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- Zulia have the fewest points (4) at home in Primera Division
- Estudiantes Mérida have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primera Division
It's no vacation for neither Zulia nor Estudiantes Mérida 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.
Zulia form and stats
Zulia's struggle is real here at Estadio Olímpico José Encarnación Pachencho Romero with only 4 points collected from 6 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-4.
The Zulia followers enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Estudiantes Mérida and win 3-2.
Heartbreak before that as Zulia lost 0-1 at Carabobo's place.Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Estudiantes Mérida so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose). 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.
There might be some fixture complaints from Estudiantes as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 2-3 against Zulia.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Caracas.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Estudiantes Mérida have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The latest registered scoreline involving both these teams is the Zulia - Estudiantes Mérida 3-2 played previously this season. Zulia-Estudiantes Mérida H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zulia one win, Estudiantes Mérida eight wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 9 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  G. Rouse Luzcando 4 goals |  A. Livingstone Ebo 3 goals | D. Vargas Campbell 2 goals |
Zulia missing players
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
| Zulia | Estudiantes Mérida | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 75% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| 6.6 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9.3 | 11 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.3 | 8.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| 21% | 22% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 34% |
| 9.3 | 7.3 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.7 | 11.8 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 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.
- Zulia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Zulia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zulia have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Primera Division
- Zulia have the fewest points (4) at home in Primera Division
- Zulia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 Futbol 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 |
