Estudiantes Mérida welcome Zulia for another interesting Primera Division fixture here at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida.
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
The hosts won their first Primera Division game here at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Estudiantes Mérida last season were 3 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses from 8 games.
Early season league goal statistics from Estudiantes Mérida's 1 home game: 4 goals, 0 conceded.
Zulia form and stats
Let's have a look at how Zulia performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In total they scored 7 and conceded 10 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 1 and lost 2 with 3/8 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Estudiantes Mérida-Zulia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Estudiantes six wins, Zulia two wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Rivas Vielma 2 goals | C. Flores Calderón 1 goals | J. Gómez Mercado 1 goals |
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
Zulia missing players
| Estudiantes Mérida | Zulia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75% | 80% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Estudiantes Mérida | Last season | Zulia | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 8 | 10 | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 91% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 73% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 82% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | ||
| 14% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 9% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | ||
| 47% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 54% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Estudiantes Mérida | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Hermanos Colmenares | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Deportivo Tachira | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Portuguesa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Trujillanos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo La Guaira | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Deportivo Lara | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Mineros de Guayana | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Yaracuyanos | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 6 | Estudiantes Mérida | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Trujillanos | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 8 | Atletico Venezuela | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 15 |
| 9 | Carabobo | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -21 | 6 |