About Match
Academia Puerto Cabello go into the game 1st in the table on 10 points; Portuguesa sit 2nd on 8 — a 2-point gap. The last five rounds place Academia Puerto Cabello no better than 22nd for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Academia Puerto Cabello run at 1.33 scored and 1.17 conceded, Portuguesa at 1.17 and 1.33. A win would lift Portuguesa to 11 points, overtaking Academia Puerto Cabello (other results unchanged).
Defeat has not touched Academia Puerto Cabello in 6 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Portuguesa's last four games have all finished level.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 5 Academia Puerto Cabello wins, 2 for Portuguesa, 3 draws, at 1.7 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 30% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue is Complejo Deportivo Socialista in Puerto Cabello.