Ecuador
Manager Scout Report
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Preferred formation
53'
Avg. first substitution
5
Avg. substitutions / game
4
Matches analysed
The tactical read
Ecuador typically set up in a settled shape and make their first change around minute 53 - roughly 5 substitutions per game. Expect the first-sub window around then, earlier if they're chasing the game.
Over the last 4 matches, the same shape held up in 0 of them. The quickest hook came at 46' away at Mexico; the longest wait stretched to 64' at home to Germany.
Results have gone against them lately (1-1-2 from the last 4) - under pressure, managers often get more reactive with team news and substitutions than their season-long averages suggest.