Caracas are finding life sweet in the top league positions while Deportivo Lara are more involved in avoiding relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Caracas have the most scored goals (20) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Lara have the fewest clean sheets (9) in Primera Division
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Caracas and Deportivo Lara.
Caracas form and stats
Overall Primera Division stats playing at home this season for Caracas, who have the most scored goals (20) in Primera Division, are 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in Caracas's previous game, also at home. Visiting Deportivo Lara (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. A disappointing finish for Caracas in their match versus Deportivo Lara as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
Ahead of that match, Caracas won a home game hosting Monagas (2-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Caracas perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Caracas as a small favourite), we find five games. Caracas has won zero of these, drawn three and lost two.
Caracas are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (14 goals in 5 games). From these home matches, Caracas have conceded only 3 goals.
Deportivo Lara form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest clean sheets (9) in Primera Division, on their Primera Division travels is 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Deportivo Lara has drawn their two previous away games.
Lara are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Caracas (placed 1st).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Deportivo Táchira.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Lara in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Deportivo Lara, five draws and seven defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Lara's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels. Lara are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Caracas - Deportivo Lara 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Caracas wins - draws - Deportivo Lara wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Akinyoola 18 goals | R. Celis Sánchez 16 goals |  R. Rojas Ordosgoitti 12 goals |
Caracas missing players
Deportivo Lara missing players
| Caracas | Deportivo Lara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 17 | 34 |
| 19 | 12 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 70 | 40 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 23 | 52 |
| 33 | 18 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 17 | 39 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 76% | 82% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 59% | 74% |
| 53% | 65% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 41% | 53% |
| 41% | 41% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 35% | 38% |
| 15% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 15% |
| 53% | 53% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 35% | 59% |
| 35% | 41% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 41% | 29% |
| 15% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 47% | 29% |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 10.3 | 10 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 44% | 48% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 36% |
| 7.5 | 5.8 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
- All of Caracas's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Caracas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Caracas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Caracas have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most scored goals (14) at home in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most scored goals (20) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Primera Division
- Caracas have the the best goal difference (+14) in Primera Division
- Caracas haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Deportivo Lara have the fewest clean sheets (9) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Lara have the fewest dropped points from leading position (8) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Lara have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Primera Division
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 66 |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 64 |
| 3 | Monagas | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 62 |
| 4 | Estudiantes Mérida | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -8 | 50 |
| 5 | Deportivo Lara | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 45 |
| 6 | Deportivo La Guaira | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 44 |