This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Monagas at Estadio Monumental de Maturín when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and Deportivo Pereira with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Monagas and Deportivo Pereira should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Monagas form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the 2nd round against Everton.4-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Monagas so far this season.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 290 minutes without scoring a league goal. Santaella was the last player to find the net.
The home fans saw a 1-1 draw vs Colo-Colo in the Copa Libertadores last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Before that game, the home loss against Caracas with the scoreline 0-2.Monagas are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Monagas's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo Pereira form and stats
There's been little loot from Deportivo Pereira's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Liga BetPlay. Deportivo Pereira only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
The followers enjoyed Deportivo Pereira's previous fixture versus Boca Juniors, a Copa Libertadores win (1-0) played at home. Quintana was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.0. The agile goalkeeper Quintana topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Pereira secured a home win against Alianza Petrolera with the score 2-1.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 12 goals have been conceded by Deportivo Pereira in these games.
Head 2 Head
Monagas and Deportivo Pereira have faced off earlier this season: Deportivo Pereira - Monagas 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Herrera Yallonardo 3 goals | E. Castillo García 3 goals |  C. Ramírez Aguirre 3 goals |
Monagas missing players
Deportivo Pereira missing players
| Monagas | Deportivo Pereira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 27% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | ||
| 8.9 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Deportivo Pereira | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Monagas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Deportivo Tachira | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Carabobo | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Caracas | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Metropolitanos | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Angostura | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Monagas | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Estudiantes Mérida | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Hermanos Colmenares | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Rayo Zuliano | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 13 |
| 13 | Zamora Futbol Club | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 14 | UCV | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 11 |
| 15 | Mineros de Guayana | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -17 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rionegro Águilas | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Atletico Nacional | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | America de Cali | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Boyaca Chico | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Alianza Petrolera | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Independiente Medellin | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Deportivo Pasto | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Junior | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | La Equidad | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 12 | Deportivo Pereira | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 13 | Deportes Tolima | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Deportivo Cali | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Envigado | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Once Caldas | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Jaguares de Cordoba | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Union Magdalena | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -14 | 19 |
| 20 | Atletico Huila | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
