Manta FC vs Deportivo Cuenca prediction and preview

24 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 2.5 GoalsOdds 1.57Market probability 60%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Manta FC host Deportivo Cuenca in the Liga Pro (Ecuador) on 24 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 2.5 Goals — fewer than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.57, which the bookmaker market rated at about 60% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Manta FC had won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches, scoring 13 and conceding 18. Deportivo Cuenca had won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 7 scored and 11 conceded.

Both teams scored in 5 of Manta FC's last 10 and 5 of Deportivo Cuenca's last 10; 5 and 3 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Manta FC averaged 0.71 goals scored and 0.71 conceded across 14 matches; away from home Deportivo Cuenca averaged 0.44 scored and 1.38 conceded across 16.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.93 goals from Manta FC and 0.68 from Deportivo Cuenca. From that it rates a home win at 38%, a draw at 37% and an away win at 24%, against 41%, 30% and 28% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 78%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Manta FC (green) and Deportivo Cuenca (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form54% – 46%

Attack56% – 44%

Defence40% – 60%

Head-to-head20% – 80%

Goals27% – 73%

Overall strength40% – 59%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Manta FC	LWWDL	1.30	1.80	50%	50%
Deportivo Cuenca	WDDDL	0.70	1.10	50%	30%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

11 Aug 2026 · Deportivo Cuenca 1–2 Manta FC
19 Apr 2026 · Manta FC 0–1 Deportivo Cuenca

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	73%	1.28
Double Chance 1X	69%	1.30
Over 1.5 Goals	65%	1.44
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	62%	1.50
Under 2.5 Goals	60%	1.57
BTTS No	53%	1.73
Over 9.5 Corners	50%	1.83
Manta FC Win	39%	2.20

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.