After the first game it's Monagas - Deportivo Lara 45-37 in points. Who will carry the day in this second Primera Division game of the season?
It's no vacation for neither Monagas nor Deportivo Lara as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Monagas form and stats
Last season, Monagas's league stats were 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, results that produced 4th spot in the Primera Division. Over these six matches they scored 10 goals and let in 4. Appearing as the host team in the last season Monagas produced 3-0-0 (win-draw-lost) with 7 goals and 1 conceded.
Monagas lost their last game at Deportivo Táchira (placed 1st) after a 1-3 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Atletico Venezuela.There will be little rest for Monagas after this match as they are travelling to Estudiantes Mérida for a Primera Division game in only four days.
Deportivo Lara form and stats
Let's have a look at how Deportivo Lara performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In total they scored 9 and conceded 4 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 1 and lost 1 with 2/2 goals scored/conceded.
Lara won their last game, 4-0 versus Estudiantes Mérida played at home. As mentioned above, Lara was the only team on the pitch versus Estudiantes Mérida in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Gran Valencia.A new game in only four days for Lara, the Primera Division home match versus Deportivo La Guaira. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Monagas-Deportivo Lara H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Monagas three wins, Deportivo Lara five wins, two draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Ortiz 14 goals | F. González Hernández 11 goals |  R. Rojas Ordosgoitti 11 goals |
Monagas missing players
Deportivo Lara missing players
| Monagas | Deportivo Lara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 45 | 20 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 21 | 46 |
| 30 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| 92% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 88% |
| 92% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 84% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 42% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 56% | 58% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 64% |
| 36% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 42% | 28% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | 11.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.9 | 10 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 40% | 34% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 38% |
| 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 Táchira | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2 | Caracas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| 3 | Monagas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 45 |
| 4 | Estudiantes Mérida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 42 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 38 |
| 6 | Deportivo Lara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 |