Brazil will look to continue their unbeaten run in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers campaign when they travel to Quito to play Ecuador.
Venue: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado (Quito)
Key Statistics
Ecuador are unbeaten in their last three World Cup qualifier (WCQ) games.
They have scored 23 goals in 14 qualifier games. Only Brazil have scored more goals in their group.
The hosts have the second-best home record in the qualifier round, having won five of their home games (D1, L1).
Brazil are unbeaten in the current WCQ.
They have scored 27 goals thus far, more than any other team.
The visitors have drawn their last two away WCQ games.
Head to head
Brazil are dominant in this fixture, winning ten of the last 15 head-to-head meetings between both sides. Ecuador have won just once in that period (D4).
Latest performances in all competitions
Ecuador: D-W-W-W-D
Brazil: D-W-W-D-W
Ecuador
Ecuador will look to continue their quest for a place in the 2022 World Cup when they welcome Brazil to Quito on Thursday.
The hosts are currently sitting third in the CONMEBOL qualifiers table after picking up 23 points from their opening 14 games (D2, L5).
At the moment, they are six points ahead of Colombia who are in fourth and needs at least six points from their remaining four games to seal automatic qualification to the next round.
They come into this tie fresh from a surprise, yet comfortable 2-0 victory over Chile in the last round. With 23 points so far Ecuador have bettered their points return from their last qualification attempt with four games to spare this time around.
They will look to defy the bookmakers once again against Brazil by picking up maximum points from this tie. They have accrued 70% of their points at home and have scored 17 goals at home.
Possible Ecuador starting line-ups
Alexander Dominquez; Preciado Angelo, Torres Quinonez, Piero Hincapie, Pervis Estupinan; Alan Franco, Jhegson Mendez, Moises Caicedo, Eduar Preciado, Enner Valencia, Michael Estrada.
Injured: Jeremy Sarmiento
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Brazil
Unbeaten Brazil will travel to the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado on Thursday looking to win their 12th game of the qualifiers round.
The visitors have already sealed the qualification for the November tournament but are targeting a top-of-the-table finish from their group.
They have conceded just one goal across their last six away qualifiers (W4, D2) after winning 4-2 in their first away game of this qualifying cycle in Peru.
However, they have now played out back-to-back away goalless draws and so will be desperate to win this game to end that run.
Possible Brazil starting line-ups
Alisson Becker; Dani Alves, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Alex Sandro, Lucas Paquetá, Casemiro, Fred; Raphinha, Gabriel Jesus, Vinicius Junior
Injured: Miranda, Verissimo Lucas, Neymar
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Ecuador 1-2 Brazil
