Match Report
Academia Puerto Cabello, 1st on 10 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Deportivo La Guaira (1st, 27). Recent form told a different story for Academia Puerto Cabello: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Academia Puerto Cabello 1.33 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Deportivo La Guaira 1.15 and 0.46, with the league averaging 1.28.
5 matches unbeaten backed Academia Puerto Cabello's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Academia Puerto Cabello 4, draws 5, Deportivo La Guaira 1, at 1.3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 20% saw more than two goals.
Complejo Deportivo Socialista staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,000. With 25 matches recorded and 3.4 yellow cards per game, Y. Miranda Martínez was the man in the middle. Deportivo La Guaira led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Academia Puerto Cabello: Jhon Marchán (74') · Deportivo La Guaira: Juan Castellanos (4')
Key stats
Possession: Academia Puerto Cabello 63% · Deportivo La Guaira 37% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 7-0