Struggling Gran Valencia will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Estudiantes Mérida in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Estudiantes Mérida could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Libertadores game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Nacional. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Gran Valencia form and stats
Gran Valencia have less points than they have played home games in the Primera Division so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point. All in all it has been a very rough period for Gran Valencia who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Yaracuyanos, 169 days ago.
Gran Valencia are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Monagas. Preceding that match was the home game against Mineros de Guayana that was lost 1-2.
Early season league goal statistics from Gran Valencia's 2 home games: 1 goal, 2 conceded.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
The Primera Division season is young and Estudiantes Mérida have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Two away games in a row for Estudiantes Mérida, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Nacional in the Copa Libertadores. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Atletico Venezuela in the Primera Division.
A new game in only three days for Estudiantes Mérida, the Copa Libertadores home match versus Alianza Lima. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Estudiantes Mérida as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. The Estudiantes Mérida manager M. Brignani has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Flores Calderón 2 goals |   J. Infante Salas 1 goals | A. Araque Peña 1 goals |
Gran Valencia missing players
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
| Gran Valencia | Estudiantes Mérida | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 4.8 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 29 | 60 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 10 | 24 |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 20% | 42% |
- Estudiantes Mérida have scored more than double the goals of Gran Valencia.
- Estudiantes Mérida have yet to win a game away.
- Gran Valencia has the the worst goal difference (-6)
- Gran Valencia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gran Valencia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Gran Valencia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Gran Valencia have yet to win a 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 | Zamora Futbol Club | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Caracas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Deportivo Lara | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Monagas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Atletico Venezuela | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Estudiantes Mérida | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Trujillanos | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Zulia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Aragua | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Metropolitanos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Yaracuyanos | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Mineros de Guayana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Carabobo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Deportivo Tachira | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Gran Valencia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | LALA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |