Monagas - Estudiantes Mérida. 1st place welcomes 13th place. Nothing is certain - get a full match preview here!
- Monagas have the most scored goals (24) in Primera Division
- Estudiantes Mérida have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primera Division
It's quite the trip for Estudiantes Mérida when visiting Monagas as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
This promises to be an entertaining fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well rested since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!
Monagas form and stats
Monagas have collected 12 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 4-0-1. Ever since the Portuguesa game Monagas has been unbeatable here at Estadio Monumental de Maturín producing four straight wins.
A strong away win for Monagas against Deportivo La Guaira the last match, as Navas (2), González and Ariano were on target. As mentioned above, Monagas "killed" Deportivo La Guaira in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ahead of that match, Monagas won a home game hosting Aragua (3-1).Monagas's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
Estudiantes Mérida have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-1-4 (6 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Estudiantes Mérida's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Estudiantes lost away at Zulia (2-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Caracas.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Estudiantes Mérida rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Monagas-Estudiantes Mérida H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Monagas three wins, Estudiantes Mérida one win, six draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Ocanto Querales 6 goals | E. Navas Alayón 3 goals |  A. Livingstone Ebo 3 goals |
Monagas missing players
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
| Monagas | Estudiantes Mérida | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 83% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 6 | 7.8 | 11 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9.2 | 6.6 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.3 | 8.2 |
| 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| 46% | 83% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 34% |
| 6.5 | 4.4 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.7 | 11.8 |
| 2.7 | 1.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10 | 6 | 4.9 |
- Estudiantes Mérida have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Estudiantes Mérida have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primera Division
- Estudiantes Mérida have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Estudiantes Mérida haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Monagas have created more than twice as many corners as Estudiantes Mérida.
- Monagas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Monagas have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Monagas have the most scored goals (24) in Primera Division
- Monagas have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Primera Division
- Monagas have the the best goal difference (+11) in Primera Division
- Monagas have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Monagas haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Monagas is in the best form (5-1-0) in Primera Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monagas | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Metropolitanos | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Deportivo Tachira | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Zamora Fútbol Club | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Carabobo | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Caracas | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Hermanos Colmenares | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Deportivo La Guaira | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Aragua | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Mineros de Guayana | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 13 | Estudiantes Mérida | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Deportivo Lara | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 12 |
| 15 | Zulia | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 16 | UCV | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
