 goals. On the defensive end, Vargas Torres has allowed 18 goals over the season.
Match Results: Vargas Torres

El Nacional Team Overview
- 2 wins,
- 14 losses,
- 6 draws.
📈Currently, El Nacional stands at a mid-tier position within the Serie B standings, with a win percentage of 12% and a loss percentage of 64%.
⚽El Nacional has scored a total of 15 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 37 goals over the season.
Match Results: El Nacional
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 2;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 0; for visitors away - 1; number of draws - 0;
- Average first-half total: 0.5;
- Today's home team scores on average 0, while the visitors net 0.5.
First-Half Stats: Vargas Torres (home) vs El Nacional (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 12 vs 11;
- wins: 5 (41.67%) vs 1 (9.09%);
- losses: 2 (16.67%) vs 9 (81.82%);
- draws: 5 (41.67%) vs 1 (9.09%);
- Average goals scored: 0.67 vs 1.64;
- Average goals conceded: 0.17 vs 1.36.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 1 vs 2;
- losses: 4 vs 5;
- draws: 5 vs 3;
- Average first-half total: 0.7 (scored - 0.2, conceded - 0.5) vs 0.7 (scored - 0.2, conceded - 0.5).
- El Nacional have lost the 1st half in 8 of last 9 away games (Serie B).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 2;
- home team wins - 0, away team wins - 0, draws - 2.
Statistics: Vargas Torres vs El Nacional
- matches played in the tournament: 22 vs 22;
- wins: 8 vs 3;
- win percentage: 32% vs 12%;
- losses: 7 vs 16;
- draws: 10 vs 6.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 3 vs 3;
- losses: 3 vs 5;
- draws: 4 vs 2.
- El Nacional have lost in 8 of last 9 away games (Serie B).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 0.5, the guests - 0.5;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 1;
- both teams scored: overall - 1; at the home team's field - 1.
Statistics: Vargas Torres vs El Nacional
- average total in the tournament: 1.6 vs 2.2;
- average total goals scored: 0.88 vs 0.72;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.36 vs 0.24;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.52 vs 0.48;
- Vargas Torres: average total at home in the tournament - 1.08;
- El Nacional: average total away in the tournament - 0.64;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1 (home - 0.5) vs 0.9 (away - 1.25).
- El Nacional have conceded in last 19 away games.
- El Nacional have conceded in last 11 away games (Serie B).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 2;
- both teams scored all-time - 1 times;
- on the home team’s field - 1 times.
Statistics: Vargas Torres vs El Nacional
- number of matches played in the tournament: 22 vs 22;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 7 vs 12;
- number of BTTS matches for Vargas Torres at home - 4 (33%);
- number of BTTS matches for El Nacional away - 7 (64%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 3 vs 3;
- BTTS matches for Vargas Torres at home - 1 (25%);
- BTTS matches for El Nacional away - 3 (75%).
Editorial Prediction
- El Nacional conceded in the 1st half in 8 of last 9 away games (Serie B).