Monagas should be favourites to win this home game against Metropolitanos, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Monagas have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Primera Division
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Monagas form and stats
Monagas are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Monumental de Maturín. 4 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
The Monagas supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host LALA in Primera Division and win 3-0.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting UCV (0-3).Monagas can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 16 times. Monagas are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Monumental de Maturín in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Metropolitanos form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metropolitanos so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Metropolitanos played 1-1 against Caracas in their previous match. The draw against Caracas came from a losing position. The Metropolitanos manager J. Morr brought on J. Acevedo as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Atlético Venezuela wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.The visiting Metropolitanos have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Metropolitanos struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Metropolitanos - Monagas 2-4 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Monagas-Metropolitanos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Monagas four wins, Metropolitanos four wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Ortiz 8 goals | F. González Hernández 6 goals |  A. Zambrano Ferrer 4 goals |
Monagas missing players
Metropolitanos missing players
| Monagas | Metropolitanos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 79% |
| 60% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 57% |
| 27% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 57% | 50% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 43% | 36% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 71% |
| 40% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 14% |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11.8 | 14.1 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7.9 | 9.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 39% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 32% |
- Monagas have not yet lost a game at home.
- Monagas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Monagas have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Primera Division
- Monagas have the most clean sheets (6) in Primera Division
- Monagas have the most scored goals (16) at home in Primera Division
- Monagas have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Primera Division
- Monagas have the the best goal difference (+16) 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 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Caracas | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 28 |
| 3 | Atlético Venezuela | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Mineros de Guayana | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 5 | Metropolitanos | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 16 |
| 6 | UCV | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 12 |
| 7 | LALA | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -19 | 8 |