Creeping up on the top clubs is the mission when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both are trying to improve their league table position, Portuguesa in 10th and Deportivo Táchira in 6th position.
- Portuguesa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportivo Táchira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Portuguesa are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 10th place whatever happens now. Deportivo Táchira have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 6th place no matter what happens.
It's no vacation for neither Portuguesa nor Deportivo Táchira 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
5-6-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Portuguesa so far this season. The Portuguesa manager Brignani might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 320 minutes without scoring a league goal. Colmenarez was the last player to find the net.
The Portuguesa supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio General José Antonio Páez: A 0-1 defeat against Deportivo Lara. Heartbreak for Portuguesa in their last match as Deportivo Lara's Velasco (own goal) scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Prior to that, an away loss at Deportivo Lara.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Portuguesa as they are travelling to their away game against Academia Puerto Cabello in the Primera Division. That match is two days after this one.
Portuguesa aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio General José Antonio Páez in the league, with only {13 goals} from 15 games. From these home matches, Portuguesa have conceded only 13 goals.
Deportivo Táchira form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
Varela was the last player to score for the away team. Deportivo Táchira haven't scored a league goal in the last 325 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Deportivo Táchira in their previous game as they lost hosting Academia Puerto Cabello, 0-2. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league matches winning points.
A 0-0 draw at Academia Puerto Cabello's stadium before that.Low on goals? 11 of this side's most recent 14 league fixtures have had zero, one or two goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Deportivo Lara in just two days.
The attacking power of Táchira when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 15 league matches away. 21 goals have been conceded by Deportivo Táchira in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Deportivo Táchira have won or drawn the last 4 games (1-3-0) facing Portuguesa.The former head to head meeting ended Deportivo Táchira - Portuguesa 0-0, earlier this season. Chacón (Portuguesa) was sent off by the referee when these teams met earlier this season. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Tortolero Toro 7 goals |  Á. Osorio Meza 6 goals |  W. Jordán Gil 5 goals |
Portuguesa missing players
Deportivo Táchira missing players
| Portuguesa | Deportivo Táchira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 35 |
| 71% | 76% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 79% |
| 50% | 53% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | 71% |
| 29% | 35% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 47% | 41% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 47% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 47% | 41% |
| 38% | 35% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | 38% |
| 47% | 41% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 47% | 41% |
| 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 9.6 | 11.6 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 8.9 | 10.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 22% | 18% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| 9.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
- Deportivo Táchira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Deportivo Táchira have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portuguesa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Portuguesa have won significantly more corners at 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 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 55 |
| 2 | Metropolitanos | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Monagas | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Carabobo | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Guaira | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 46 |
| 6 | Deportivo Táchira | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 44 |
| 7 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Hermanos Colmenares | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Estudiantes Merida | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Caracas | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -2 | 36 |
| 12 | Deportivo Lara | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Mineros de Guayana | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -11 | 34 |
| 14 | Zulia | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 | UCV | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -21 | 27 |
| 16 | Aragua | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -17 | 24 |
