Palestino have traveled here for an interesting Copa Sudamericana fight against Estudiantes Mérida. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
Estudiantes have less rest than Palestino in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera Division game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Carabobo.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
Estudiantes Mérida was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Copa Sudamericana. Metropolitanos was too strong.Estudiantes Mérida's results here at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida in the Primera Division have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager Navas led his Estudiantes to a defeat away at Carabobo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida.
Before that, Estudiantes Mérida had a Primera Division home game versus Mineros de Guayana which ended with a victory 3-1.Estudiantes have conceded 9 from these games.
Palestino form and stats
They also participated in Copa Sudamericana last season. This ended in the group stage.2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Palestino playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Palestino might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. O'Higgins proved too strong as Palestino slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Curico Unido at their stadium, the result 1-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Palestino have scored 10 goals in 7 league games away.
Head 2 Head
Palestino - Estudiantes 1-0 was the result in these contenders' last h2h fixture, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Paredes Jaspe 5 goals | E. Zorrilla Perez 5 goals |  M. Dávila Carvajal 5 goals |
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
Palestino missing players
| Estudiantes Mérida | Palestino | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 12 | Scored | S | 17 | 40 | ||
| 43 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9.6 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 13.2 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | ||
| 38% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12.2 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 12.2 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | Palestino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Estudiantes Mérida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 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 | 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 | Cobresal | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Huachipato | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Coquimbo Unido | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | Universidad Catolica | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | Colo-Colo | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Universidad Chile | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Everton | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Union Espanola | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | O'Higgins | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Audax Italiano | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | Palestino | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Nublense | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Union La Calera | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Curico Unido | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Copiapo | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 13 |
| 16 | Magallanes | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 8 |
