The league table in Primera Division tells a story about these teams so far, with Portuguesa leading Hermanos Colmenares by 10 points. Match preview to follow:
- Portuguesa have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Primera Division
- Hermanos Colmenares have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Primera Division
This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Portuguesa form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 8 Primera Division games here at Estadio General José Antonio Páez for Portuguesa. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Portuguesa has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio General José Antonio Páez, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Portuguesa's previous game was a Primera Division match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Trujillanos (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Estudiantes Merida.The Portuguesa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Portuguesa have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hermanos Colmenares form and stats
1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Hermanos Colmenares playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. It's three draws from Colmenares's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Hermanos Colmenares might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Zulia proved too strong as Hermanos Colmenares slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Reinaldo Melo Matheus (Barinas).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Zamora Futbol Club that ended 1-1.Hermanos Colmenares are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. As for defending, Colmenares rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played earlier this season: Hermanos Colmenares - Portuguesa 1-3. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Portuguesa wins - draws - Hermanos Colmenares wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Fernández Palacios 9 goals |  A. Peláez Paba 6 goals | J. Páez Santamaría 4 goals |
Portuguesa missing players
Hermanos Colmenares missing players
| Portuguesa | Hermanos Colmenares | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 62% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 44% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 19% | 12% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 50% |
| 12% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 12% | 25% |
| 25% | 12% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 38% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 4.1 | 4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 11.6 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.6 | 10.3 |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 35% | 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 38% |
- Hermanos Colmenares have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Primera Division
- Hermanos Colmenares have the most points from losing position (9) in Primera Division
- Hermanos Colmenares have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Primera Division
- Hermanos Colmenares have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portuguesa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Portuguesa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Portuguesa have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Primera Division
- Portuguesa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Primera Division
- Portuguesa have the most clean sheets (8) in Primera Division
- Portuguesa have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Primera Division
- Portuguesa have the the best goal difference (+13) 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 | Portuguesa | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Estudiantes Merida | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Deportivo Tachira | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Zulia | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Hermanos Colmenares | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Zamora Futbol Club | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Trujillanos | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | -43 | 0 |