Zulia vs Portuguesa: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Venezuela Primera Division
Competition: Fri 02.September
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico José Encarnación Pachencho Romero (32472 seats)

Zulia - Portuguesa: Primera Division cellar sides scrapping for points and triumph. Check out all the available statistics and news before the game!

Insights:
  • Portuguesa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Primera Division

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Zulia form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, Zulia have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games. The home fans are hungry for more even though Zulia have been steadily collecting points here at Estadio Olímpico José Encarnación Pachencho Romero through three straight draws.

Zulia lost their last game at Deportivo La Guaira (placed 4th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated in four league matches.

Before that, Zulia drew at home versus Aragua.

Zulia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 14 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Zulia has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Portuguesa form and stats

Playing away, Portuguesa have won 2 games, drawn 8 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primera Division this season.

Portuguesa go into this game after a win, the home game against Caracas that ended 2-1. Hooray; their first win in the league after eight matches not winning. Portuguesa made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Colmenárez receiving a red card in the 66th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Portuguesa won the match 2-1!

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting UCV's place.

Low-scoring game? 8 of this team's latest 10 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Portuguesa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Zulia have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (1-3-0) when playing Portuguesa.

The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the match result Portuguesa - Zulia 1-1 written in the official records. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

ZuliaG. Rouse Luzcando
G. Rouse Luzcando
9 goals
ZuliaD. Vargas Campbell
D. Vargas Campbell
5 goals
PortuguesaW. Jordán Gil
W. Jordán Gil
5 goals

Zulia missing players

Portuguesa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zulia Portuguesa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 3 13 26
8 5 0 Won W 1 2 6
7 4 3 Drew D 0 8 14
11 4 1 Lost L 2 3 6
28 16 3 Scored S 1 11 21
35 14 4 Conceded C 3 12 22
88% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 69% 69%
73% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 54% 50%
42% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 23% 23%
23% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 12%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
42% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 46% 42%
31% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 42%
38% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 46% 46%
 
3.7 4 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.6 4.7
5.6 3.3 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.5 4.7
2.9 2.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 3.2 3.1
6 4 2 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
8 8.4 4.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 7.7 9.8
3.6 3.5 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 3.7
30% 37% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 30% 22%
 
8.7 5.2 4.8 Shots against (avg) S A 7 11.5 9.7
3.8 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 3.8 3.3
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Portuguesa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Primera Division
  • Portuguesa have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primera Division
  • Portuguesa have won significantly less corners away then 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 27 13 11 3 38 19 13 8 3 2 21 7 14 5 8 1 17 12 19 50
2 Metropolitanos 26 13 7 6 37 24 13 7 5 1 21 6 13 6 2 5 16 18 13 46
3 Monagas 26 12 8 6 43 29 12 6 3 3 20 13 14 6 5 3 23 16 14 44
4 Deportivo La Guaira 27 11 9 7 43 39 14 7 5 2 23 19 13 4 4 5 20 20 4 42
5 Carabobo 26 9 11 6 29 20 13 7 4 2 21 9 13 2 7 4 8 11 9 38
6 Deportivo Táchira 26 9 10 7 31 28 13 6 7 0 22 9 13 3 3 7 9 19 3 37
7 Academia Puerto Cabello 26 10 7 9 34 36 13 5 5 3 18 15 13 5 2 6 16 21 -2 37
8 Estudiantes Merida 26 8 10 8 33 32 13 6 5 2 19 11 13 2 5 6 14 21 1 34
9 Caracas 26 8 10 8 27 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 13 1 6 6 5 13 1 34
10 Hermanos Colmenares 27 9 6 12 33 36 14 5 4 5 20 17 13 4 2 7 13 19 -3 33
11 Portuguesa 26 6 14 6 21 22 13 4 6 3 10 10 13 2 8 3 11 12 -1 32
12 Zulia 26 8 7 11 28 35 13 5 4 4 16 14 13 3 3 7 12 21 -7 31
13 Deportivo Lara 26 6 9 11 24 32 13 4 5 4 13 12 13 2 4 7 11 20 -8 27
14 Mineros de Guayana 26 6 9 11 34 46 13 4 4 5 20 23 13 2 5 6 14 23 -12 27
15 UCV 27 5 9 13 16 33 14 4 5 5 11 13 13 1 4 8 5 20 -17 24
16 Aragua 26 4 9 13 26 40 13 3 4 6 12 17 13 1 5 7 14 23 -14 21

Table
  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 27 13 11 3 38 19 13 8 3 2 21 7 14 5 8 1 17 12 19 50
2 Metropolitanos 26 13 7 6 37 24 13 7 5 1 21 6 13 6 2 5 16 18 13 46
3 Monagas 26 12 8 6 43 29 12 6 3 3 20 13 14 6 5 3 23 16 14 44
4 Deportivo La Guaira 27 11 9 7 43 39 14 7 5 2 23 19 13 4 4 5 20 20 4 42
5 Carabobo 26 9 11 6 29 20 13 7 4 2 21 9 13 2 7 4 8 11 9 38
6 Deportivo Táchira 26 9 10 7 31 28 13 6 7 0 22 9 13 3 3 7 9 19 3 37
7 Academia Puerto Cabello 26 10 7 9 34 36 13 5 5 3 18 15 13 5 2 6 16 21 -2 37
8 Estudiantes Merida 26 8 10 8 33 32 13 6 5 2 19 11 13 2 5 6 14 21 1 34
9 Caracas 26 8 10 8 27 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 13 1 6 6 5 13 1 34
10 Hermanos Colmenares 27 9 6 12 33 36 14 5 4 5 20 17 13 4 2 7 13 19 -3 33
11 Portuguesa 26 6 14 6 21 22 13 4 6 3 10 10 13 2 8 3 11 12 -1 32
12 Zulia 26 8 7 11 28 35 13 5 4 4 16 14 13 3 3 7 12 21 -7 31
13 Deportivo Lara 26 6 9 11 24 32 13 4 5 4 13 12 13 2 4 7 11 20 -8 27
14 Mineros de Guayana 26 6 9 11 34 46 13 4 4 5 20 23 13 2 5 6 14 23 -12 27
15 UCV 27 5 9 13 16 33 14 4 5 5 11 13 13 1 4 8 5 20 -17 24
16 Aragua 26 4 9 13 26 40 13 3 4 6 12 17 13 1 5 7 14 23 -14 21

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