| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Furrial | 7 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3/15 | 6-13 |
| Angostura | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/15 | 3-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Furrial | 7 | 20 | 23 | -1 | DLLDW | 25 | -18 |
| Angostura | 4 | 20 | 31 | 7 | LLWLW | 32 | -28 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-09-23
The table read 7th (Atlético Furrial, 23 pts) against 4th (Angostura, 31 pts), 8 points apart. Angostura had been under-performing their position — 32nd on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Atlético Furrial ran at 0.95 scored and 1 conceded, Angostura at 1.2 and 0.85.
Defeat had followed defeat for Atlético Furrial — three in succession.
The match was played at Estadio Alexander Comanche Bottini in Maturín.
