Buckle up for a show! Today's leading roles are Deportivo Táchira and Caracas, 3 points is the main plot and 90 minutes the playing time.
- Deportivo Táchira have the most clean sheets (13) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most scored goals (16) 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 Deportivo Táchira and Caracas.
These teams have little in common geographically as Caracas have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Deportivo Táchira form and stats
Deportivo Táchira have collected seven points from their first three Primera Division games here at Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, a promising start.
A nice win for Táchira last time playing, versus Deportivo La Guaira. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-2. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Preceding that game was the away draw at Monagas that finished 1-1.The manager J. Tolisano will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Deportivo Lara in only three days.
The Deportivo Táchira manager J. Tolisano has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. 3 goals have been conceded.
Caracas form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (16) in Primera Division, on their Primera Division travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
The supporters enjoyed Caracas's previous game versus Estudiantes Mérida (placed 4th), a Primera Division 4-1 win played at home.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Deportivo La Guaira at their stadium, the result 5-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Monagas in just three days.
Caracas has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Caracas are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head meeting ended Caracas - Táchira 2-0, earlier this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Táchira won one game, seven matches ended with a draw and Caracas have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  R. Celis Sánchez 16 goals | S. Akinyoola 15 goals |  E. Pérez Greco 10 goals |
Deportivo Táchira missing players
Caracas missing players
| Deportivo Táchira | Caracas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 16 | 31 |
| 18 | 11 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 59 | 33 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 30 | 66 |
| 29 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| 94% | 93% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 94% | 97% |
| 84% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 81% | 90% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 55% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 16% |
| 48% | 53% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 55% |
| 42% | 47% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 35% |
| 16% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 19% | 13% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10.9 | 12.9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 42% | 39% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 43% |
| 10.8 | 11.6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.9 | 7.7 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- Caracas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Caracas have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most scored goals (16) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the the best goal difference (+13) in Primera Division
- Caracas have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Táchira have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportivo Táchira have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Deportivo Táchira have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (14) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Táchira have the most clean sheets (13) 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 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 62 |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 61 |
| 3 | Monagas | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 59 |
| 4 | Estudiantes Mérida | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 47 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Guaira | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 43 |
| 6 | Deportivo Lara | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 |