It's only fixture two of the Lpf for these squads. and fresh optimism here at Estadio Los Milagros as Azuero greet Veraguas. Get smart with this preview!
It's no vacation for neither Azuero nor Veraguas as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Azuero form and stats
The Azuero regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Veraguas and win 1-0.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Deportivo Universitario that finished 2-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Azuero have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost two.
Veraguas form and stats
Playing away, Veraguas have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Lpf this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Veraguas, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Azuero (placed 5th).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus San Francisco at their stadium, the result 1-0.Veraguas are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, six draws and four defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
Veraguas have the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - four - one (Azuero wins - draws - Veraguas wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last six duels.Azuero missing players
Veraguas missing players
| Azuero | Veraguas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Azuero | Last season | Veraguas | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 35 | 17 | Played | P | 20 | 38 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Drew | D | 7 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Conceded | C | 21 | 42 | ||
| 86% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 87% | ||
| 77% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 63% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 26% | ||
| 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 5% | 13% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 57% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | ||
| 31% | 41% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 34% | ||
| 26% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 29% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 30% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 27% | ||
| 7.6 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Independiente | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Veraguas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Atlético Chiriquí | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 5 | Azuero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Deportivo Universitario | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
