Academia Puerto Cabello have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Estudiantes Mérida. Prepare for the match with this Primera Division preview!
Estudiantes Mérida and Academia Puerto Cabello should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
Perfect Primera Division season at home so far for Estudiantes Mérida 3 wins from 3 appearances.
Estudiantes travelled for their previous game, a trip to Alianza Lima that ended 2-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Nacional (1-3).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Estudiantes Mérida as they are travelling to their away game against Aragua in the Primera Division. That match is four days after this one.
Estudiantes are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). Estudiantes Mérida are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Academia Puerto Cabello form and stats
The Primera Division season is young and Academia Puerto Cabello have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Impressive finishing from R. Chacón and R. Garcés secured the home win 2-1 against LALA in their previous game. Before that, Academia travelled to Caracas and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
A new game in only four days for Academia, the Primera Division home match versus Deportivo La Guaira. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Academia Puerto Cabello as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Academia have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - two - one (Estudiantes Mérida wins - draws - Academia Puerto Cabello wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Flores Calderón 2 goals |  R. Garcés Sánchez 2 goals | A. Araque Peña 1 goals |
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
Academia Puerto Cabello missing players
| Estudiantes Mérida | Academia Puerto Cabello | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 60 | 31 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 11 | 25 |
| 24 | 14 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 42% | 57% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 36% |
- Academia Puerto Cabello has the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Primera Division
- Academia Puerto Cabello have yet to win a game away.
- All of Estudiantes Mérida's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Estudiantes Mérida have scored more than double the goals of Academia Puerto Cabello.
- Estudiantes Mérida have won all their matches at home so far.
| 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 Fútbol Club | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Caracas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Deportivo Lara | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Monagas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Atlético Venezuela | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Estudiantes Mérida | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Trujillanos | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Zulia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Aragua | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Metropolitanos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Yaracuyanos | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Mineros de Guayana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Carabobo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Deportivo Táchira | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Gran Valencia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | LALA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |