Most would pick Estudiantes Mérida in this game versus Caracas, but the guests will fight to the end. Here's the complete Tipsway match guide!
- Estudiantes Mérida have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Estudiantes Mérida have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Caracas have scored away.
Estudiantes Mérida are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 9th place whatever happens now. Caracas is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
Estudiantes Mérida have collected 26 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 7-5-3.
Estudiantes Mérida are returning here after visiting Caracas and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Peña and García scored the goal(s).
Heartbreak before that as Estudiantes lost 0-1 at Deportivo La Guaira's place.If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 14 most recent league matches reveals that 11 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Estudiantes Mérida are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 15 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 14 from 15 matches.
Caracas form and stats
There's been little loot from Caracas's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 15 away games in the Primera Division. Caracas only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 7 draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Caracas in their previous game as they lost hosting Estudiantes Mérida, 1-2.
A 0-0 draw at Hermanos Colmenares's stadium before that.The attacking power of Caracas when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Caracas have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Estudiantes Mérida and Caracas have duelled previously this season: Caracas - Estudiantes Mérida 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Estudiantes one win, four draws and Caracas five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Vargas Rojas 6 goals | A. Araque Peña 5 goals |  K. Osei 5 goals |
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
Caracas missing players
| Estudiantes Mérida | Caracas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 43 | 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 37 |
| 41 | 16 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 38 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 40% | 62% | 79% |
| 79% | 81% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 50% | 67% |
| 52% | 56% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 38% | 45% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 64% | 62% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 38% | 55% |
| 24% | 38% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 38% | 33% |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 62% | 33% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.4 | 10.2 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 36% | 37% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 18% | 30% |
| 11.1 | 9.2 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 12.5 | 10.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
- Estudiantes Mérida have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Estudiantes Mérida have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Caracas have scored away.
| 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 Tachira | 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 Mérida | 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 |
