These two teams have had some difficulties so far, but a win and three points in this key fixture would certainly provide a boost. Prepare for Estudiantes Mérida - Mineros de Guayana!
- Estudiantes Mérida have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primera Division
- Mineros de Guayana have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Primera Division
It's quite the trip for Mineros de Guayana when visiting Estudiantes Mérida as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Estudiantes Mérida have to build on here at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida in the Primera Division. Estudiantes Mérida have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The home team returns to Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida after drawing with Monagas (placed 1st) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Monagas last time out, but a goal from Araque completed a comeback to a draw result for Estudiantes Mérida.
Heartbreak before that as Estudiantes lost 2-3 at Zulia's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Estudiantes Mérida handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Estudiantes Mérida are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Estudiantes 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 5 from 6 matches.
Mineros de Guayana form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Primera Division, on their Primera Division travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Deportivo Tachira with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Caracas's place.Mineros de Guayana are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
Mineros de Guayana struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Estudiantes, three draws and three wins for Mineros de Guayana. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Blanco Delgado 4 goals |  A. Araque Peña 3 goals | A. Livingstone Ebo 3 goals |
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
Mineros de Guayana missing players
| Estudiantes Mérida | Mineros de Guayana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| 85% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 46% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 54% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 2.7 | 4.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 5.2 | 3.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 10.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.5 | 8.8 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 36% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 30% |
| 11.6 | 10 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
- Estudiantes Mérida have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Estudiantes Mérida have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primera Division
- Estudiantes Mérida have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Mineros de Guayana have created more than twice as many corners as Estudiantes Mérida.
- Mineros de Guayana have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Primera Division
- Mineros de Guayana have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Primera Division
- Mineros de Guayana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monagas | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Deportivo Tachira | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Metropolitanos | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Zamora Futbol Club | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Carabobo | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Hermanos Colmenares | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | Caracas | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Deportivo La Guaira | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Aragua | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Estudiantes Mérida | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 13 | Mineros de Guayana | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| 14 | Deportivo Lara | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Zulia | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 12 |
| 16 | UCV | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 9 |
