This is the Primera Division opening game for these contenders, whom at last are playing for points again. Will Mineros de Guayana or Monagas get that important first win?
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Libertadores. That game, against Everton, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Monagas.
Mineros de Guayana form and stats
In the previous season, Mineros de Guayana's league stats were 10 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, producing 3rd place in the Primera Division. Over these 19 matches they scored 35 goals and conceded 23. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Mineros de Guayana generated 8-1-1 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 7 conceded.
Monagas form and stats
Let's have a look at how Monagas performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 14 and conceded 12 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 1 and lost 3 with 6/10 goals scored/conceded.
A new game in only three days for Monagas, the Copa Libertadores home match versus Everton. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Mineros de Guayana-Monagas H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mineros de Guayana two wins, Monagas five wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  F. González Hernández 10 goals |  F. Carabalí Terán 7 goals |
Mineros de Guayana missing players
Monagas missing players
| Mineros de Guayana | Monagas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mineros de Guayana | Last season | Monagas | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Scored | S | 30 | 58 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Conceded | C | 27 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | ||
| 50% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 53% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 53% | ||
| 25% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 35% | ||
| 38% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 18% | ||
| 4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 7 | ||
| 6.9 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.3 | ||
| 3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 33% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 46% | ||
| 10.3 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Hermanos Colmenares | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Zamora Futbol Club | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Carabobo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | UCV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Aragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Caracas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Deportivo Lara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Deportivo Tachira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Estudiantes Merida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mineros de Guayana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Monagas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Zulia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Metropolitanos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
