Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Zulia welcomes LALA

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Competition: Venezuela Primera Division
Date: Sun 20.October
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio José Pachencho Romero (40800 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Zulia are in the 9th position while the guests worry at 18th.

The hosts Zulia saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Venezuela. Thankfully the previous game, versus Deportivo Lara, was also a home game here at Estadio José Pachencho Romero. The away team is better rested. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Deportivo Lara.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting LALA have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 8-13-16 (win-draw-loss) from 37 matches.

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Zulia form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, Zulia have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Zulia, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Deportivo Lara in the Copa Venezuela last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that, Zulia played out a Primera Division draw 0-0 when visiting Portuguesa.

A decent goal production from Zulia in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Zulia have conceded 11 from these games.

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LALA form and stats

LALA, who have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Primera Division, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-4 (7 played).

There were no winners in LALA's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 1-1 vs Trujillanos (placed 4th). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Academia Puerto Cabello.

LALA are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 7 away games. LALA have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Zulia and LALA have met before this season: LALA - Zulia 3-3.

Top Goalscorers

 A. Maita
A. Maita
13 goals
ZuliaB. Velásquez
B. Velásquez
12 goals
ZuliaF. Feltscher
F. Feltscher
11 goals

Zulia missing players

LALA missing players

Zulia LALA
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
37 19 6 Played P 4 17 33
15 10 3 Won W 1 3 8
13 5 3 Drew D 1 7 11
9 4 0 Lost L 2 7 14
47 24 7 Scored S 2 9 29
48 18 3 Conceded C 6 28 57
81% 84% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 76% 88%
65% 58% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 65% 70%
46% 32% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 48%
30% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 24% 33%
22% 21% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 15%
49% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 42%
38% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 24%
32% 26% 17% Failed to Score F T 75% 65% 45%
 
4 4.3 3.3 Corners For (avg) C F 2 3.2 3.6
5 4.2 3.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.2 6 5.5
2.5 2.4 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.6 2.7
7 4 0 Red Cards R C 1 3 7
Key stats This season:
  • LALA have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Zulia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as LALA have scored away.

Zulia
28-09-19 PD Estudiantes Caracas 2 - 5 Zulia
02-10-19 PD Zulia 0 - 2 Aragua
06-10-19 PD Zulia 1 - 2 Carabobo
09-10-19 CV Deportivo Lara 0 - 0 Zulia
12-10-19 PD Portuguesa 0 - 0 Zulia
16-10-19 CV Zulia 0 - 0 Deportivo Lara
20-10-19 PD Zulia 22:00 LALA
27-10-19 PD Deportivo La Guaira 21:00 Zulia
03-11-19 PD Zulia 21:00 Llaneros de Guanare
10-11-19 PD Deportivo Lara 21:00 Zulia
LALA
18-09-19 CV LALA 2 - 2 Angostura
21-09-19 PD LALA 1 - 0 Zamora Fútbol Club
26-09-19 PD Deportivo Táchira 6 - 0 LALA
28-09-19 PD LALA 0 - 1 Aragua
07-10-19 PD Academia Puerto Cabello 0 - 1 LALA
12-10-19 PD LALA 1 - 1 Trujillanos
20-10-19 PD Zulia 22:00 LALA
26-10-19 PD LALA 22:00 Caracas
03-11-19 PD Estudiantes Mérida 21:00 LALA
10-11-19 PD LALA 21:00 Monagas

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Deportivo Táchira 14 9 2 3 26 11 7 6 1 0 20 5 7 3 1 3 6 6 15 29
2 Aragua 15 7 4 4 17 11 7 3 3 1 8 4 8 4 1 3 9 7 6 25
3 Metropolitanos 15 7 4 4 22 18 7 5 1 1 16 10 8 2 3 3 6 8 4 25
4 Trujillanos 14 7 3 4 24 19 6 3 2 1 10 6 8 4 1 3 14 13 5 24
5 Caracas 14 6 5 3 16 11 6 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 3 1 8 3 5 23
6 Deportivo Lara 15 6 5 4 18 14 8 5 1 2 10 6 7 1 4 2 8 8 4 23
7 Llaneros de Guanare 14 7 2 5 20 18 7 5 1 1 9 4 7 2 1 4 11 14 2 23
8 Estudiantes Mérida 14 5 3 6 22 16 7 3 1 3 7 6 7 2 2 3 15 10 6 21
9 Zulia 14 6 3 5 25 24 7 4 0 3 13 11 7 2 3 2 12 13 1 21
10 Deportivo La Guaira 14 5 5 4 17 11 8 3 3 2 13 7 6 2 2 2 4 4 6 20
11 Carabobo 15 5 4 6 21 23 8 2 3 3 11 13 7 3 1 3 10 10 -2 19
12 Mineros de Guayana 14 4 6 4 17 16 7 4 3 0 10 3 7 0 3 4 7 13 1 18
13 Portuguesa 14 4 5 5 7 9 8 2 4 2 2 3 6 2 1 3 5 6 -2 17
14 Zamora Fútbol Club 14 4 4 6 18 14 7 3 2 2 14 6 7 1 2 4 4 8 4 16
15 Academia Puerto Cabello 14 3 7 4 18 22 7 2 3 2 10 10 7 1 4 2 8 12 -4 16
16 Monagas 15 2 8 5 19 22 7 1 5 1 10 10 8 1 3 4 9 12 -3 14
17 Atlético Venezuela 15 3 4 8 11 22 8 2 2 4 8 14 7 1 2 4 3 8 -11 13
18 LALA 14 3 4 7 7 24 7 2 2 3 5 10 7 1 2 4 2 14 -17 13
19 Estudiantes Caracas 16 3 4 9 15 35 8 0 2 6 3 17 8 3 2 3 12 18 -20 13