Here's another engaging match in the Primera Division. Deportivo Táchira is in the 5th position from featuring in two matches. They host Monagas who are placed 4th from two matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Monagas have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both squads have had plenty of rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an energetic fixture!
Deportivo Táchira form and stats
Deportivo Táchira have only played one Primera Division game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 8 draws and 1 defeat from 15 matches.
In their previous game, the manager Saragó led his Táchira to a defeat away at Hermanos Colmenares. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo.
Before that, Deportivo Táchira had a home game versus Estudiantes Merida which ended with a victory 3-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Táchira perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Deportivo Táchira as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Deportivo Táchira has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Deportivo Táchira at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Monagas form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Monagas have produced an overall stat of 0-1-0 so far.
García scored in Monagas's previous match, the home game against Mineros de Guayana that ended 3-1. García certainly enjoyed Monagas's last game versus Mineros de Guayana, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-1 victory.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Deportivo La Guaira.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Monagas in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Monagas, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Monagas has managed {0 goals} and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Deportivo Táchira victories, three draws and three Monagas wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 8 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Castillo García 3 goals |  E. Farías Martínez 1 goals | J. Castillo Castillo 1 goals |
Deportivo Táchira missing players
Monagas missing players
| Deportivo Táchira | Monagas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.5 | 15 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15 | 7.5 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| 7.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Deportivo Táchira | Last season | Monagas | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 19 | 37 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 42 | 25 | Scored | S | 31 | 55 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 42 | ||
| 81% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 84% | 86% | ||
| 67% | 61% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 84% | 76% | ||
| 39% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 46% | ||
| 17% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 30% | ||
| 6% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 14% | ||
| 39% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 54% | ||
| 42% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 30% | ||
| 39% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 30% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 8.2 | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 42% | ||
| 7.9 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Angostura | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Carabobo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Monagas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Deportivo Táchira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Hermanos Colmenares | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Zamora Futbol Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Caracas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | UCV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Deportivo La Guaira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Metropolitanos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Rayo Zuliano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Portuguesa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Mineros de Guayana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 15 | Estudiantes Merida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zamora Futbol Club | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 55 |
| 2 | Metropolitanos | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Monagas | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Carabobo | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Guaira | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 46 |
| 6 | Deportivo Táchira | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 44 |
| 7 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Hermanos Colmenares | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Estudiantes Merida | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Caracas | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -2 | 36 |
| 12 | Deportivo Lara | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Mineros de Guayana | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -11 | 34 |
| 14 | Zulia | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 | UCV | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -21 | 27 |
| 16 | Aragua | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -17 | 24 |
