Soccer preview: Home fans have high hopes when Caracas welcome UCV

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Competition: Venezuela Primera Division
Competition: Sun 29.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico de la UCV (23940 seats)

Caracas have 18 points performing as the home team. UCV have claimed 12 points playing the role of visitors. Should we expect a home win?

Insights:
  • Caracas have the most points (15) at home in Primera Division
  • UCV have the fewest scored goals (8) in Primera Division

This is a local fight, usually meaning extra stress and significance.

Both contenders have had adequate rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an animated fixture!

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Caracas form and stats

Caracas have played 8 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The Caracas crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to UCV here at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Caracas matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats (from 6 games).

Caracas have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV with 12 goals in 8 league matches.

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UCV form and stats

UCV have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-4 (7 played).

It's the second away game in a row for UCV, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Caracas (placed 8th) last time out.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Deportivo Lara.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of UCV when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.

The attacking power of UCV when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, UCV have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved faced each other previously this campaign: Caracas - UCV 1-2. Head to head numbers (for the last five meetings): Caracas won three games, one match ended with a draw and UCV managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two

Top Goalscorers

CaracasM. Celis Napolitano
M. Celis Napolitano
3 goals
CaracasS. Akinyoola
S. Akinyoola
3 goals
CaracasK. Osei
K. Osei
3 goals

Caracas missing players

UCV missing players

Caracas UCV
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 8 2 Played P 1 7 14
4 4 2 Won W 0 1 2
6 3 0 Drew D 1 2 6
4 1 0 Lost L 0 4 6
14 12 2 Scored S 0 4 8
15 8 0 Conceded C 0 9 15
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 86% 71%
64% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 57% 50%
36% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 29%
14% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
7% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 62% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 29%
36% 38% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 14% 29%
29% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 71% 71%
 
3.6 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 4.6
5.6 5 7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.7 5.1
3 3.4 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.6 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.7 10.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.3 8.8
3.2 3.5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.6 3.5
31% 43% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 16% 16%
 
12.2 11.6 12 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.6 8.9
4.4 4.1 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4 3.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Caracas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Caracas have scored at least twice as many goals at home as UCV have scored away.
  • Caracas have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Caracas have the most points (15) at home in Primera Division
  • Caracas haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • UCV have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • UCV have the fewest scored goals (8) in Primera Division
  • UCV have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) 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 Monagas 14 8 3 3 28 19 6 4 1 1 12 8 8 4 2 2 16 11 9 27
2 Zamora Futbol Club 14 5 8 1 16 8 7 3 3 1 7 3 7 2 5 0 9 5 8 23
3 Deportivo Tachira 14 6 5 3 25 20 7 3 4 0 16 9 7 3 1 3 9 11 5 23
4 Metropolitanos 13 6 4 3 19 10 6 3 3 0 12 2 7 3 1 3 7 8 9 22
5 Carabobo 14 5 7 2 16 10 7 4 2 1 11 5 7 1 5 1 5 5 6 22
6 Portuguesa 14 3 9 2 13 12 6 1 4 1 4 5 8 2 5 1 9 7 1 18
7 Hermanos Colmenares 14 5 3 6 18 18 8 3 1 4 13 12 6 2 2 2 5 6 0 18
8 Caracas 14 4 6 4 14 15 8 4 3 1 12 8 6 0 3 3 2 7 -1 18
9 Deportivo La Guaira 14 4 6 4 23 25 8 3 3 2 13 14 6 1 3 2 10 11 -2 18
10 Estudiantes Merida 14 4 5 5 16 16 7 3 3 1 9 5 7 1 2 4 7 11 0 17
11 Deportivo Lara 14 4 4 6 9 13 7 2 2 3 4 6 7 2 2 3 5 7 -4 16
12 Aragua 14 3 6 5 14 15 7 2 3 2 4 4 7 1 3 3 10 11 -1 15
13 Zulia 14 4 3 7 13 18 7 2 1 4 7 11 7 2 2 3 6 7 -5 15
14 Academia Puerto Cabello 13 3 5 5 12 18 6 2 3 1 5 5 7 1 2 4 7 13 -6 14
15 Mineros de Guayana 14 4 2 8 14 26 7 2 1 4 8 14 7 2 1 4 6 12 -12 14
16 UCV 14 2 6 6 8 15 7 1 4 2 4 6 7 1 2 4 4 9 -7 12