Which team will go home victorious when Deportivo La Guaira travel to Estudiantes Mérida? In this match guide you'll learn all the relevant news and stats needed to get smart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Estudiantes Mérida at their home stadium (Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
The Estudiantes Mérida supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Deportivo La Guaira and win 1-0. Finally, a league victory after five fixtures without.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Metropolitanos.Estudiantes Mérida are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. Estudiantes have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo La Guaira form and stats
Playing away, Deportivo La Guaira have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Primera Division this season. Deportivo La Guaira has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Deportivo La Guaira lost away at Estudiantes Mérida (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Caracas.Little scoring action? 5 league matches in a row with this team have had zero, one or two goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Guaira's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Deportivo La Guaira have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the participants played each other earlier this season; Deportivo La Guaira - Estudiantes 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Estudiantes Mérida wins - draws - Deportivo La Guaira wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Bolívar Alvarado 12 goals |  J. Vargas Rojas 6 goals | S. Herrera Yallonardo 5 goals |
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
Deportivo La Guaira missing players
| Estudiantes Mérida | Deportivo La Guaira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 30 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 38 |
| 29 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 37 |
| 92% | 85% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 76% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 40% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 44% |
| 24% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 42% | 36% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 33% | 32% |
| 56% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 56% |
| 32% | 54% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 28% |
| 20% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 24% |
| 3.4 | 4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 8.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 37% | 41% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 70% | 41% | 38% |
| 10.2 | 7.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 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 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 46 |
| 2 | Metropolitanos | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Monagas | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Carabobo | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -1 | 37 |
| 6 | Deportivo Tachira | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Caracas | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Zulia | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | Estudiantes Mérida | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Hermanos Colmenares | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Portuguesa | 25 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Deportivo Lara | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 26 |
| 14 | Mineros de Guayana | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | UCV | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 16 | Aragua | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 20 |
