This fixture features two sides residing in the basement of the Primera Division, Zulia having 11th place and Mineros de Guayana sitting at 13th. A decent opportunity for one of the teams to better their situation.
- Zulia have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Primera Division
- Mineros de Guayana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Mineros de Guayana have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Zulia form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Zulia have to build on here at Estadio Olímpico José Encarnación Pachencho Romero in the Primera Division. After failing to beat Zamora Futbol Club here at Estadio Olímpico José Encarnación Pachencho Romero, Zulia has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
In their previous game, the manager Perlo led his Zulia to a defeat away at Zamora Futbol Club. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Olímpico José Encarnación Pachencho Romero. As you see from the result above, Zulia suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Before that, Zulia had a home game versus Carabobo which ended with a victory 2-0.The Zulia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Zulia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mineros de Guayana form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mineros de Guayana so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Mineros are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the game against UCV (placed 16th). That win felt nice as this team had gone five league matches without victory.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Deportivo La Guaira that ended 1-1.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Mineros de Guayana have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Mineros de Guayana - Zulia 0-3. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Zulia won three, Mineros de Guayana were winners in two and we saw five draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  G. Rouse Luzcando 8 goals |  R. Blanco Delgado 7 goals | D. Vargas Campbell 5 goals |
Zulia missing players
Mineros de Guayana missing players
| Zulia | Mineros de Guayana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 25 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 32 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 34 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 86% |
| 48% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 48% |
| 29% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 43% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 19% |
| 38% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.2 | 10.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 30% |
| 9.6 | 6.3 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
- Mineros de Guayana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zulia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zulia have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) 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 | Zamora Futbol Club | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Metropolitanos | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Monagas | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Caracas | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Deportivo La Guaira | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Carabobo | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Estudiantes Merida | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Zulia | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 | Hermanos Colmenares | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Mineros de Guayana | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Aragua | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Deportivo Lara | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | UCV | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -14 | 19 |
