Ecuador entertain Chile at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado in their upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture on Sunday. The two teams endured contrasting results on their return to the qualifying campaign, with the hosts recording an easy 2-0 win over Paraguay and Chile suffering a 1-0 loss to Brazil.Ecuador have managed to open up a three-point lead over fourth-placed Uruguay while the visiting side find themselves in seventh position in the standings with just one win to their name.Pasó la Fecha 9⃣ y así quedó la tabla de posiciones... 📊🔥#EliminatoriasSudamericanas pic.twitter.com/T09Vkyuyh3— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) September 3, 2021Ecuador vs Chile Head-to-HeadThe two rivals have squared off 46 times across all competitions, with their first meeting coming in 1939. They have met in two competitions, the Copa America and FIFA World Cup qualifiers, while they have also gone head-to-head in eight friendly fixtures.Chile have been the dominant side in this fixture and lead the hosts 28 to 8 in wins. The spoils have been shared 10 times between the two sides.They last met in a Copa America 2019 group stage fixture at Itaipava Fonte Nova Arena. The game ended in a 2-1 win for La Roja.Ecuador form guide (all competitions): W-L-D-D-DChile form guide (all competitions): L-L-L-D-WEcuador vs Chile Team NewsEcuador Currently, there are no injury or suspension concerns for the home team ahead of this game.🤩 ¡Que hermoso fondo! 🔜 Los esperamos el día domingo https://t.co/OBrBpAyzKd pic.twitter.com/aqSCr3auts— FEF 🇪🇨 (@FEFecuador) September 2, 2021Injured: NoneDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneChile Robbie Robinson withdrew from the squad ahead of their game against Brazil. The Inter Miami striker is apparently reconsidering his international allegiance.Inter forward Alexis Sanchez continues to struggle to fully recover from an injury and he is not available for this set of international fixtures.⚽ Lista la formación de #LaRoja ‼ 🇨🇱🇧🇷 Los 1⃣1⃣ elegidos para enfrentar a Brasil. #VamosLaRoja pic.twitter.com/RgTZ0nVV0n— Selección Chilena (@LaRoja) September 2, 2021Injured: Alexis SanchezDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneUnavailable: Robbie RobinsonEcuador vs Chile Predicted XIEcuador Predicted XI (3-4-3): Hernan Galindez; Félix Torres, Xavier Arreaga, Luis Fernando León; Pervis Estupinan, Jhegson Mendez, Moises Caicedo, Carlos Gruezo; Enner Valencia, Angel Mena, Michael EstradaChile Predicted XI (5-3-2): Claudio Bravo, Mauricio Isla, Guillermo Maripan, Gary Medel, Sebastian Vegas, Eugenio Mena; Arturo Vidal, Erick Pulgar, Charles Aranguiz; Eduardo Vargas, Jean MenesesEcuador vs Chile PredictionEcuador have been impressive in qualifying fixtures and have found the back of the net 16 times in seven games. Only Brazil have scored more goals. Chile have lost three games in a row across all competitions and have failed to score in each of these three losses.Given the form of both sides, a win looks to be on the cards for La Tri.Prediction: Ecuador 2-1 Chile