About Match
7 points and 1 places separate them: Deportivo Táchira 2nd with 17, Academia Puerto Cabello 1st with 10. Academia Puerto Cabello's recent output lags their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Deportivo Táchira 2 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Academia Puerto Cabello 1.33 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.27. Deportivo Táchira would climb to 20 points with a win, overtaking Academia Puerto Cabello (other results held equal).
6 matches unbeaten back Academia Puerto Cabello's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 5 Deportivo Táchira wins, 2 for Academia Puerto Cabello, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The match takes place at Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo (capacity 38,755).




