Primera Division match prediction: Little separates Carabobo and Deportivo La Guaira in quality

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Competition: Venezuela Primera Division
Competition: Sun 22.May
Match begins: 21:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado (15000 seats)

A look at the Primera Division table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but that's not all there is to know. Check out our Carabobo - Deportivo La Guaira preview!

Insights:
  • Carabobo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Deportivo La Guaira have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Carabobo form and stats

Carabobo have collected 11 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 3-2-1. Carabobo has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Monagas defeat 77 days ago.

The spoils were shared in Carabobo's previous game, also at home. Visiting Deportivo La Guaira (placed 8th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Academia Puerto Cabello the opponent.

This is expected to be a close game, with Carabobo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Carabobo as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Carabobo has won 4 of these, drawn 6 and lost 4.

A decent goal production from Carabobo in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Carabobo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.

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Deportivo La Guaira form and stats

1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Deportivo La Guaira playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. It's three draws from Guaira's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Deportivo La Guaira has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Carabobo for a 0-0 draw.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Deportivo La Guaira playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 4 Deportivo La Guaira wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Guaira, the Copa Sudamericana home match versus General Caballero JLM. Busy days.

In the opposite end, Deportivo La Guaira have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Carabobo two wins, two draws and Deportivo La Guaira six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CaraboboK. Viveros Rodallega
K. Viveros Rodallega
9 goals
Deportivo La GuairaJ. Bolívar Alvarado
J. Bolívar Alvarado
7 goals
Deportivo La GuairaS. Herrera Yallonardo
S. Herrera Yallonardo
4 goals

Carabobo missing players

Deportivo La Guaira missing players

Carabobo Deportivo La Guaira
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 7 1 Played P 1 6 13
4 3 0 Won W 0 1 4
8 3 1 Drew D 1 4 6
1 1 0 Lost L 0 1 3
14 9 0 Scored S 3 10 22
9 5 0 Conceded C 3 9 22
62% 71% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 85%
54% 57% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 77%
31% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 54%
23% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 46%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 46%
54% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 62%
46% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 38%
38% 29% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 15%
 
4.8 4.3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.7 5
4.7 5.1 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4 4.2
2.7 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 7.1 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.3 10.6
4.1 3.4 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 4.5
26% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 50% 38%
 
5.8 5.4 5 Shots against (avg) S A 15 8.8 7.8
2.6 2.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.2 4
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Carabobo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Deportivo La Guaira have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Monagas 13 8 3 2 26 15 6 4 1 1 12 8 7 4 2 1 14 7 11 27
2 Deportivo Tachira 14 6 5 3 23 18 6 2 4 0 12 7 8 4 1 3 11 11 5 23
3 Metropolitanos 13 6 4 3 19 10 6 3 3 0 12 2 7 3 1 3 7 8 9 22
4 Zamora Futbol Club 13 5 7 1 15 7 7 3 3 1 7 3 6 2 4 0 8 4 8 22
5 Carabobo 12 4 7 1 14 9 6 3 2 1 9 5 6 1 5 0 5 4 5 19
6 Hermanos Colmenares 13 5 3 5 18 16 7 3 1 3 13 10 6 2 2 2 5 6 2 18
7 Caracas 13 4 6 3 13 13 7 4 3 0 11 6 6 0 3 3 2 7 0 18
8 Deportivo La Guaira 12 4 5 3 22 22 7 3 2 2 12 13 5 1 3 1 10 9 0 17
9 Aragua 13 3 6 4 14 14 6 2 3 1 4 3 7 1 3 3 10 11 0 15
10 Portuguesa 13 2 9 2 12 12 6 1 4 1 4 5 7 1 5 1 8 7 0 15
11 Estudiantes Merida 13 3 5 5 14 16 6 2 3 1 7 5 7 1 2 4 7 11 -2 14
12 Academia Puerto Cabello 13 3 5 5 12 18 6 2 3 1 5 5 7 1 2 4 7 13 -6 14
13 Mineros de Guayana 13 4 2 7 14 24 7 2 1 4 8 14 6 2 1 3 6 10 -10 14
14 Deportivo Lara 14 3 4 7 8 15 7 1 2 4 3 8 7 2 2 3 5 7 -7 13
15 Zulia 13 3 3 7 11 18 7 2 1 4 7 11 6 1 2 3 4 7 -7 12
16 UCV 13 1 6 6 6 14 7 1 4 2 4 6 6 0 2 4 2 8 -8 9