Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: Nacional and Estudiantes Mérida meet at Estadio Gran Parque Central to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's no vacation for neither Nacional nor Estudiantes Mérida 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.
Nacional form and stats
Nacional participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against Internacional.0-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Nacional so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
An away draw last time out for Nacional, facing Wanderers in a game that ended 2-2. A strong away win before that one, visiting Alianza Lima and winning 1-0.
A disappointing finish for Nacional in their match versus Wanderers as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
At Estadio Gran Parque Central, Nacional has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Primera Division for Estudiantes Mérida with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Atletico Venezuela in their previous game. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Racing Club.
Estudiantes Mérida has another fixture away, a Primera Division game, against Gran Valencia in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The attacking power of Estudiantes Mérida when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. The Estudiantes Mérida manager M. Brignani has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nacional seven wins, two draws and Estudiantes Mérida one victory. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Bergessio 20 goals |  M. Viña Susperreguy 5 goals |  G. Castro Irizábal 4 goals |
Nacional missing players
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
| Nacional | Estudiantes Mérida | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Scored | S | 19 | 41 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 8 | ||
| 208 | 99 | Total Shots | T S | 84 | 215 | ||
| 102 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 29 | 84 | ||
| 37% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Racing Club | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Nacional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Estudiantes Mérida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rentistas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Progreso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Cerro Largo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Torque | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Boston River | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Penarol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | River Plate | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Plaza Colonia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | Cerro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Fenix | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Nacional | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Danubio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Deportivo Maldonado | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Caracas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Zamora Futbol Club | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Deportivo Lara | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Monagas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Atletico Venezuela | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Estudiantes Mérida | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Trujillanos | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Zulia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Aragua | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Metropolitanos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Yaracuyanos | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Mineros de Guayana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Carabobo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Deportivo Tachira | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Gran Valencia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | LALA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |