This is the game, this is Primera Division and this is Estudiantes Mérida - Zulia. Get our thorough guide!
- Estudiantes Mérida have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Zulia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's aim for an animated fixture!
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
The complete Primera Division results at home this season for Estudiantes Mérida are 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw versus Monagas last time out and are looking for a win here.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Mineros de Guayana that finished 1-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Estudiantes Mérida have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera Division game versus Academia Puerto Cabello in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida.
Estudiantes Mérida has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 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 6 from 9 matches.
Zulia form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zulia so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Zulia lost away at Caracas (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Until that loss this club had gained at least one point from six league games in a row.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Hermanos Colmenares.Zulia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 6 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
Zulia have another game away in just three nights, a Primera Division fixture against Zamora Futbol Club. A difficult programme for them!
As opposed to that, Zulia have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams encountered each other before this campaign: Zulia - Estudiantes 3-2. Estudiantes Mérida-Zulia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Estudiantes Mérida eight wins, Zulia one win, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 9 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  G. Rouse Luzcando 7 goals |  A. Araque Peña 4 goals | R. Guardia Avila 4 goals |
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
Zulia missing players
| Estudiantes Mérida | Zulia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 23 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 89% | 78% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 78% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 28% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 56% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 44% |
| 33% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 22% | 22% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 39% |
| 3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 5.5 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.3 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7.8 | 9.7 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9.7 |
| 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 40% | 34% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | 28% |
| 10.9 | 8.9 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.1 | 9.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
- Estudiantes Mérida have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Estudiantes Mérida have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Zulia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Zulia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Metropolitanos | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 | Monagas | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Zamora Futbol Club | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Guaira | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Caracas | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Carabobo | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Estudiantes Mérida | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Portuguesa | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Zulia | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Hermanos Colmenares | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | UCV | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 14 | Mineros de Guayana | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 15 | Aragua | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Deportivo Lara | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
