Struggling Portuguesa will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Caracas in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither Portuguesa nor Caracas 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.
Portuguesa form and stats
Portuguesa have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Primera Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 186 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Lucena was the last player to find the net.
The Portuguesa fans got no joy from their last match, a Primera Division game also here at Estadio General José Antonio Páez: A 0-1 defeat against Deportivo Tachira. Prior to that, an away loss at Monagas.
The defeat against Deportivo Tachira was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by J. Orozco).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Portuguesa as they are travelling to their away game against Gran Valencia in the Primera Division. That match is four days after this one.
Portuguesa has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Portuguesa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio General José Antonio Páez in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Caracas form and stats
Caracas, who have the most scored goals (12) in Primera Division, are happy with their away performances in the Primera Division so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Caracas might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Aragua proved too strong as Caracas slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Metropolitanos.
The schedule is very tough for Caracas now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primera Division game at Zamora Futbol Club is waiting in only four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Caracas as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. The Caracas defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (0 goals in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Portuguesa, two draws and seven wins for Caracas. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Blanco 4 goals | R. Hernández Aguado 4 goals | R. Celis Sánchez 3 goals |
Portuguesa missing players
Caracas missing players
| Portuguesa | Caracas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 83% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 80% | 58% |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 82 | 42 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 35 | 109 |
| 38 | 16 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 11 | 55 |
| 16% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 64% | 38% |
- Caracas has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Primera Division
- Caracas has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
- Caracas has the most points (7) away in Primera Division
- Caracas has the most scored goals (12) in Primera Division
- Caracas has the the best goal difference (+10) in Primera Division
- Caracas have not yet lost a game away.
- Caracas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Caracas have scored more than double the goals of Portuguesa.
- Portuguesa has the most matches under the total-line (10) in Primera Division
- Portuguesa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 Merida | 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 |